Diagnostic imaging platform

    Heidelberg Engineering says the company has reached an important corporate milestone with the 10,000th SPECTRALIS® diagnostic imaging platform, which has been delivered to a French retina specialist, Dr David Sayag, who is based in Paris. “These kinds of milestones provide a good opportunity to think about the present, past and future. Considering the current market trends and our robust development pipeline, we are excited about our prospects and are enjoying our work just as much now as we did in the early days,” said Dr Kester Nahen, managing director of Heidelberg Engineering. www.heidelbergengineering.com ONE MILLION RINGS MicroSurgical Technology, Inc. (MST) recently shipped the one millionth Malyugin Ring since the device was first introduced in September 2007. Developed by Boris Malyugin MD, PhD, chief of the cataract and implant surgery department and deputy director general of the S Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Complex in Moscow, Russia, the Malyugin Ring is designed to enhance phacoemulsification surgery in complicated IFIS and small-pupil cases refractory to traditional protocols. “It is with great pride and gratitude that we are announcing the shipment of the one millionth Malyugin Ring,” said MST president and CEO Larry Laks. “We would like to thank our customers for helping us achieve this important patient-safety milestone, and of course, Dr Malyugin for transforming the way surgeons manage small-pupil cases. It is an incredible achievement,” added Mr Laks. www.microsurgical.com