The Canon CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector succeeds the Company’s popular CXDI-31, the world’s first portable cassette-type DR system, introduced in September 2001. Offering a more ergonomic and portable form than its predecessor, the CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector realizes a new level of freedom and immediacy for diagnosis in the X-ray room and beyond. Thin, lightweight and robust, the CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector offers true portability and flexibility in high-quality DR. Added benefits include low power consumption and a detachable sensor cable for convenient maintenance and installation. Weighing just 5.9 pounds and measuring less than an inch thick, the lightweight and slim-body Canon CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector offers an effective imaging area of 9 x 11 inches, accommodating a diverse range of applications, including the X-raying of hands, elbows, feet and knees, among the most common orthopedic examinations. Images can be transmitted almost immediately over the hospital network to other workstations and printers, and can be archived for fast and easy data sharing. Canon DR technology provides speed, efficiency, and a streamlined workflow to meet diverse needs, including support for off-site diagnosis and emergency care…

Small children have limited powers of expression for helping with adjusting the hearing device to suit them. In addition, their perception of sound is different from that of a teenager, for example. Because the ear is growing, the otoplastic – in other words, the part of the hearing device that sits inside the opening of the ear – has to be easy for the acoustician to change. Overall, children’s hearing devices must be extremely robust, and the older children become, the more important optical and technological criteria are. At the same time, hearing and understanding are very important for children’s development. Siemens has now succeeded in developing the new “Explorer” children’s hearing aid, which for the first time fulfils the needs of children’s different developmental phases in a single device. Not only does “Explorer” sit comfortably behind the child’s ear, it also has a particularly high output volume (up to 85 dB). At the same time, the frequency range has been expanded because clinical trials have shown that this improves the ability of hearing-impaired children to understand the spoken word and enables them to learn to speak more easily. For school use, the “Explorer” can be connected to a radio adapter that transmits the voice of a microphone-wearing teacher straight into the hearing device…

Sedationless transnasal endoscopy, a method for evaluating the digestive tract by inserting a slim endoscope through the patient’s nose, allows for a complete upper endoscopy without the costs associated with anesthesia or conscious sedation. In a recent study, 71 percent of patients said they would choose sedationless transnasal endoscopy over conventional endoscopy. Olympus’ GIF-N180 Slimsight video gastroscope, used in the DDW demonstration, is the world’s first ever to break the 5mm barrier. Designed with a super-slim 4.9 diameter, the GIF-N180 delivers superb image quality inside the upper GI tract. Breakthrough EndoTherapy devices allow greater precision while increasing procedure efficiency. Olympus’ new ESG-100 Bipolar Electrosurgical Generator, improved FlowerBasketV and TetraCatchV retrieval baskets and the NeedleCut3V needle knife are designed to meet unique demands for exceptional patient outcomes. Introducing the Aloka ProSound SSD-Alpha10 processor to the Endoscopic Ultrasound line up.
The Aloka ProSound SSD-Alpha10 processor complements the current processor line-up. Compatible with Olympus’ curvilinear echoendoscopes used for EUS-guided FNA, the Alpha10 processor is also uniquely suited for the GF-UC140P-AL5 (2.8 mm channel), the GF-UCT140-AL5 (3.7 mm channel) and Olympus’ radial array echoendoscope, the GF-UE160-AL5. The exceptional image quality of the ProSound SSD-Alpha10 processor helps physicians better diagnose disease, leading to more personalized patient treatment…

Explorer™ 500, the first dedicated pediatric instrument from Siemens. The Explorer’s pediatric earhook was designed specifically for babies and younger kids, so it is easy to screw on, but difficult to screw off, so babies don’t remove it from the instrument while parents can. The technology features, available on Explorer’s Tek® option, were developed specifically with teens in mind. The Tek wireless enhancement allows teens to stream audio from cell phones, MP3 players, TVs and other audio sources directly to their hearing instruments, with stereo sound.