• Axis Three (Los Angeles) said its XS-300 surgical simulation platform, a 3-D imaging solution for the cosmetic surgery marketplace, is now available in the U.S. The company said the XS-300 enables surgeons to visually communicate and collaborate on the outcomes of various breast procedures by using the patient's own image presented in photo-realistic 3-D. For the first time ever, accurate volumetric and linear measurements can be taken from the patient's own 3-D model, and the results of an actual surgery — breast augmentation, lift, reduction or reconstruction — can be simulated, measured and viewed from all angles. Axis Three makes surgical simulation tools for the medical industry.

• B. Braun Medical (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) reported the launch of three new products at the AACN meeting in Chicago. Braun will launch new IV safety infusion systems, including its Space and Outlook ES safety infusion systems, as well as the Curlin 6000 CMS ambulatory infusion system. Space is designed with both adult and pediatric facilities in mind, allows for flexibility and easy transport within a number of care settings. The Curlin 6000 CMS, an upgrade of the Curlin pain management system, comes equipped with Information On Demand technology and has flexible, syringes, bags or bottles with the pumps.

• Baxa (Englewood, Colorado) is promoting its new PadLock Set Saver, an aseptic IV administration set storage solution that can be swabbed and reused. PadLock provides a secure seal for the end of the administration set, preventing contamination when the set is not being used for infusion. The Set Saver attaches to an IV administration set and replaces the need for sterile, single-use caps. The PadLock Set Saver provides temporary aseptic storage of the IV administration line when disconnected from the patient, replacing the need for disposable caps to maintain aseptic procedure. Baxa makes technologies for medication handling and delivery.

• Draeger Medical (Telford, Pennsylvania) reported the release of Innovian anesthesia version 2.2. Enhancements have been made to the product based on extensive physician feedback and include expanded capabilities for IT performance in the perioperative suite. Web API provides programmatic read/write access to Innovian anesthesia data that is stored within the centralized system database. Version 2.2 enables access to Holding and PACU data in addition to supporting customized stored procedure calls that may be used for data mining or other cross-case data analysis. These new additions also are provided for use by the PreOp eForms product, which supports the creation of web-based documents similar in presentation to existing hospital paper forms.

• The Dune Medical (Caesarea, Israel) MarginProbe reduced repeat surgeries in breast-conserving procedures, according to a study presented at the recent American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting. The MarginProbe uses radio frequency spectroscopy technology to intraoperatively assesses the malignancy status of tumors at the resection margin. If lumpectomy margins are identified as positive, physicians often re-shave the excision site during the initial procedure sparing patients the risk, trauma and expense of additional surgeries. The MarginProbe comprises a sterile hand-held probe and portable console. When the probe tip is applied to an excised lumpectomy segment, radio frequency signals are transmitted into the tissue and reflected back to the console where they are analyzed using a specialized algorithm to determine tissue status. Dune Medical makes devices for real-time tissue characterization.