Cancers tend to produce microRNA molecules that are present in whole blood and, if isolated and sequenced, can serve as excellent biomarkers for the presence of cancer. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have come up with a device that can rapidly separate microRNAs from a mixture of RNA and DNA, opening the door for […]
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Microfluidic technology promises to make a lot of medical tests, that are currently expensive and difficult to perform, a lot cheaper, easier, and more portable. While there’s been a tremendous amount of progress in this field, challenges remain. One is that microfluidic devices coming out of labs are often powered by much larger, external pu (Read more...)
At King’s College London researchers have developed a device that can verify whether a root canal has been cleansed of bacteria following an endodontic treatment. These days dentists performing such procedures have to rely on their technique and diligence to make sure the root canal will not become diseased again. Having a tool that confirms (Read more...)
The space between the lens of the eye and the retina is filled with a substance called vitreous, a highly transparent jelly-like material that helps us see clearly. With age, or due to injury, the vitreous may become depleted, requiring surgical replenishment to restore vision. Current interventions have severe limitations, so a team of intern (Read more...)
At the University of Houston researchers are working to develop diagnostic and therapeutic devices that can be steered and powered using the magnetic field of an MRI scanner. So far the researchers have been able to get blocks about two centimeters on a side to move in predetermined ways inside a specially-built box. They hope […]
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Koogeek sent us another device from its line of IoT products to review. The Koogeek S1 Smart Health Scale comes as one of the lower-costing digital connected scales on the market. It takes eight measurements: weight, body mass index (BMI), fat mass, lean mass, total body water, bone mass, visceral fat, and basal metabolic rate (BMR). It [ (Read more...)
BTG, a company based in London, UK, won European CE Mark clearance for its DC Bead LUMI radiopaque drug-eluting bead. This is the first such device available in Europe. The beads can be loaded with either doxorubicin or irinotecan, commonly used chemo agents, and injected into tumors within the liver. Their radiopaque quality, thanks to a (Read more...)
People with light colored skin, and particularly orange tinted redheads, have high levels of pheomelanin, a type of melanin, in their skin. It is correlated with amelanotic melanoma, a nasty skin cancer that’s difficult not only to treat, but to detect in the first place. This is because pheomelanin within amelanotic melanomas blend (Read more...)
Last week, Medgadget was an official media partner of the first-ever AdvaMed Digital MedTech Conference in San Francisco. This day-long event was packed with panels of experts who shared how their companies are endeavoring to disrupt the healthcare industry and dispensed some useful advice. The morning started with a keynote add (Read more...)
Ethicon, a part of Johnson & Johnson, today announced the release of its new ENSEAL X1 Large Jaw Tissue Sealer for working on vessels and soft tissues in open surgical procedures. This device is a competitor to Medtronic‘s LigaSure Impact, and Ethicon claims it leads to significantly reduced bleeding in thick tissues and le (Read more...)
Velano Vascular won FDA clearance for its second version of the PIVO needle-free vascular access device. The disposable device helps to gather blood samples from indwelling peripheral IVs, helping to avoid extra needle sticks and not using central lines to draw blood. The PIVO has a catheter that is placed into the peripheral IV and pushed [&h (Read more...)
Tryton Medical out of Durham, North Carolina won FDA approval for its Tryton Side Branch Stent. The innovative device is designed to be placed into a side branch artery while allowing a traditional drug eluting stent to be placed into the branch’s main artery, thereby treating the entire lesion at the bifurcation. The Tryton Side Branch (Read more...)
When scaling a mountain, never look down. It’s a simple lesson I learned while climbing as a kid in Norway. To focus on the objective and not let anything hold you back. I think about this often in my current role as the leader of a medical device business. It’s incredible to see how innovation […]
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British Condoms, a condom store, claims it’s about to release a penile ring that will measure your true performance rather than having to only go off of the screams or silence of your partner. The i.Con has sensors that measure the width of the penis and its temperature, the number of thrusts it delivers and […]
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Creating living tissues in the lab requires closely mimicking their natural internal structure. In addition, capillary networks that carry oxygen and nutrients are critical to successfully sustaining the life of cells in the integrated tissue environment. Researchers at University of California, San Diego have developed a method of printing tiny (4 (Read more...)
Neocis, a company based in Miami, Florida, just announced winning FDA clearance to introduce Yomi, the first robotically assisted dental surgical system. Yomi’s software is used to plan a procedure based on a patient’s CT scan. During the procedure, the system continuously tracks the patient and controls the direction of the drill as th (Read more...)
Unusual softness or stiffness is often an indicator of the presence of cancer in what otherwise may look like healthy tissue. There are already devices on the market that feel how elastic a given tissue is, but they come in contact and sample a very large number of cells at once. Researchers at Duke University have […]
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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany and Harbin Institute of Technology in Shenzhen, China have come up with a tiny self-powered propulsion system for devices small enough to move through various vessels inside our bodies. The technique does not generate any bubbles to push microscopic objects, b (Read more...)
Scopis, a company headquartered in Berlin, Germany, won FDA clearance for its augmented reality navigation system for ENT surgeries. The technology provides visual guided paths, superimposed onto the live imaging from the endoscope, that help surgeons guide their tools safely toward difficult to reach targets. The technology relies on Scopis’ (Read more...)
A team of Korean researchers has developed graphene-coated contact lenses that can protect their wearers from electromagnetic radiation and dehydration. It’s not immediately obvious what are the practical implications for this technology, but it’s certainly intriguing. The graphene-coated lenses were tested for their ability to shield r (Read more...)