DePuy Launches New Interbody Implant For Degenerative Disc Disease

The new implant was specifically designed to simplify key stages of spinal fusion surgery to help restore spinal disc height between two vertebrae.

Need To Check Your Blood Pressure? Just Take a Selfie!

A new smartphone app uses an algorithm to analyze video from a smartphone camera to detect blood pulsing just beneath the skin — producing blood pressure readings.

Immersive Technologies Are Promising Tools for Human Centric Design

The basics of virtual reality (VR) are no secret: originally adopted by gamers, it’s a computer technology that reproduces a physical environment, allowing the user to simulate a presence in and interact with that environment. What may be a surprise, however, is its application to areas beyond gaming—including medical device development.

Russian Scientists Design New MRI Coil for Preclinical Studies

The new coil produces images with three times higher resolution than standard commercial volume MRI coils.

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CompactCath releases new discreet catheters

A new, discreet and compact catheter has been released to help improve the lives of people with bladder conditions.

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Non-radioactive device hopes to improve treatment for breast cancer patients

Non-radioactive device hopes to improve treatment for breast cancer patients.

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Brain cancer stem cells manipulated on a ‘lab on chip’ for first time

Whilst the completion of the project’s first stage is a great success, the researchers state that tre

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Your Design Validation Questions, Answered

An expert from Boston Scientific shares insights to help you understand your users and answers questions from industry peers on design validation.

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Smart Bandage to Enhance Wound Healing

A team of engineers from Tufts University in the US have developed a prototype bandage to monitor the condition of chronic wounds and deliver the right therapy to enhance healing.

Implantable Device Delivers Drugs Straight To The Heart

An international team of researchers, led by Harvard University, have developed a refillable, implantable device, which sits directly on the heart and can deliver drugs and other therapies to treat the aftereffects of a heart attack.