Archive for 'technology'
Make defibrillator batteries last longer, Minneapolis study urges firms
[Pioneer Press, April 6, 2011] Patients are living longer than ever with implantable defibrillators, so the Minnesota companies that make the devices should develop longer-lasting batteries. Those conclusions come from a study presented this week at a scientific meeting in New Orleans by Dr. Robert Hauser and colleagues at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott [...]
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 8:51 am under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, heart health, Minneapolis Heart Institute, newspapers, Pioneer Press, technology.
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Allina’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital uses new aneurysm treatment
[Star Tribune, June 6, 2010] Last summer, Barbara Grangaard developed a slight tremor in her right hand and went in for an MRI scan. The results were a surprise. The test didn’t detect any problem related to the tremor, but it did reveal an aneurysm, a bubble protruding from a blood vessel in her brain. [...]
Posted: June 7th, 2010, 3:59 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Neuroscience, Star Tribune, technology.
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Hospital foundation launches campaign
[River Falls Journal, Dec. 31, 2009] The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation will launch a new fundraising campaign to purchase a LUCAS Chest Compression System, the latest in life-saving cardiac technology, for the hospital’s emergency department. Community members will be contacted by mail and phone and will be invited to make a contribution to support [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2009, 10:23 am under River Falls Area Hospital, River Falls Journal, technology, _.
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United Hospital Installs New MRI Machine
[WCCO-TV News, Aug. 1, 2009] It took a crane and a large hatch cut into the roof of St. Paul’s United Hospital to install a new MRI machine today. WCCO’s Dennis Douda reports on the installation of the new high-tech imaging device and its benefits.
Posted: August 1st, 2009, 6:45 pm under technology, TV News, United Hospital, WCCO-TV, _.
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