Vivalytic is a platform for molecular diagnostics which combines common laboratory processes and tests in a single device. Thanks to the open platform design and use of cartridges, the unit is compatible with tests from various manufacturers. The compact structural form enables use in direct proximity to patients. The minimalist design makes the platform as simple to use...
The patient monitors of the Bene Vision N Series feature modern display technology and multitouch control. The polychromatic large-format display enables users to quickly understand and classify information. The multitouch screen also reacts to touch with latex gloves. The housing does not require any ventilation slits and has no corners, edges, knobs or buttons, which m...
The high-speed dry laser imager Drypix Edge prints medical images with high resolution and premium quality on film. The simple shape of the white outer packaging harmonises with the medical environment, while the upper area of interaction is visibly emphasised in black. The print output tray is slightly curved upward, so that various sized films can be removed quickly an...
The clinical chemical analyser Dri-Chem Immuno AG2 enables a highly precise identification of viruses by applying silver amplification technology, as used in developing photographs. The vertically oriented housing has a very small footprint, so that several devices can be installed next to each other in a space-saving way. Moreover, its reduced surface area makes it easy...
The 3Shape TRIOS 3 Wireless intraoral dental scanner connects by Wi-Fi to the computer displaying the scan in real time. The removable, sterilisable scan tip ensures quick and hygienic treatment. The charging station can simultaneously accommodate three rechargeable batteries, which guarantees uninterrupted performance. The ergonomic scanner is available in two versions ...
The low-frequency pulse therapy device JPD-2000S creates pulsing magnetic fields in order to support rehabilitation after pregnancy and childbirth. It combines the extensive features of a trolley device with the advantages of a miniaturised unit that can be used both inside and outside of the hospital. Furthermore, integrated Wi-Fi connectivity and a powerful lithium bat...
This testing machine for the examination of bodily fluids combines a urine sample with intelligent technology. It was developed for use in public toilets, in order to make disease risk screening available to everyone. Users scan the QR code on the display with their smartphone, pay online, take a test strip out of the dispenser and carry out the test. Subsequently, they ...
The Value Monitor Series is a robust, entry-level patient monitor range designed for daily use in demanding environments. The monitors are particularly easy to operate and transport. The ergonomic design with its display tilted by 10 degrees ensures that the data can be effortlessly read during transport of the patient. Some elements, such as the handles and the back com...
With the portable smartphone ECG device d-heart, it is possible for anyone to perform an electrocardiogram anywhere. The round form enables an innovative uncoiling mechanism of the cables: they can be removed at the same time, individually or in any order. The exit directions of the cables from the device indicate where each cable has to be attached to the body. Furtherm...
The Bio X bioprinter enables the 3D printing of human tissue. Thus new treatment methods and agents can be examined early and without animal testing. The interaction area is easy to use and features high visibility. The clean, matt look invites users to focus on the research, while the accurate and dynamic contours express the advanced technology inside the printer. Sta...
Bebop Sensors, a company that develops smart fabric sensors, aims to change the world of wearable smart devices and fabrics with its new line of sensor technologies that have been specifically designed to bend and stretch while being worn on the body. The company plans to market the sensors for the next generation of wearable devices, including smart clothing, wearable h...
Lonza’s PyroTec™ Pro Robotic Solution for endotoxin testing features include: WinKQCL™ Software can generate robotic scripts and adapt to changing sample dilution requirements; a ‘walk-away’ solution as the WinKQCL™ Software can control the procedure from start to finish; saving time and reducing risk as the WinKQCL™ Software can import sample test worklists from a sampl...
The store is intended to serve veterinary practices already selling their own medications and preventives, enabling those practices to sell prescriptions online through the VitusVet mobile app to clients. As many practices keep their own inventory of prescription drugs for pets, this will allow for more efficient use of those products while also providing greater conveni...
Veterinary offices can track new client growth, revenue, transactions, and gross profits. Pulse features benchmark reporting, which compares hospital metrics among peers. Users also can access LearningVet.com, an informational hub that translates and presents data, and teaches best practices on veterinary marketing and culture building. Net client tracking helps gain new...
The apps help veterinary practices connect with their clients and bond them to the practice; it’s the first to deliver breed-specific, targeted notifications to owners of more than 100 canine and 10 feline breeds, according to the company. Custom list notifications let practices select specific groups of clients to send push notification messages to, allowing clinics to ...
Heska Corp.’s Element COAG Veterinary Analyzer is a compact bench-top analyzer that delivers coagulation and blood typing parameters to complement the company’s chemistry, hematology, immunodiagnostics blood gas, and electrolyte analyzers. Within minutes and with only 100uL of sample, Element COAG delivers accurate PT/aPTT (coagulation), canine fibrinogen, equine fibrino...
Hospitals pose a number of floor-care challenges. Environmental services (ES) professionals must maintain a sanitary surface as well as an attractive one. Also, hospital floors endure constant traffic. Safety is another factor. It’s important for hospitals to implement cost-effective, floor-care programs that prevent slip-and-fall accidents. Reducing the noise levels ...
The irrigation offering includes Sodium Hypochlorite, Chlorhexidine and EDTA which feature a novel luer-lock cap to improve solution efficacy and reduce cross-contamination. Brasseler has also introduced a full line of irrigation syringes, side vented irrigation needles (27g & 31g), endo sponges, vitality spray and various organizational systems. These accessory endodont...
The term mHealth stands for mobile health. "It refers to electronically assisted healthcare through the use of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, wearables or smartglasses," explains Dr. Urs-Vito Albrecht, Director of the multidisciplinary research team PLRI MedAppLab, which studies the use of health apps for medical purposes. According to a 2016 study by Delo...
With the goal of reinventing what has historically been an afterthought medical device element, EchoNous commissioned an iconic industrial designer and solicited advice from clinicians and biomedical leaders at one of the nation's top health systems to create a new docking station for nurses. The result is the AI Station, an expandable platform that integrates the com...
Implantable devices are advancing at some pretty impressive rates, as devices are quickly becoming more intelligent and versatile. These days implantable devices are designed to not only serve a medical need, but also capture and transmit data in real time. Despite the benefits that some of these features provide, the very nature of this kind of technology can create a c...
The Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Centre participated in an initiative for low cost emissions control for advanced combustion engines. As part of this research, they experienced success using Equilibar back pressure regulators to maintain a continuous and precise flow rate to a catalyst reactor while switching between two separate gas feeds. The Challenge ...
The agitators and stirrers range from economical mag drive top entry blending to more sophisticated mixing arrangements with custom ports, dip tubes, vent filter and instrumentation for a complete engineered mixing system for lab mixing, R&D or production blending. The propriety engineers sanitary mixers to meet all biopharma clean ability standards. The mixers have gold...
For example, McClintock pointed to University of Chicago Medicine’s adoption of a rapid “decision to admit” process that is based on point-of-care-testing to expedite lab and radiology work. This permits emergency room physicians to assess and triage their patients more quickly. Growing Pains Clinical informatics only became a board-certified medical specialty in 2...
“We have seen that this innovation offers great promise for better glucose control and improved quality of life for those living with Type 1 diabetes,” said Pratik Choudhary, M.D., senior lecturer and consultant in diabetes at King’s College London. “The ability of the MiniMed 670G system to stabilize glucose levels automatically is an important advancement, and I look f...
The first generation Nano Bot, featuring an Arm based microcontroller and array of environmental sensors, will be deployed initially at healthcare and research facilities operated by some of Nano’s close strategic partners. This marks an important milestone in Nano’s ability to monitor sensitive environments for health threats by collecting ambient environmental informat...
ALPI-CONNECT is the terminal unit at the end of the medical gas supply system : - Enables link from patient to flexible pipes, respiratory machinery, flow meter .. for the administration of gas therapy - Available for all your gas use: in 8-bar version for supplying surgical tools and in vacuum version (under pressure) for medical suction - Compatible with all types o...
The surgeon worked as usual, but everyone else in the OR wore headsets, and a six-lens camera suspended above the table created at 360° video. Such systems could lead to a revolution in surgical education. Ahmed hopes they will make it feasible to train many more surgeons, improving the lives of the five billion people around the world who today have no access to safe, a...
Installed in a variety of hospital and other settings, these virtual skies reduce stress and brighten the lives of those forced to spend time in windowless environments by triggering positive psychological reactions. For example, the illusion of nature can reduce feelings of claustrophobia common among certain MRI patients. The size and shape of each installation is tail...
Watching Star Trek isn’t just way of passing the time, in fact one American-based entrepreneur claims it provided him with an actual business plan. Mathematician and entrepreneur, Walter De Brouwer, was inspired by the experience he and his family endured in 2005, when his five year old son fell 11 metres from his bedroom window and received serious head injuries. Togeth...
Google has good news for the 77 percent of consumers out there who use a search engine as the starting point for their medical enquiries. Google is now joining up with the world-renowned Mayo Clinic to bring medically-correct and certified information to accompany users search results. The information and displays will appear as a knowledge graph and will be vetted by do...
An innovative blood test device that is powered solely by a smartphone, is helping to bring fast and low-cost HIV diagnosis to Africa. The smartphone accessory which was designed by Samuel K. Sia and his team at Columbia Engineering can perform a point-of-care test that simultaneously identifies three infectious disease markers from a pin prick of blood. The test uses th...
Researchers at the University of Tokyo think we could create a stockpile of 3D printed bones sometime in the near future. The researchers have been working alongside colleagues at NEXT21 to develop new 3D printing techniques to create bone, and believe a dedicated “bone bank” would be of great use to surgeons and patients alike. Currently, there is a growing demand for 3...
Dr. Charles Strother a stroke expert (now retired from surgery) is working on developing methods and technologies that could help surgeons treat their patients faster and more efficiently in the future. The veteran surgeon from Wisconsin is helping to advance the area of Interventional Neuroradiology. The two aims of his work are to develop advanced imaging techniques th...
The mobile health market is growing fast, a report by research firm Visiongain expects it to be worth US$ 6.7 billion by the end of 2014. The benefits of telemonitoring and the economic savings that can be realised through health apps is spurring on the growth in this burgeoning industry. According to the report austerity measures have compelled many health departments a...
After Google’s recent announcement that major American vision insurer VSP will cover Google Glass, it is increasingly clear that wearable medical devices are making their way into the mainstream. This huge boost to Google’s wearable computer has got us reminiscing about Google Glasses’ past medical triumphs, including one Ohio State surgeon’s live stream of a knee surger...
