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Stanford Engineers Monitor Heart Health Using Paper-Thin Flexible 'Skin'
May 16, 2013 | by Thomas Sumner, Stanford News Service | Comments
Engineers combine layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check the condition of a patient's heart.
Security Risks Found in Sensors for Heart Devices
May 17, 2013 12:13 pm | by University of Michigan | Comments
The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac...
Nanotechnology Could Help Fight Diabetes
May 17, 2013 11:52 am | by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | Comments
Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type...
UT Arlington Physicist's Tool Has Potential for Brain Mapping
May 17, 2013 11:48 am | by University of Texas at Arlington | Comments
A new tool being developed by UT Arlington assistant professor of physics could help scientists...
New Study Recommends Using Active Videogaming ('Exergaming') to Improve Children's Health
May 17, 2013 11:44 am | by Elsevier Health Sciences | CommentsLevels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50% of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28% of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health. Exergaming, using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii), has become popular, and may provide an alternative form of exercise to counteract sedentary behaviors.
Diagnosing Heart Attacks: There's an App for That
May 17, 2013 11:42 am | by American Heart Association | CommentsAn experimental, inexpensive iPhone application transmitted diagnostic heart images faster and more reliably than emailing photo images, according to a research study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013.
PENTAX Medical And Hitachi-Aloka Medical Continue Joint Innovation And Global Leadership In Endoscopic Ultrasound Systems
May 17, 2013 8:15 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsMONTVALE, N.J., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in endoscopic imaging, and Hitachi-Aloka Medical, a global leader in ultrasound imaging, recently announced renewed collaborative efforts between the two global companies to enable further...
Thoratec Announces FDA Approval Of HeartMate II Pocket Controller
May 17, 2013 8:00 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsPLEASANTON, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug...
EnteroMedics Completes VBLOC Therapy Pre-PMA Meeting With FDA
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsEnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM), the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders, today announced that the Company completed a pre-PMA (Premarket Approval) application meeting with the U.S. Food and...
Neuro Kinetics in Tech Transfer Licensing Deal With Oregon Health & Science University
May 16, 2013 3:09 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsMedical device manufacturer Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (NKI) said today that it has licensed rights to patented diagnostic software developed at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) (www.ohsu.edu) that enables medical researchers to perform Pulse-Step-Sine Rotation...
Valtech Cardio Treats First Mitral Regurgitation Patients with Percutaneous Annuloplasty Device Without Open-Heart Surgery
May 16, 2013 2:14 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsValtech Cardio Ltd., a medical device company that develops solutions for mitral valve repair and replacement, announced today that two patients diagnosed with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) have been treated successfully with the Transfemoral Cardioband™ Annuloplasty System.
OrthoView Announces the U.S. Launch of a New, Subscription-based, Digital Planning and Templating Solution for Individual Orthopaedic Surgeons
May 16, 2013 2:01 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsJACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoView PSL will allow individual surgeons in private practice in the U.S. to access the widely-used OrthoView digital templating software via the Cloud and requires just a PC and Internet connection to get started. OrthoView, the...
Diabetes Care Club Acquires Priority Diabetes Supply, Obtains CMS Contract to Distribute Diabetic Supplies
May 16, 2013 1:06 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsFRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2013--Diabetes Care Club, a leading provider of mail-order diabetic testing supplies, has acquired Priority Diabetes Supply, Inc. As a result of the acquisition, Diabetes Care Club is now one of 18 providers in the nation with a contract from the Centers...
EuroMedtech™ 2013 Helps Create Collaborative Pathways to Getting Medtech Innovation to Market
May 16, 2013 11:48 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsZURICH & DUESSELDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2013--The fifth annual EuroMedtech™ partnering conference concluded last week in Duesseldorf, Germany. EuroMedtech is Europe’s leading medical technology partnering conference where participants engage with potential partners around in-...
Wireless Pill Bottle Wins Healthcare Innovation World Cup
May 16, 2013 10:52 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDevelopers of a pill bottle that wirelessly transmits data, measures medication and sends patient reminders have emerged as grand prize winners in the Healthcare Innovation World Cup, the international diabetes innovation challenge funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and organized by HITLAB. ...
Tryton Medical Announces CE Mark and European Launch of Next-Generation Tryton Side Branch SHORT Stent
May 16, 2013 10:03 am | by Tryton Medical | CommentsTryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to treat bifurcation lesions, today announced that the company received the CE Mark for the Tryton Side Branch SHORT Stent, a novel coronary stent system that broadens the treatment options in bifurcations in large vessels with a short main branch landing zone.
Terumo Europe NV Begins Commercial Distribution of BSD Medical Corporation’s MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation System at European Conference on Interventional Oncology
May 16, 2013 9:15 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBSD Medical Corporation, a leading provider of medical systems that utilize heat therapy to treat cancer, announced today that Terumo Europe NV (Terumo), a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, will begin commercial distribution of the MicroThermX ® Microwave Ablation System (MicroThermX) on June 19, 2013, at the annual European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO).
St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval of 3-D Vessel Reconstruction Technology to Aid Physicians in Stent Placement
May 16, 2013 8:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2013--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark approval of its ILUMIEN ™ OPTIS ™ PCI Optimization System ™, a new technology designed to provide physicians with a comprehensive disease assessment tool for...
Biosensors to Acquire Assets of Spectrum Dynamics
May 16, 2013 7:42 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBiosensors International Group, Ltd., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices, announced on May 13, 2013 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Spectrum Dynamics, a leader in advanced functional assessment technologies, including those used to evaluate patients for cardiac interventions, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions.
