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Briefs: Wearables
The Defense Department is looking to expand the use of its wearable technology to other infectious disease detection in service members, which leaders say will aid in readiness.
R&D: Imaging
An artificial intelligence (AI) platform analyzes potentially cancerous lesions in mammography scans to determine whether a patient should receive an invasive biopsy. But unlike its many...
Briefs: Medical
The algorithm was able to accurately detect irregular heart rhythms, indicating possible atrial fibrillation.
R&D: Medical
Scientists have developed algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, could help clinicians to monitor the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
R&D: AR/AI
Scientists used an AI algorithm to analyze the blood and post-mortem brain samples of 1,969 patients with Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease.
Features: Medical
Nearly half of all adults in the United States have some type of cardiovascular disease. This group of over 121 million people are often diagnosed with potential...
Briefs: Medical
Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair,...
R&D: Connectivity
The results of a new clinical trial have shown the safety and efficacy of the interoperable Artificial Pancreas System smartphone app (iAPS), which can interface wirelessly with...
Briefs: Medical
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds real potential for improving both the speed and accuracy of medical diagnostics. But before clinicians can harness the power of AI to identify conditions...
R&D: Medical
An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been developed by a team of engineers, physicians,...
Briefs: AR/AI
Epileptic seizures strike with little warning, and nearly one third of people living with epilepsy are resistant to treatment that controls these attacks. More than 250,000 Australians and...
Features: Medical
Optical fibers. To the average person, the phrase might conjure up an image of glowing hairs twisted artistically into a beautiful...
Briefs: Medical
People who suffer a stroke often undergo a brain scan at the hospital, allowing doctors to determine the location and extent of the damage. Researchers who study the effects of strokes would love to be...
R&D: Medical
FDA-Approved Algorithm Detects Hemorrhagic Shock
Researchers from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research collaborated with scientists and engineers at the University of Colorado and Flashback Technologies, Inc., to develop an algorithm, the Compensatory Reserve Index (CRI), to detect when a patient experiences hemorrhagic shock, a leading...
Briefs: Medical
On the heels of winning $12 million in supplemental funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a major, multicenter, national clinical trial of his iLet™ bionic pancreas,...
Features: Medical
At St. Jude Medical, ventricle assist devices are developed to improve the lives of patients with heart failure. Numerical simulation is used...
Briefs: Imaging
MIT researchers have developed a technique for recovering visual information from light that has scattered because of interactions with the environment — such as passing through human...
Briefs: Medical
A device commonly found in living rooms around the world could be an inexpensive and effective means of evaluating the walking difficulties of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The Microsoft Kinect is a 3D...
Briefs: Medical
Being able to manipulate virtual fingers, or even fingers attached to a functioning prosthetic device, is not the same as feeling like the device is part of your own body. Researchers at Arizona State...
Global Innovations: Medical
University of Twente Enschede, The Netherlands
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According to a study conducted at the Robotics and Mechatronics department at the University of Twente in The Netherlands, robots carry out...
Applications: Medical
Ablation, or the use of high-frequency electromagnetic (EM) energy to destroy soft-tissue tumors, has been in existence for a few decades, but in recent years its underlying technology has...
Briefs: Medical
Wearable device miniaturized for easier use.
A team of computer scientists at MIT has developed a low-power chip to process 3D camera data that, they say, could aid visually impaired...
Applications: Medical
Each year, an estimated one million people suffer from painful bedsores in US hospitals across the country. These wounds are the result of long-term confinement to a bed or wheelchair, and...
Briefs: Medical
Portable Acoustic Holography Systems for Therapeutic Ultrasound Sources
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a rapidly developing medical technology that relies on focusing acoustic waves to treat remote tissue sites inside the body without damaging intervening tissues. HIFU can be used to treat benign and malignant tumors, dissolve blood...
Briefs: Medical
Considering a range of variables that can affect manufacturing.
Engineers at Oregon State University said that they have developed a new “sustainable development methodology” to help address a...
R&D: Medical
Microcamera Clusters Improve Laparoscopic Imaging
A laparoscopic imaging system from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison features retractable camera arrays affixed to the lower end of each port inserted into a patient’s abdomen. The technology provides laparoscopic surgeons with a 3D view of the procedure site and allows insertion...
Features: Medical
Varied stakeholders in healthcare around the world increasingly share and recognize a requirement for standards-based interoperability.
R&D: Medical
Attachable Army Device Displays Vital Signs
A Compensatory Reserve Index (CRI) device developed by Army medical researchers attaches to a soldier's finger and displays vital signs: body temperature, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure. The matchbox-sized tool includes a computer display, wire, and plastic clip.
Briefs: Medical
Tracking vital signs non-invasively could save preemies’ skin.
A team of engineers at Rice University are developing a highly accurate, touch-free system that uses a video camera to...
Top Stories
Features: Medical
Precision in Motion: The Future of Robotics and Automation in Medical...
INSIDER: Materials
3D Ink Improves Comfort, Durability of ‘Smart Wearables’
INSIDER: Wearables
Wearable Mimics CT Scans, Delivers Continuous Monitoring of Heart, Lungs
INSIDER: Medical
Wound Dressings Made of Drug-Releasing Polymers
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Advanced Laser Welding Techniques for Titanium Pacemaker Housing:...
News: Materials
Qosina Partners with Sealed Air to Offer Bioprocessing Bag Film
Ask the Expert
Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Precision Under Pressure: The Centerless Grinding Advantage in...
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Designing Medical Devices with Confidence: Using Servo Ultrasonic and/or Laser...
Podcasts: Connectivity
AI and Machine Learning in Medical Device Cybersecurity
Podcasts: Connectivity
The Growing Impact of Cybersecurity on Patient Safety in Medical Devices
On-Demand Webinars: Connectivity
Enhancing Security in Connected Medical Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.
