Archive for December 2016
Behold Robotics With a Human Touch
Robotics researchers at Cornell University made a hand that has something close to a human touch — it can not only touch delicate items but also sense the shape and texture of what it comes into contact with. Such a soft robot hand is a step forward for the growing field of soft robotics —…
Read MoreJ&J’s Codman Neuro Picks Up Pulsar Vascular
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Codman Neuro said last week it picked up Pulsar Vascular, which produces the PulseRider device for treating brain aneurysms, for an undisclosed amount. The PulseRider is designed to shore up the blood vessels around wide-necked aneurysms at or near a bifurcation of the basilar tip or carotid terminus and facilitate the implantation of…
Read MoreGordian Surgical Receives $2.25 Mill Raise and FDA Nod for Troclose1200
MISGAV, Israel and TUTTLINGEN, Germany, Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — B. Braun Melsungen AG (“B. Braun”), The Trendlines Group Ltd. (SGX: 42T, OTCQX: TRNLY) (“Trendlines”) and Gordian Surgical Ltd. (“Gordian”) jointly announced B. Braun’s lead position in Gordian’s recent financing round of US$2.25 million; Gordian Surgical is a medical portfolio company of The Trendlines Group. German medical…
Read MoreWoman Has Baby Using Ovary Frozen in Childhood
A woman has given birth in London after doctors restored her fertility using frozen ovarian tissue removed when she was a young child. The 24-year-old is thought to be the first in the world to have a baby after having an ovary frozen before the onset of puberty. Moaza Al Matrooshi, whose son was delivered…
Read MoreMedtronic, Fitbit Integrating Health and Activity Data for Diabetes Management
Fitness wearables company Fitbit, based in San Francisco, and Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic, a medical device company, have teamed up to integrate health and activity tracking for patients living with diabetes and their physicians and care teams. The two companies have developed a mobile app, the iPro2 myLog app, that will enable patients living with type…
Read MoreSeno Medical Touts Imagio Analsyses Data and Prepares for 2017 PMA Bid
Seno Medical Instruments today released data from 2 new analyses of a post-market study of its Imagio opto-acoustic technology designed to aid in the diagnosis of breast cancer, hoping to submit a Premarket Approval application to the FDA early next year. The Imagio system combines traditional ultrasound with light-based imaging, providing physicians with a closer look…
Read MoreDrexel Researchers Getting Closer to New Ultrasonic Treatment for Chronic Wounds
Drexel University researchers are one step closer to offering a new treatment for the millions of patients who suffer from slow-healing, chronic wounds. The battery-powered applicator — as small and light as a watch — is the first portable and potentially wearable device to heal wounds with low-frequency ultrasound. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
Read MoreThe Value-Based Healthcare Model
Around 50,000 people flooded Chicago’s McCormick Place for the RSNA conference. Radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and other healthcare professionals from around the world hurried between sessions as far as a 15-minute hike apart. They still found the time to tour the 414,000 square foot Exhibit Halls where 667 companies brought imaging equipment, simulations, 3D…
Read MoreU.S. 2015 Health Care Spending Averaged Nearly $10,000 Per Person
WASHINGTON — Total spending on health care in the United States increased last year at the fastest rate since the 2008 recession, reaching $3.2 trillion, or an average of nearly $10,000 a person, the Department of Health and Human Services reported on Friday. The growth coincided with continuing increases in the number of Americans with…
Read MoreHave a Cindy Lou Who Holiday and Keep it Grinch-Less
The holidays are upon us and during all the hustle and bustle it is sometimes hard to remember to keep a bright and cheery attitude. Especially when you’re trying to close out your year-end, prep for the upcoming year and every time you need a pick me up, the coffee pot is empty or you go…
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