Proposal to Postpone EU Medical Device Regulation Underway
A delay of one year could allow authorities and industry to focus instead on urgent responses needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Can Patches Improve Vaccination Rates?
Researchers are exploring the potential for vaccine delivery through microneedle array patches to improve vaccination in general for all generations as well as to improve vaccination rates in low and middle-income countries.
Early-Warning System for Detecting Infections Is Being Studied
In a new study, Profusa’s Lumee Oxygen Platform, which measures biochemical changes in real-time, is being used to detect changes in a patient’s body chemistry that can help identify if it has become infected with a virus or bacteria, potentially up to three weeks earlier than current methods.
Color-Changing Bandages Sense and Treat Bacterial Infections
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health.
How diaphragm pumps can work for sensitive devices
Diaphragm pumps work like bicycle pumps, with one intake and one output cycle per revolution of the drive motor, which produces an inherently pulsatile flow. Dynaflo developed one for the U.S. military that virtually eliminates this effect.
Is Your Ultrasound R&D Team Exposed to Harm?
A guide to practicing safe sounds.
The Biggest Threat to Medical Device Revenue Growth During the Pandemic
A financial analyst speculated on how the coronavirus pandemic could impact growth for medical device companies.
Researchers Hope to Make Needle Pricks for Diabetics a Thing of the Past
Study suggests noninvasive spectroscopy could be used to monitor blood glucose levels.
4 Trends and Expectations for Drug Delivery in 2020
The new year will bring more opportunities for drug and device companies to work together to support patient-centric therapies.
Panasonic unveils new lithium ion pin batteries for wearables
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Co. of America recently announced a new addition to its line of lithium-ion pin cells for the wearables market.
