eHealth

eHealth is not a single technology or a set of related technologies. It is a joint effort by all healthcare professionals, the medical technology and the ICT industries to exchange information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries to find better and cost-effective solutions to improve patients’ lives.

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European Commission launches today its questionnaire on the next revision of the Medical Devices Directive (MDD)

Brussels, 6 May 2008 - The European Commission (EC) today has launched a public consultation on the next revision of the Medical Devices Directive. Contributors can submit their responses to the EC until the 2 July 2008. As an important stakeholder involved in the discussion, Eucomed plans to send its response shortly.

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Pain free retina scanner receives European award for top invention

Douglas Anderson, Robert Henderson and Roger Lucas have been named “European Inventor of the Year” for developing a laser scanning technology which enables pain free but powerful scanning of the retina. The awards were presented by Slovenian President Danilo Türk, Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen and the President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Alison Brimelow on 6 May 2008 at an award ceremony in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Their invention, dubbed the Optomap, allows doctors in a quarter of a second to scan the retina in a non-invasive manner and create digital images of over 80% of the retina.

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