Irish Orthopaedic Technologists at X-Bolt gain mination for R&D award.
Technology
Technology Fuels Global Medical Training
Global video gaming inspired Boston Children’s Hospital and IBM to develop a cloud-based training module on paediatric critical care.
Detection of Lesions During Capsule Endoscopy Is Disappointing
AA newly published study indicates that use of capsule endoscopy may yield disappointing rates of lesion detection, regardless of experience.
Interview With Tracheal Graft Lead Clinician
Interview with the team leader behind tracheal transplant case in Stockholm, first reported a few weeks ago.
World Market Report On Surgical Sealants, Glues, Wound Closure and Anti-Adhesion Products, 2010-2017
A worldwide report on the products, technologies and markets in wound closure and anti-adhesion.
“Which Medical Device?” Announces Winners
Which Medical Device (whichmedicaldevice.com) has announced the winners of its “Device of the Year” awards, based on assessment of reader feedback by the expert judging panel.
Telecoms Analyst Says 2.2 Million Patients Are Remotely Monitored Today
Swedish telecoms analyst firm Berg Insight estimates that around 2.2 million patients worldwide were using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity at the end of 2011
Vertebral Motion Analyser System Receives FDA Clearance
Ortho Kinematics Inc has announced FDA clearance for its KineGraph VMA system. The company aims to replace the flexion/extension x-ray method of detecting spinal dysfunction
Digital Agenda for Europe’s “Virtual Liver” Helps Detect Liver Tumours
Scientists and surgeons from France, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have developed a “virtual liver”, using EU research funding, which will help surgeons better plan and carry out tumour operations and ensure quicker patient recovery.
Photoacoustic Device Could Mean Earlier, Faster, Cheaper Cancer Cell Detection
Commercial production of a new device that measures melanoma using photoacoustics, or laser-induced ultrasound, will soon be available to scientists and academia for cancer studies.
CE Mark For Airstrip Mobile Patient Monitoring Applications
Texas based AirStrip Technologies, Inc. has received CE Mark certification to market its innovative mobile patient monitoring applications in the European Community as well as other international territories outside Europe.
Angiodynamics Completes Enrollment In European Nanoknife Pancreatic Cancer Study
AngioDynamics has completed patient enrollment in its European prospective NanoKnife® System trial for the treatment of locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer.
Exactech Initiates Multi-Center Clinical Trial for New Cartilage Regeneration Technology
Exactech Inc., has announced the initiation of a prospective, randomized, multi-center, clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new cartilage repair technology.
Optical Sensor Aims To Revolutionise Blood Pressure Monitoring
UK Company Tarilian Laser Technologies Ltd.(TLT), located in Welwyn Garden City, UK, has developed a blood pressure monitoring technique based on an optical sensor that reportedly outperforms the current technology and may render it obsolete.
CE Mark For Robotic Catheter Guidance Control and Imaging™System .
California-based Magnetecs Corporation has reported that the company’s Robotic Catheter Guidance Control and Imaging™ (CGCI) System has received CE Marking certification.
Technology Watch: Driveable Swimming Capsule Endoscope
Tel Aviv University researcher proposes MRI-controllable capsule endoscope to investigate digestive system