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Wound Care BioActive to See Growth in Coming Years
Advanced wound dressing materials made from biomaterials play an important role in the wound healing process are known as bioactive wound care dressings. Bioactive wound care dressings also comprise tissue-engineered products derived from artificial sources or natural tissues. These are usually formed by combining various polymers such as collagen, hyaluronic acid, elastin, alginates and chitosan.…
Read MoreSI-BONE: New Positive Local Coverage Determination
SI-BONE, Inc., manufacturers of the iFuse Implant System, has announced that CGS Administrators, LLC (CGS) the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) covering the states of Kentucky and Ohio has issued a positive local coverage determination (LCD) for MIS SI joint fusion. iFUse is a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of…
Read MoreCapsule Endoscopy Market Is Anticipated To Reach $886.3M
Global Capsule Endoscopy market is expected to reach USD 886.3 million by 2022; according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing prevalence of colorectal cancer, GI diseases and growing demand for precise and accurate diagnostic tools are expected to drive the capsule endoscopy market over the forecast period. According to a report published by…
Read MoreMan Maneuvers Robotic Arm With His Thoughts
Surgeons used a new technique to attach a thought-controlled robot arm directly to an amputee’s stump, giving him a far greater range of motion with the advanced prosthetic limb. The system, involving an implant inserted into the bone at the end of the residual limb, allows test patient Johnny Matheny to use the arm without the…
Read MoreBSN medical Names Todd Healy President of North America
CHARLOTTE, NC–(Marketwired – Jan 11, 2016) –BSN medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, today announced the appointment of Todd Healy as the organization’s president of North America, effective Jan. 15, 2016. With more than 30 years of experience in healthcare sales and operations, Healy joins BSN from Owens & Minor, Inc., a leading international…
Read MoreMastering Career Clarity: Principal vs. Principle
Are you the “principal” decision-maker in your career or are you guided by the “principles” of your profession? If you’ve ever found yourself puzzled by whether it’s a Principal Engineer or a Principle Engineer, a Principal Architect or a Principle Architect, or perhaps a Distributor Principal or a Distributor Principle, you’re not alone! In the…
Read MoreMaquet Unveils Two New Advanced ICU Ventilators
Maquet Medical is releasing two new ICU ventilators, one general purpose for most patients and one designed for support in neonates and infants. The SERVO-U and SERVO-n mechanical ventilators were designed to feature an intuitive interface while offering advanced patient specific capabilities such as NAVA (Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist). The SERVO-U is a ventilator that works with patients…
Read MoreArtificial Pancreas Trials To Begin In The U.S.
In the U.S. alone, 1.25 million Americans suffer from type 1 diabetes, a potentially debilitating and life-changing condition. Every year, more and more people are diagnosed, and the only common treatment is regular insulin injections. A research team hoping to revolutionize diabetes treatment has developed an artificial pancreas that automatically detects changing blood sugar levels and…
Read MoreSurgaColl Technologies firm seeks €15m for bone-repair technology
A fledgling Irish medtech company is looking to raise €15 million to develop and commercialize revolutionary technology that will allow doctors to repair bone and cartilage in patients. SurgaColl Technologies has just received European approval to market its first product, a highly porous biodegradable sponge scaffold containing the main constituent elements of bone – collagen…
Read MoreFitbit’s heart rate monitoring accuracy questioned in class action suit
Fitbit is facing yet another class action suit, this time over its heart rate monitoring, which plaintiffs claim is inaccurate to a dangerous degree. “Plaintiffs and many consumers like them have experienced — and testing confirms — that the PurePulse trackers consistently mis-record heart rates by a very significant margin, particularly during exercise,” the suit…
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