While it is just a couple of milliamps of positive electric current (about what a 9-volt battery produces), as an engineer who has had to worry about maximum electrical current tolerances for creating safe medical devices, I admit that the thought of zapping my brain using a headset initially made me feel uneasy. However, after […]
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Flex Digital Health Helps Develop New Medtech: Interview with Dr. Kal Patel
Flex is an engineering and consulting company that works in a variety of industries. One is healthcare and it’s been helping companies develop new products and services that improve medical care. We checked out some of the biomedical technologies that Flex has worked on recently while at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, and got a […]
Gene Therapy and Optogenetic Goggles for Retinitis Pigmentosa. Interview with Dr. Bernard Gilly, CEO of GenSight Biologics
GenSight Biologics, a biopharmaceutical company based in France, is developing gene therapies for rare diseases that cause blindness. The company has recently received approval in the UK for its Phase I/II PIONEER trial, which will test a treatment combining gene therapy with a visual stimulation device for people with retinitis pigmentosa, an incu (Read more...)
MyoKardia Develops Machine Learning Algorithm For Prediction of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Wearable Biosensor: Interview
A 23-year-old athlete collapsing at a sporting match or right before crossing a finish line is unfortunately not foreign news to many. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) affects an estimated 630,000 people of all ages in the U.S., with as many as 84% undiagnosed. A bit of physiology: HCM is a genetic condition that occurs when the […]
GlucoScanner, a Non-Invasive Blood Glucometer: Interview with Stefano Valenzi
Being able to measure blood glucose levels without pricking a finger would improve the lives of millions of diabetic patients around the world. Not only would the pain go away, but patients would be more willing to check their sugar levels regularly, leading to better management of diabetes. A group of Italian researchers based in […]
StimRouter Receives Health Canada Approval: Interview with Mark Geiger of Bioness
Bioness, a Valencia, California medical device/rehabilitation company, recently received approval from Health Canada for its StimRouter device, an implantable peripheral nerve stimulator designed to reduce chronic pain. We spoke with Mark Geiger, the Global Director of Marketing for Implantables at Bioness to learn more. Ben Ouyang, Medgadge (Read more...)
Exclusive Interview with Dr. David Rhew, Chief Medical Officer of Samsung Electronics America
During our time at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, we noted that large firms, previously known for their consumer products and services, are jumping into the healthcare space. Samsung may be the best example of this, as over the past few years it has expanded its offerings to include even high-end ultrasound machines. We had […]
Broadcasting Surgeries With Ease: Interview with B-Hive Co-Creator Steven Thekan
A great deal of advanced medical training involves witnessing surgeries and listening to the guidance, suggestions, and recommendations of the people performing them. Typically, this is done on-site, which often involves costly travel expenses plus a lot of time wasted simply getting to the lesson. There are alternatives available, such as hiring a (Read more...)
High Tech Solution to Inhaler Compliance: Interview with Arik Anderson, CEO of Adherium
Patients taking inhaled medications, particularly those with asthma, have to comply with the prescribed regimen in order to achieve optimal results. As anyone in medical practice knows, medication compliance among patients can be remarkably low. Adherium, a company based in Auckland, New Zealand, has come up with technology to tackle this issue for (Read more...)
Medgadget’s Best of CES 2018
CES 2018 is over. We assessed the many health-related gadgets that were shown off by a myriad of companies, concluded our deliberations, and now is the time to present the winners of Medgadget’s Best of CES 2018. We extend our congratulations to the winners! SmartSleep from Philips Here’s an exciting device with a huge potential to (Read more...)
DIY In-Home Environmental Assessments with yogi by Live Pure, Interview with CEO Greg Sancoff
While consumers have long been able to buy a variety of tests for in-home assessment of environmental contaminants, a new company, Live Pure, is seeking to simplify the effort required to perform these assessments with yogi, an all-in-one test kit. The new product is designed to deliver peace of mind to consumers concerned about their […]
The AliveCor KardiaBand: A Medgadget Review
In 2012, Mountain View-based AliveCor released KardiaMobile, a smartphone-connected device that could wirelessly record a single-lead ECG (aka EKG). KardiaMobile, however, is not just another novelty gadget for quantified selfers; it’s an FDA-approved Class 2 medical device that pairs with AliveCor’s comprehensive cardiac rhythm analysi (Read more...)
New and Improved Power Delivery for Implants: Interview with Cambridge Consultants’ John Genova
As technological advances in implant design get more and more impressive, one hurdle seems to persist. How can you efficiently deliver power within the body? Many contemporary implants rely on single-use batteries while others require regular recharging, a process that is generally a frustrating one. Using a bulky charging device, one must synchron (Read more...)
DreamPort Sleep Solution for CPAP Therapy Without a Mask: Interview with Inventor, Bleep CEO Stuart Heatherington
Continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) therapy is impressively effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that can lead to high blood pressure, increased chances of stroke, diabetes, and other health issues. But, while CPAP therapy works really well, it also has an incredibly poor rate of patient compliance. Very few, if any, pati (Read more...)
TeloYears Genetic Test Kit: Product Review
A few months ago, Medgadget spoke with Jason Shelton, CEO of Telomere Diagnostics (TDx) about the new company’s TeloYears genetic test. Compared to other genetic tests, TeloYears assesses an individual’s telomeres, a biomarker that changes with age. TDx’s goal is to provide consumers a new way to quantify their aging progress thro (Read more...)
What’s Ahead for Medtech in 2018: An Interview with CNBC’s Christina Farr
CNBC‘s Christina “Chrissy” Farr is one of the industry’s best-known health technology reporters. She’s been the first to break the news on many important health-related announcements from Apple, Amazon, and other firms over the past several years, and Medgadget often refers to her excellent reporting as part of ou (Read more...)
SleepScore Max by SleepScore Labs: CEO Interview & Product Review
At the beginning of this year, Medgadget spoke with Colin Lawlor, CEO of SleepScore Labs about the company’s S+ non-contact sleep monitoring technology. Last month, we again heard from SleepScore Labs about their new SleepScore Max sleep monitoring system, an upgrade to the original S+. Since then, Medgadget was able to give the Sle (Read more...)
Heart Rate Variability, A Real-Time Method of Health Monitoring: An Interview with Jason Moore of Elite HRV
Elite HRV, creators of a heart rate variability (HRV) app and platform, has recently launched CorSense, their new HRV device, on Kickstarter that raised $100,000 within the first 48 hours. The company’s popular HRV app is available for download on your mobile device. HRV is a complex biomarker that acts as a comprehensive “check-engine (Read more...)
Medgadget’s Best Medical Technologies of 2017
The year 2017 is coming to a close, and as in years past, we look back with excitement at the medical technologies that have been gracing the pages of Medgadget. As usual, there are trends that have revealed themselves, with many research teams around the world working on similar technologies. There are also new devices […]
Medgadget’s Best Medical Technologies of 2017
The year 2017 is coming to a close, and as in years past, we look back with excitement at the medical technologies that have been gracing the pages of Medgadget. As usual, there are trends that have revealed themselves, with many research teams around the world working on similar technologies. There are also new devices […]