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New Technique Could Extend Life of Implantable Devices
The new technique, developed by researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, was designed to enable selected molecular constituents in situ to rapidly and repeatedly regenerate after device implantation—a process that can significantly extend the life of implantable devices, and possibly be used as a means of controlled drug delivery. When it comes to ensuring…
Read MoreHospital Superbugs Squashed with New Catheter Infection Alert System
A new infection alert system in catheters could prevent serious infections in millions of hospital patients worldwide. The system, detailed in a new paper in Biosensors and Bioelectronics, changes the color of the urine so patients and carers can see easily if bacteria are starting to block the catheter. The researchers who invented the…
Read MoreFreshman Student Bailey Paxton Starts Medical Device Company
Business freshman Bailey Paxton has been traveling the country since the summer before his senior year of high school, courting investors and networking with manufacturers to get his medical device company off the ground. Paxton said he wants to license and manufacture a device for storing surgical tools in the operating room. This opportunity came…
Read MoreSmart Inhaler Connects to Smartphone & Tells You How to Use It
3M has announced a “smart inhaler” that not only connects wirelessly to a smartphone app but has a tiny screen that teaches patients how to use the device. The 3M Intelligent Control inhaler is the latest entrant into a field that’s become crowded with companies working to increase chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient compliance…
Read MoreEye-Catching Benefit of Free Surgery
Lowe’s home improvement company, like a growing number of large companies nationwide, offers its employees an eye-catching benefit: Certain major surgeries at prestigious hospitals are free. How do these firms do it? With a way of paying that’s gaining steam across the health care industry, and that Medicare is now adopting for hip and knee…
Read MoreOptogenetics to Produce Pain Relief
The potential of light as a non-invasive, highly-focused alternative to pain medication was made more apparent thanks to research conducted by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre. Researchers bred mice with a light-sensitive trait in peripheral neurons that were known to be responsible for…
Read MoreAbbott CEO Says “Not Appropriate for me to Comment” on Alere Issues
Point-of-care diagnostics maker Alere ($ALR) is struggling under the weight of foreign corruption probes. And Abbott ($ABT) CEO Miles White doesn’t know if he wants to bear the load. On a Q1 earnings call, the med tech helmsman declined to affirm his commitment to closing Abbott’s previously announced deal for Alere, saying that it was…
Read MoreSoft Robotics Inc. Appoints Mark J. Chiappetta as Chief Technology Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Soft Robotics Inc., an early stage robotics company, today announced that it has appointed Mark J. Chiappetta as its Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Chiappetta is a high energy technology leader with over 20 years of experience in high growth, start-up and mid-size companies. He is an established inventor…
Read MoreResting-state brain imaging leads to growth chart creation for pediatric ADHD
Neuroimaging has revealed distinguishable maturation patterns in the brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), opening the possibility for the development of a pediatric neurological growth chart, according to results of a study published online April 13 in JAMA Psychiatry. For the past 200 years, normative growth charts for pediatric height, weight, head circumference and other physical…
Read MoreZero DBS Electrode Infections Reported When Utilizing the ClearPoint® NeuroNavigation System
IRVINE, Calif., April 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MRI Interventions, Inc. (OTCQB:MRIC) today announced the results of a 10 year study in which Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) leads were implanted in a diagnostic MRI suite. The study was published in the March, 2016 issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery and outlines a 10 year history…
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