Answers an interventional imaging challenge with simple one-button activation.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- September 24, 2009 -- Minimizing risk is important within all medical procedures, but is critical during the deployment of a new stent. GE Healthcare, the $17 billion division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), will highlight ainnovative solution for assessing stent positioning and deployment during interventional procedures. The announcement was made at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009 meeting in San Francisco, California.
business unit
tags
Portfolio of technology demonstrates depth of product lines.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- September 24, 2009 --As technology advances, medical procedures are modified and refined. New procedures based on new care protocols are developed. The result is the need to do a wide variety of procedures in the lab. As part of their display at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009 meeting, Sept. 21-25, San Francisco, Calif., GE Healthcare will launch their Surgery Suite.
Advanced Technology
business unit
tags
WAUWATOSA, WIS., September 23, 2009 -- GE Healthcare, the $17 billion business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today introduced the new Venue™ ultrasound product line to the medical market. The Venue 40, the first product launched, provides visualization for needle guidance procedures and rapid diagnostics in real-time at the bedside. These "point of care" settings are the fastest growing in ultrasound around the world.
business unit
CHALFONT ST GILES, UK, 27 AUGUST 2009 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced that Stephen Minger, Ph.D, previously Senior Lecturer and Director of King's College London's Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, will join GE Healthcare's Life Sciences business as head of Research and Development for Cell Technologies on September 1st 2009.
business unit
tags
Addressing technology barriers today's larger MR systems, Optima MR450w provides the most advanced MR technology to all patient populations
WAUKESHA, WIS, Aug. 25, 2009 -- As the need for wider MR systems increases, the industry has grappled over technology barriers preventing larger systems from offering advanced image quality. Addressing this issue, GE Healthcare introduces Optima MR450w, a MR system with a 70cm wider bore that provides the most advanced image quality, and in less scans.