Researchers at Korea’s Institute for Basic Science and Seoul National University Hospital have designed and tested a glue for binding tissues that also works as a contrast agent for X-rays, CTs, and ultrasound imaging modalities. This is the first such tissue glue to have this set of properties, and, if approved for clinical applications,&nbs (Read more...)
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Masimo’s EU Approved Super Sensor Monitors Variety of Physiologic Parameters
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Masimo just announced receiving European approval for its new rainbow Super DCI-mini sensor, a pulse oximeter that can simultaneously monitor arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), hemoglobin (SpHb), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO), methemoglobin (SpMet), pleth variability index (PVi), index of perfusion (Pi), and pulse rate (PR). This is the first non-i (Read more...)
Artificial Intelligence Helps Improve MRI Imaging of Strokes
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High resolution MRI scans of the brain can take around thirty minutes to perform, but in the case of a stroke this can be much too long to wait. Typically, if MRI is used, a stroke patient is rushed through so that fewer imaging slices are taken, resulting in a much lower quality image. Compared […]
Drones Demonstrate Ability to Deliver AEDs Much Faster Than Ambulances
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Most serious medical emergencies require trained paramedics to come to the assistance of a stricken person, but sudden cardiac arrest can often be treated by a bystander using an automated external defibrillator (AED). While AEDs are becoming commonplace in airports, sporting venues, and other places that are visited by large numbers of people (Read more...)
FDA Clears MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI with BioMatrix Technology
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Siemens is reporting that the FDA has cleared its MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla MRI scanner. The device features the new BioMatrix technology from Siemens that takes into account individual patient anatomy, physiology, and even the differences in MRI operators to produce optimal image quality. Essentially, the scanner’s table has a built-in (Read more...)
Ultrasound Technology Startup Sonavex Raises $3M Series A and Expands Board: Medgadget Interview
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Sonavex, a Baltimore-based medical device company, has announced a raise of $3M in financing including the first close of its Series A round led by Grey Sky Partners. Recently named Maryland’s 2016 Incubator Company of the Year, Sonavex is focused on improving surgical patient outcomes with point-of-care imaging technologies. Other organizati (Read more...)
Eko DUO, a Novel Mobile Stethoscope with ECG Capability Unveiled
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Eko, the company that’s responsible for the Eko CORE digital stethoscope we highly praised, is now releasing an interesting new device that provides ECG and auscultation capabilities in a mobile package. The Eko DUO looks a bit like a cell phone from the 1990’s, but with only three buttons on its body. When held against the ch (Read more...)
Brightlamp Smartphone App to Check for Concussions
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Brightlamp, a startup out of Purdue University, is developing an app that uses machine learning and the smartphone camera to help diagnose a concussion in about five seconds. Concussions are a type of brain injury that can happen during a collision or impact, causing the affected person to feel dizzy or disoriented. In sports like American [&h (Read more...)
Interview: Momentum Software Links Trained Responders with Nearby Medical Emergencies
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The progress of emergency medicine and the technology that’s inside of modern ambulances helped to save millions of people around the world. Yet, in many cases the response time to acute life threatening situations is still too long, with too many people dying that could have been rescued. Modern technologies, such as automatic stoplight (Read more...)
ARTIS pheno, Siemens’ New Flagship Angiography C-arm Cleared by FDA
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Siemens won FDA clearance for its new ARTIS pheno robotic angiography C-arm. The system is essentially an upgraded version of the company’s Artis zeego (even the capitalization of the name has changed), sporting a zen40HDR flat panel detector and GIGALIX X-ray tube. The system features automatic dose selection to minimize radia (Read more...)
PIVO Gathers Blood Samples from Peripheral IVs, Gets FDA Clearance
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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...)
Launch of Azurion: Philips’ Next Generation Image-guided Platform
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The Azurion system builds on Philips’ many decades of imaging expertise combined with a growing integrated therapy portfolio, enhanced by the 2015 acquisition of Volcano. It is is expected to form the core of Philips’ integrated image-guided systems including vascular surgery, cardiology, oncology, and neuroradiology. The new imagi (Read more...)
Clarius Wireless, Handheld Ultrasounds Cleared in Europe
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Clarius, a company based in British Columbia, Canada, received European CE Mark approval for its wireless C3 and L7 ultrasound scanners. These devices are highly portable, battery powered, and use an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet for displaying the scans. They’re even water resistant, so can be used in a wide variety of in-clinic a (Read more...)
Masimo MightySat Rx Oximeter Cleared in Europe to Measure Breathing Rate
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Masimo has announced that European regulatory authorities have given clearance for its MightySat Rx fingertip pulse oximeter to be used to measure the respiration rate of patients, in addition to all the other measurements it performs. The respiration rate from the pleth (RRp), as Masimo calls it, notices how the respiratory cycle changes the natur (Read more...)
DOT Telemedicine Backpack, an All-in-One Solution Brings Remote Doctors Anywhere
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A company called swyMed out of Lexington, Massachusetts is releasing a portable telemedicine solution designed to link patients with doctors, whether they are at home, in an ambulance, or in a hard to reach location. The plug-and-play solution can be quickly deployed to begin a consultation, particularly important in emergency scenarios. The DOT Te (Read more...)
LifeFlow Rapid Infuser for Sepsis and Shock Rolling Out in U.S.
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410 Medical, a company out of Durham, North Carolina, is releasing in the U.S. its LifeFlow Rapid Infuser for treating patients afflicted by sepsis or shock. The device can help infuse 500 milliliters of crystalloid fluid into a patient within two and a half minutes, including in both adults and children, and an entire liter […]
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CE Mark Approval for Shift Labs’ DripAssist Infusion Rate Monitor
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Three months ago we sat down with Dr. Beth Kolko, CEO of Shift Labs, to learn more about DripAssist Infusion Rate Monitor, a device that automates the calculation of IV infusion drip rates and total infusion volumes while also being able to alert a nurse when a drip rate changes or stops. At that time, […]
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Paintball Players Should Watch Out for Eye Injuries
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Paintball and air guns account for one in 10 sports-related eye injuries and one-quarter of cases with vision impairment, a U.S. study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Teleophthalmology May Expand Coverage in Emergency Eye Care
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Use of teleophthalmology could help close the coverage gap in emergency eye care, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
Number of fireworks-related injuries still remains high
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A new report shows that estimated fireworks-related injuries in the US have not fallen significantly in the past year. In particular, eye injuries continue to increase.