Archive for October 2016
Corindus Vascular Robotics Appoints Jeff Lemaster as CCO
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced the appointment of Jeff Lemaster as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Lemaster brings 20 years of commercial sales and marketing experience in the cardiovascular medical device industry to Corindus and has extensive global new product launch experience in the areas…
Read MoreTransEnterix Senhance Surgical Robot Used in Radical Hysterectomy
Transenterix Inc.’s Senhance recently scrubbed in, so to speak, to lend its robotic hands to a gynecologic surgeon in Italy during a major cervical cancer procedure. It was the first time the company’s recently re-branded surgical robotic system has been used during a radical hysterectomy and, if the surgeon’s feedback is any indication, it probably…
Read MoreSecurity Risks Unveiled from Insulin Pumps
Medical device manufacturer Animas, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is warning diabetic patients who use its OneTouch Ping insulin pumps about security issues that could allow hackers to deliver unauthorized doses of insulin. The vulnerabilities were discovered by Jay Radcliffe, a security researcher at Rapid7 who is a Type I diabetic and user of…
Read MoreCDC Links Bacterial Infection in Patients to LivaNova Surgical Device
At least four patients have died in U.S. after bacterial infection by heater-cooler instrument. Researchers linked a rare but potentially lethal bacterial infection that has affected patients in at least three states to contamination of a device used in open-heart surgery centers. At least four patients in the U.S. have died. In a report…
Read MoreNY Hospital with the FDNY Launches First Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit
NEW YORK — NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and the FDNY, is launching the Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit (MSTU), the first of its kind on the East Coast. The MSTU is an emergency vehicle specially equipped to provide immediate, specialized care to patients who may be having a stroke. Every…
Read MoreMan Feels Sensations in His Paralyzed Hand Through a Robotic Prosthetic
Researchers from University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), successfully managed to bring back the feeling of sensation to a man severely paralyzed a decade earlier. The 28 year-old had electrodes from a brain-computer interface (BCI) implanted into the primary somatosensory cortex of his brain. The BCI was connected to a robotic arm with built-in…
Read MorePhilips Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Lumify S4-1 Ultrasound Transducer
October 14, 2016 — Philips announced at The American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) annual meeting that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its S4-1 cardiac transducer for Lumify, its smart-device diagnostic ultrasound solution. The pocket-sized and lightweight S4-1 transducer now offers advanced sensitivity and high-resolution 2-D…
Read MoreFDA Amends Custom Medical Device Requirements
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday released a final rule that amends its regulations on the definition of a custom device so as to include new statutory requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) as amended by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).…
Read MoreFive-Second Rule – I’m a Doctor. If I Drop Food on the Kitchen Floor, I Still Eat It.
You may have read or heard about the study debunking the five-second rule. It said that no matter how fast you pick up food that falls on the floor, you will pick up bacteria with it. Our continued focus on this threat has long baffled me. Why are we so worried about the floor? So…
Read MoreGiant Touchscreen Gives Med Students a 3D View of Human Anatomy
Within weeks of starting medical school, first year students enter the gross anatomy lab at the University of B.C. to begin dissecting a human cadaver. On this day, 288 students are crowded around 48 bodies donated so they can learn their trade — and that responsibility weighs on would-be doctors like several Earth gravities. “It’s very exciting and they…
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