Archive developer and medical informatics firm Candelis has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Astra suite of cloud-hosted software services.
The Astra product line includes Astra Plus, a downloadable software application that enables users to securely send and receive imaging studies and reports across a wide area network, as well as route studies across a local area network via the DICOM protocol. Studies and reports can be viewed, displayed, printed, and archived using tools provided within the application, according to the company.
Astra Lite is a thin-client application that gives referring physicians a unified portal for viewing medical imaging reports and embedded key images. Referring physicians have the option to download and save PDF versions of the reports.
Finally, Astra Mobile is an app developed for Apple's iPad, iPhone, and iTouch that enables users to receive, view, download, and print medical reports and key images on these devices.
