Since surgical masks are still in relatively short supply, companies and researchers have been working on ways to make available masks last longer. Cleanbox Technology, based in Carlsbad, California, has announced CleanDefense, a portable container that uses UVC-emitting LED lights to decontaminate surgical masks. CleanDefense can clean four masks per one-to-two-minut...
ACAMP, a non-profit organization in Alberta, Canada, collaborated with the University of Alberta to develop a respirator that is an effective alternative to N95 respirators. Their A95 respirator was tested by an engineering team at the University of Alberta and demonstrated a filtration efficiency equal to that of N95 respirators. The A95 respirator consists of a poly...
FRED easyport plus is the latest SCHILLER defibrillator: its outstanding weight of only 780 g and its small size combined with greatest functionality are unique worldwide. Thanks to a 1-2-3 workflow and detailed information provided on the large colour screen, the FRED easyport plus is extremely easy to use.
Depending on the biological safety level set for the laboratory facility, employees might be allowed to wear their own street clothes (for biosafety levels BSL-1 and BSL-2), but they must also put on a laboratory coat on top of this layer. Biosafety level 3 laboratories (BSL-3) require a tie-back or solid-front wraparound gown, scrub suits or coveralls and closed-toe sho...
Recently, a research team at POSTECH developed wirelessly driven 'smart contact lens' technology that can detect diabetes and further treat diabetic retinopathy just by wearing them. Professor Sei Kwang Hahn and graduate students Do Hee Keum and Su-Kyoung Kim of POSTECH's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor Jae-Yoon Sim and graduate student ...
Fitness and sleep-tracking smart-ring-maker Motiv has been acquired by Proxy, a company specializing in digital-identity security. The companies announced the purchase in accompanying blog posts, and did not share the terms of the deal. Proxy CEO Denis Mars wrote that his company has hired "a majority" of Motiv's employees, and will be shifting the focus of Motiv's co...
During this pandemic situation, erratic supply of lab wares and reagents, as well as bottlenecks created due to high demand and short supply of the test reagents, has created a delay in getting the population tested for COVID-19. Worldwide calls for widespread testing have skyrocketed the number of requests for PCR reagent supply. Current real-time PCR assays and PCR ins...
Last week, 0ne 40 GP’s hospital beds have been loaded and shipped out to our client in the Middle East. It is for their local UN purchasing project.
A number of new products hit in an all-round way, and the XFT sEMG Biofeedback FES Series made a awesome debut. With the sEMG Biofeedback FES Series of new products-the XFT-2003D+, XFT-2003DP and XFT-2003DT. These 3 products are especially designed for the recovery and rehabilitation of extremity motor function in paralyzed patients with central nervous system injuries s...
DAS - Reader and Washer to process most of Covid-19 ELISA tests
Flexible automated systems to process most of the Covid-19, ELISA tests.
‘Andalucía Respira’ offers a real alternative to the ventilators which are currently being used in intensive care units of hospitals, since it is based on common low-cost industrial parts (of air conditioning, irrigation or from the tyre industry) and contains no mobile components, which reduces the risk of mechanical failure. The prototype can be manufactured in approxi...
During the current COVID-19 pandemic there’s a shortage of protective masks, particularly N95 masks that feature electrostatic filters. Cleaning such masks using liquids is not effective, as the electrostatic effect ends up neutralized, so a team at Rensselaer University created a device that bathes masks in UVC light and makes them useful again. Inside the irradiatio...
Beep, an Orlando, FL-based autonomous shuttle service provider, typically runs its self-driving shuttle on a daily fixed route throughout Lake Nona, FL. With operation temporarily paused due to COVID-19, the company decided to use its shuttle to support the fight against COVID-19. In March, fully autonomous Beep shuttle buses began transporting COVID-19 tests from a d...
Because N95 and surgical masks are scarce and should be reserved for health care workers, many people are making their own coverings. Now, researchers report in ACS Nano that a combination of cotton with natural silk or chiffon can effectively filter out aerosol particles — if the fit is good. SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is thought to spread ...
The absolute best way of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is to just not get coronavirus in the first place. By now, you’ve (hopefully) had all of the strategies for doing this drilled into your skull—wash your hands, keep away from large groups of people, wash your hands, stay home when sick, wash your hands, avoid travel when possible, and please, please wash your...
Since then, the Danish start-up attracted $34M USD Venture Capital, experienced a steep growth to dkk 800 million valuation and +100 employees, and is tipped to become Denmark’s next unicorn. The company already sold its disinfection robot to over 40 countries that are now using it to combat the Corona virus. The development started in 2014, when a group of Danish hos...
Wearables offer practical solutions for the flexible measurement of data. The sensor from cosinuss° is worn directly in the ear and offers a precise monitoring of vital parameters. In an interview with MEDICA.de Dr. Kreuzer explains the advantages of a wearable that takes measurements in the ear. How does the earconnect™Technologie used by Cosinuss One work? Dr....
The project started a few days ago. NTNU laboratory manager Tor Erik Nicolaisen and student Bjørn-Magnus Kristiansen came across a Facebook group for people interested in 3D printing. Recipes were posted on how to produce face shields. The two researchers recognized that NTNU could fill a need here. The university has both the expertise and the equipment to mass pr...
The device was designed to be portable and easy to use, allowing healthcare personnel to image internal organs directly at a clinic or the patient’s bedside — avoiding the long waits and costs of specialized diagnostic facilities. This new imaging technology is so sensitive that it can detect some of the earliest cellular abnormalities linked to cancer. This is partic...
Creatives tegen Corona (CtC for short), a temporary collaboration between various Antwerp-based creatives, have united their skills and network in support of the healthcare workers in the battle against the worldwide Covid-19 epidemic. The collaboration began after members began hearing about the urgent demand from healthcare workers in their own circles. They got togeth...
P100 provides intelligent intensive and repetitive rehabilitation therapy. The three-point support design enables walking training at an early stage of rehabilitation.
“In the event of a severe influenza pandemic, the need for life-saving mechanical ventilation will far outstrip the ability to provide it.” That foreboding opening line, clipped from a paper published in the journal Health Care Analysis back in 2011, might have been written today. Globally, the growing number of patients critically ill with the coronavirus has esca...
1 - Laboratory safety: infection prevention in the work area What goes in, must not come out - and must also not cause harm to anyone working inside the lab. That's perhaps a nice way of summing up "laboratory safety" in one sentence - at least wherever pathogens are handled in biological and medical settings. The necessary laboratory safety precautions primarily depend...
Launched earlier this week, the wristbands – which are compatible with the country’s coronavirus contact tracing app, called “BeAware” – have been designed to alert a governmental monitoring station of any suspicious activity. Affected individuals wearing the electronic bracelet must be connected to the app at all times via Bluetooth, with GPS enabled to track movement, ...
The team, working separately in different locations around the university, designed a booth that provides a barrier between the individuals being tested and the person conducting the test. This approach can make personal protective equipment, such as face masks, unnecessary, making work more comfortable for nurses and reducing the need for items that are currently in sho...
Christophe Duroux, International Product manager at HORIBA Medical announces the upcoming release of Malaria and Dengue screening flags on hematology analyzer Yumzien H550.
To help address this matter, Aranet, a company that normally makes environmental monitoring solutions for industrial applications, is releasing a large-scale body temperature monitoring system that can allow a hospital to keep track of dozens of people at the same time. The technology may help to reduce the number of in-person visits that a patient receives, helping to r...
Shenzhen MicroMultiCopter (MMC) quickly launched the UAV prevention solutions and invested a service team of over 200 people rushing to the front line with over 100 drones deployed in many cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhaoqing, Foshan and other areas to participate in the battles, by which the risk of virus spreading among front-line staffs is greatly reduced. ...
Beijing authorities are scrambling to deploy more advanced artificial intelligence-powered temperature screening systems at various locations to keep the new coronavirus from spreading, as millions of Chinese return to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday. National AI champions Megvii and Baidu, which are both based in the nation’s capital, have introduced thei...
Terumo BCT’s Spectra Optia Apheresis System, combined with Marker Therapeutics’ D2000 Adsorption Cartridge, is now indicated for adult patients with COVID-19 udergoing respiratory failure. The device is intended to lower the levels of cytokines and other proteins in blood that promote inflammation, hopefully thereby mitigating some of the terrible consequences of the ...
“This FDA clearance quadruples our product offering and improves our ability to help patients,” said Shawn Fojtik, president of Control Medical Technology in Park City, USA. “The Aspire MAX 7 – 11F mechanical thrombectomy system includes (20) new large-lumen, flexible, and kink-resistant catheters w/dilators powered by the Aspire aspirator and/or an electromechanical pum...
According to a press release, Treo is the only device commercially available for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with dual proximal fixation and lock stent technology offering physicians the next advancement in endovascular device solutions. It is a three-piece design featuring in situ limb adjustability and provides a wide range of aortic device configurations to sp...
The new material families and resins are meant to provide more options for designers and engineers in fields including: Healthcare — with a new line of BioMed biocompatible resins including BioMed Clear resin and BioMed Amber resin; Engineering, product design, and manufacturing — with a new family of flexible and elastic resins consisting of Flexible 80A resin, a re...
The injection-molded titanium foam spinal implants are designed to be pre-attached to disposable, composite polymer instruments. They feature interconnected porosity throughout each implant and are designed to promote bone apposition and facilitate vascularization Each implant is sterile packaged and comes pre-attached to a disposable composite polymer delivery instru...
An insight about the Arabidopsis plant and how to grow it in your laboratory with FDM Chambers with Illumination
