The appeal of a breath test over a physical biopsy for this condition is obvious. A new study aims to further validate the test and help develop a diagnostic algorithm
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U.S. FDA Clearance for Two Pigmented Lesion Treatments
Two new clearances have been announced for technologies to treat a variety of aesthetic treatments
Paradise Returns as ReCor Brings in Funding for New RDN Study
ReCor Medical has announced Series D investment of approximately $15M, which will position it to start a clinical study into its ultrasound-based renal denervation system
Obsoleting Power Cords with Cordless Recharging System for Medical Carts
Astrodyne TDI, promises to render obsolete power cords with its wall docking system that converts medical carts and vital sign monitors into cord-free chargeable devices
New Preclinical Support for Illuminoss Intramedullary Biologic Fixation of Long Bone Fractures
IlluminOss novel Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System provides minimally invasive approach to replace splints, casts, metal fixator plates and intramedullary rods to stabilize high load-bearing bones
Green Light for Cloud-Based Quality Management Software Designed for Device Industry
Reducing risk and simplifying regulatory compliance are the goals for greenlight.guru quality management software for medical device companies
Bloodstream Infection: Seraph® Removes CMV from Spiked Blood in Tests
Seraph® is designed to be a biomimetic adjunct or alternative to anti-infective therapy for reducing pathogen load and the duration of bloodstream infections
What can Medtech Learn from Google Glass?
Goodness knows how much money has gone the way of Google’s Glass experiment, but as a deliberate way of seeing … continue reading “What can Medtech Learn from Google Glass?”
FDA Approves First Obesity Treatment Device for Ten Years
Enteromedics is celebrating approval of its novel neuroscience-based technology that it says enables safe, durable eeight loss
FDA Clears First Home Nocturnal Hemodialysis
NxStage Medical, Inc., has gained U.S. FDA clearance to market its System One™ to perform hemodialysis overnight while the patient is at home sleeping.
Band-Aid with No Batteries Sends Temperature to Your Smartphone
What’s wrong with the old technology? Well, nothing, but this sounds like a winner and exemplifies wearable technology state of play
Pentax Medical Launches New VIVIDEO ENT System in EMEA Markets
New Pentax ENT Videoscope Delivers a “Different World” of Image and Illumination
New Report Predicts 4.5% EU Medical Technology Market Annual Growth
Titled the Medical Technology Market in Europe 2014-2018, the report forecasts the Medical Technology Market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 4.50 percent over the period 2013-2018.
Portal Hypertension Diagnostic Breath-Test Study
Exalenz Bioscience has initiated a Pivotal Study of the World’s first breath-based test to diagnose clinically significant portal hypertension.
Desperate Measures as Echo Therapeutics Stands on the Brink
Staring down the barrel, standing on the brink. Call it what you like, but events have overtaken Echo Therapeutics’ efforts to keep the door open. Failing a last minute solution things look bad for the wireless glucose monitoring technologists.
It May Not Look Like a Lung, But Human Bioemulation is a Reality
Animal testing may soon be a thing of the past if Emulate, Inc., can successfully bring its human bioemulation technology to market.