Infants with congenital Zika syndrome have severe ocular abnormalities in both eyes, researchers have found. Reuters Health Information
Tag: Pediatrics
Concussion in Kids: Less-Recognized Visual Changes
Post-concussion, oculomotor and binocular visual issues are more likely to disrupt kids’ schooling, says Dr Christina Master. CHOP Expert Commentary
ARTIS pheno, Siemens’ New Flagship Angiography C-arm Cleared by FDA
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...)
NasoNeb II Nasal Nebulizer Gets Green Light in Europe
MedInvent, a company based in Medina, Ohio, received European CE Mark approval for its NasoNeb II Nasal Nebulizer. The device is intended for patients with chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, delivering drugs (typically budesonide) into the nasal and paranasal sinus cavities. The company says the product provides superior spread (Read more...)
New Smart Sensor for Measuring Glucose from Skin
The sweat excreted by our skin contains small amounts of glucose that correlate with the concentration of glucose in the blood. Various technical challenges, such as small sample volume, temperature differences, and movement of the skin, have prevented sweat-based glucometry beyond the research lab. Scientists at the Institute for Basic Scienc (Read more...)
BodyCap e-Celsius Electronic Pill for Core Body Temperature Monitoring
BodyCap, a company based in Caen, France, won the European CE Mark to introduce its e-Celsius swallowable wireless thermometer. Designed to monitor patients’ core temperature, the e-Celsius looks like and is ingested just like a regular drug capsule. As it moves down the GI tract, every 30 seconds the device wirelessly transmits data to an [& (Read more...)
Jet Powered Pill Shoots Vaccine Into Cheek to Avoid Injections
At University of California Berkeley researchers have developed an innovative new way of delivering vaccines that may one day be an option over scary, and slightly painful, needle injections. The MucoJet device is a pill that, when pushed against the cheek, releases its cargo in the form of a microjet. The pressure generated is enough […]
USPSTF Issues Draft Vision Screening Recs for Young Kids
The USPSTF has issued draft recommendations for vision screening in children aged 6 months to 5 years; recommendations are available for public comment on the USPSTF website through March 27. Medscape Medical News
Clarius Wireless, Handheld Ultrasounds Cleared in Europe
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
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...)
QuiO and MedCrypt Partner to Add Data Security Sophistication to Smartinjector Devices
QuiO’s Smartinjector platform, as covered previously on Medgadget, is poised to become the first set of cloud-connected injectable therapy delivery devices available for in-home use. Following their recognition at January’s Accenture Startup Health Festival as the winner of the HealthTech Innovation Challenge, the QuiO team has see (Read more...)
Interview with Dexcom CEO & President Kevin Sayer
For the nearly 21 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes, regular and painful finger pricks to monitor blood glucose levels are a fact of life. Dexcom has developed a glucose monitor that can continuously keep an eye on glucose levels without finger pricks. The Dexcom G5 mobile continuous glucose monitoring system involves a small, discrete (Read more...)
LifeFlow Rapid Infuser for Sepsis and Shock Rolling Out in U.S.
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
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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Conjunctival Tumors in Children Nearly Always Benign
Conjunctival tumors in children are nearly always benign, but several features differentiate melanoma from nevus and lymphoma from benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (BRLH), researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Current Screening for Congenital CMV: Who Are We Missing?
The majority of infants born with congenital CMV infection are asymptomatic and thus missed with current screening strategies. What are the pros and cons of universal screening? CHOP Expert Commentary
On-Site, Telemedicine Views on Infants’ Eyes May Differ
Evaluating acute-phase retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) by direct clinical examination may produce different results from evaluations done via telemedicine, according to new findings. Reuters Health Information
Handheld Device Images Children’s Retinas In High Resolution for First Time
Scientists at Duke University have developed the first device that can be used to reliably image the retinas of young children. While imaging the eyes of adults is routine, children are more challenging because patience and cooperation are a required part of an eye exam. Bulky stationary devices that demand a few minutes of focus […]
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PanoCam Pro Wide-field Imaging System for Eye Screening of Newborns FDA Cleared
Visunex Medical Systems, a firm based in Fremont, California, got hold of FDA clearance for its new PanoCam Pro Wide-field Imaging System used for identifying external, anterior, and posterior segment vision disorders in newborn infants. The system is intended to be used for screening all newborns arriving at any hospital equipped with a PanoCam Pr (Read more...)
Lower Oxygen Target Ups Death, Disability in Preemies
Pooled results from UK and Australian trials found that a lower oxygen saturation target was linked to increased risk for death or disability at 2 years’ corrected age in premature infants. Medscape Medical News