• AbSorber, a LinkMed (Stockholm, Sweden) portfolio company, recently received FDA approval for its XM-ONE transplantation test. Now AbSorber has received further support for its transplantation test from a clinical trial involving six transplantation centers in the U.S. and Sweden. Study results show that XM-ONE provides valuable information that refines the diagnostics of matching the right organ with the right patient, thereby increasing the probability of a successful transplantation. "The study demonstrates and confirms an increased frequency of rejection reactions among patients who test positive with XM-ONE, even in cases where conventional lymphocyte cross-match tests are unsuccessful in detecting donor-specific antibodies," said Andrea Zachary, a transplantation specialist at Johns Hopkins University Hospital (Baltimore).

• MEDai (Orlando, Florida) said it will be unveiling new capabilities within its product suite that will allow clients to modify existing MEDai evidence-based guidelines. Those guidelines are based on standards set by organizations like NCQA and AQS, create their own customized guidelines for monitoring and reporting, and allow near-real-time updates. The new stand-alone module, risk navigator guidelines, was designed to meet the needs of users managing quality of care through guideline-compliance reporting. The company said this new module provides clients with flexibility and control over the types of guidelines monitored and frequency of their updates, allowing for near-real-time compliance revision. MEDai is a health information company.

• OSI Systems (Hawthorne, California) said that its Spacelabs Healthcare division has launched the lance, a new design in ultra-lightweight patient monitors. The lance monitor is designed for applications requiring a compact, ultra-lightweight high-performance monitor in a streamlined form. The slim widescreen display and touch screen menu enhance visibility, ease of operation and informed decision-making, while the long battery life permits extended mobile operation. OSI Systems makes security and inspection systems, medical monitoring and anesthesia products, and optoelectronic devices and value-added subsystems.