New Technology
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2018.12.07
Why Are Devices the Last-in-Line Treatment for Chronic Pain?
Despite the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, guidelines don’t list alternative device therapies such as neurostimulators as options for treating chronic pain. What gives?
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2018.12.05
How Can Nanotechnologies Aid Implantable Drug-Delivery Systems?
An industry expert shares how emerging micro and nanotechnologies could shape the next generation of implantable drug-delivery systems.
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2018.09.04
Immersive Technologies in Medical Device Development: Today and Tomorrow
A medtech expert said the exploratory phase of the design process often begins with the need to understand an existing product, its use environment, and the impact of the user’s ability to perform tasks successfully and safely.
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2018.08.28
New Hip Replacement Procedure Launches
The FDA-cleared system customizes implants as well as surgical instruments to get the best fit for each patient.
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2018.08.10
How robots are revolutionising medical device manufacturing
The factory of the future is a term that has been thrown around for a number of years now but what does it me
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2018.08.06
Brain cancer stem cells manipulated on a ‘lab on chip’ for first time
Sumcastec is a new European research collaboration between academic universities and the industry partner Creo Medical. The project is aiming to develop microtechnology devices that will ultimately be able to combat tw
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2018.07.31
UK based medical device company launches largest US study of its kind
The company’s diagnostic device is designed to help physicians rule out active ischemia in patients who go to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain. The device – currently being trialled at five research facilities in the
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Endoscopic imaging catheter could better detect tissue disease
Experts in endoscopic imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the creators of flat metalens
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2018.07.20
Needle-Free Option for Collecting Blood Adopted
A needle-free blood collection device has been adopted by a hospital system following its evaluation of the technology and the procedure in multiple inpatient units.
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2018.07.19
Driving Medical IoT Concepts with Force-Sensitive Resistor Technology
The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a growing wave of change that brings several new challenges to design engineers across all industries and markets. While it is a somewhat nebulous concept, IoT is broadly defined as a network of smart devices that communicate with one another wirelessly, with little-to-no direct human interaction.
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