At the bedside, the Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System fulfills the need to keep critically ill patients in isolation, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the industry’s first mobile X-ray system with a collapsible column, the DRX-Revolution delivers high-quality diagnostic images in tight spaces, helping to limit the spread of infection by providing c...
With a magnet approximately five times more powerful than most clinical systems, SIGNA 7.0T can image anatomy, function, metabolism and microvasculature in the brain and joints with incredible resolution and detail. This new system can be used for both research and clinical purposes to support a broad range of investigations across neurologic and musculoskeletal diseases...
The coronavirus keeps circulating and the number of contaminated people is still rising. In order to avoid any new lockdown, many countries are starting to require wearing masks in public areas. Surgical masks, barrier masks and even respirators are now increasingly visible in our streets. But such masks are often uncomfortable to wear, especially for a long period of ti...
November 26, 2020 — GE Healthcare has received U.S. FDA approval of its macrocyclic gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent, Clariscan (gadoterate meglumine), in pre-filled syringes. Pre-filled with 10, 15 and 20mL of contrast agent, Clariscan’s ready-assembled, clear plastic syringes save time and reduce the risk of injury from broken glass, while the color-coded volume lab...
The company’s latest technology is rapid and highly accurate. With the onset of the pandemic, temperature screenings were widely done in almost all areas around the world. This screening helps detect elevated temperatures in people, which is one of the first and easiest symptoms to identify. The Infrared Cameras’ solution has sensor design, lens construction, so...
The COVID-19 self-testing kit was used by researchers at Stanford Medicine (Stanford, CA, USA) in the Community Alliance to Test Coronavirus at Home (CATCH) Study that aimed to better understand the demographics of COVID-19 infection, as well as to determine if at-home sample-collection kits could boost access to accurate testing. The Vera COVID-19 Unsupervised Collectio...
The company increases patient access and transforms operational performance for more than 300 hospitals. Health systems can use iQueue for Inpatient Beds to drive daily inpatient capacity management decisions at all levels ranging from a single operations-focused source of truth, including discharge and admissions predictions for each unit. LeanTaaS has developed t...
LG, the giant South Korean electronics manufacturer, has just announced that it has developed a face mask that is an air purifier that cleans the air and makes it easy to breathe at the same time. The LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier features two replaceable H13 HEPA filters that the firm already employs in its house air purifiers. Two built-in fans push air through,...
Delirium, also known as acute confusional state, occurs in 30 to 80 percent of patients in intensive care units. This cerebral impairment not only causes mental confusion and emotional disruption but also drastically increases the mortality risk of patients. A controlled circadian rhythm and sleep/wake cycle is the prerequisite for delirium prevention. This is where the ...
The ProCuity, which is actually a series of beds that have somewhat varying capabilities, was developed to minimize patient falls, help clinicians to efficiently monitor those that are bedridden, and to maintain connectivity when the bed is on the move. ProCuity beds include Stryker’s Secure Connect technology that provides a wireless way to connect to nurse call syst...
Three new detectors are included, including the new MAX wi-D, the lightest 14 x 17” wireless detector with a handle, that weighs only 6.6 lbs. and is just over a half an inch thick. The new wireless MAX Mini, developed for pediatric, orthopedic, and trauma applications, is 10 x 14 x 0.6″ in size and weighs 3.5 lbs. Finally, a static 17 x 17” MAX is a general purpose dete...
Certainly intended for neurological applications, the SIGNA 7.0T should also be useful for imaging of metabolism, function, and of joints that can’t be properly seen with even a 3 Tesla device. Besides clinical use, the same scanner can just as readily be utilized for research. In addition to raw power, the SIGNA 7.0T features UltraG gradient technology in the whole-b...
Malaria is a significant killer in many parts of the world where access to medical services is limited or non-existent. Obtaining a laboratory-based malaria diagnosis is challenging or impossible for many people living in such regions. Low-cost, point-of-care diagnostic alternatives are clearly needed, and this latest technology may fulfill these criteria. Containing ...
The product provides 7-20X scaling of hand movements, automatically removing tremors to allow for safe microsurgical and supermicrosurgical procedures. It is hoped that this impressive new device can help to improve how free-flap reconstructions, replantations, peripheral nerve repairs and lymphatic surgery are performed. Surgeons operate on the Symani via its console...
Deformation is measured through changes in optical paths within the flexible fiber optic sensors. By providing a sense of ‘touch’, the sensors could provide additional functionality for medical soft robots or prostheses and also be useful in measuring forces in physical therapy and sports medicine. Allowing machines to physically feel and explore their environment by ...
This spring, due to limited national supplies of N95 face masks, hospitals across the country asked the public and private companies to donate personal protective equipment (PPE), including many different types of masks, to be sure healthcare workers were protected while caring for patients. With so many options, infection prevention experts at the UNC Medical Center ...
This is how a conventional ultrasound scan works: patients lie down on a table next to the ultrasound machine. A doctor uses a probe to scan the part of the body in question, while he or she looks at the pictures on a monitor. In other words, the physician either focuses on his/her hand on the patient or the monitor. The Fraunhofer IGD wants to change this process as par...
The researchers hope that the mask could help with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as masks are in high demand and supplies are low. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a huge demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). This is particularly important for healthcare staff who may be exposed to COVID-19 patients on a daily basis. However, as lockdowns in various c...
The Bremer Aufbau-Bank GmbH, a public bank of the Federal State of Bremen, promotes the research project. "We can apply our many years of research to an important topic that has become increasingly prominent with the corona crisis," says Chemistry Professor Nikolai Kuhnert. He is leading the project together with his colleague Matthias Ullrich, Professor of Microbiology....
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s Brain Navi recently developed a new robot to perform nasal swab tests autonomously to prevent cross infections, with the aim to protect healthcare workers and reduce strain on health systems. Founded in 2015, the company says it is “focused on designing and developing a medical device that can assist surgeons during the...
Balancing high-tech with humanity – digitization in the Intensive Care Unit No other hospital area features as much high-tech equipment as the intensive care unit. Each acute care hospital bed has four to ten devices that continuously monitor all patient vital signs and can replace nearly any organ. This creates big data that is often not used effectively. Yet it also h...
It all started with a novel idea from 12-year old Axel Sananes, who wanted to assist caregivers training with swab tests for Covid-19. He figured out how to safely perform these tests by creating a 3D printed nasopharyngeal swab simulator that caregivers can easily use. A project that was just an idea is now a reality, thanks to the financial support of Protege Ton Soign...
The AGM100 portable, non-invasive respiratory monitoring system from MediPines (Yorba Linda, CA, USA) provides rapid non-invasive pulmonary gas exchange measurements, typically in less than two minutes. The advanced respiratory monitoring system provides a comprehensive respiratory assessment designed to support medical providers with rapid detection of respiratory impai...
Aerogen (Galway, Ireland), which has developed the closed-circuit nebulizer technology, is collaborating with pharmaceutical companies in multiple COVID-19 drug development initiatives, including the development of new inhaled drugs that will ultimately play in the COVID-19 response. Aerogen is working with pharmaceutical companies worldwide to ensure safe delivery of in...
The Livmor (Frisco, TX, USA) Halo AF Detection System is a wearable solution that consists of a proprietary algorithm that filters and detects irregular pulse rhythm suggestive of AF from photoplethysmograph (PPG) data, a patient user interface that notifies the patient of data collection, and a physician user interface that alerts when an irregular pulse rhythm is detec...
The system relies on Cone Beam CT imaging, to provide a high resolution 3D view of the lungs, along with X-ray guidance for clear awareness of the anatomy being worked on and the tools within. A combination of additional hardware and software features work together to help with thoracoscopic surgeries, biopsies, and lesion ablations that are common when diagnosing and tr...
Originally created to spot-check patients for SpO2 (oxygen saturation), respiration rate from the plethysmograph (RRp), pulse rate (PR), perfusion index (Pi), and pleth variability index (PVi®), this latest generation of the Rad-G allows for continuous monitoring as well. Thanks to the new Rad-G sensor, the oximeter can be used on both adults and children, allowing th...
STRAUBENHARDT - TBH GmbH from Straubenhardt has recently been ensuring a higher standard of hygiene and safety for dentists and other medical treatments with its extraction systems of the DF series and the brand new InLine patient filters. In times of Corona, many patients avoid going to the dentist. They fear having an increased risk of infection from aerosols. As an ex...
Termed an electrochemical bio‐barcode assay, the device could be used to measure a variety of health markers at home, and is similar to the devices used by patients with diabetes to measure blood glucose levels. Monitoring and detecting disease using blood-based biomarkers typically requires a blood sample to be sent to a laboratory and potentially days or weeks befor...
The new Butterfly iQ+ features better imaging capabilities, improved ergonomics, and longer battery life. Clinicians can utilize the portable, handheld ultrasound in a variety of situations and clinical fields to image the heart, lungs, bladder, and other organs and tissues. It even has Needle Viz technology that aids with imaging a needle during in-plane guided procedur...
Feliz Caminar, a company specializing in health-care and work footwear, launched a new clog model called "Mycrom", designed to pay tribute to women health-care workers during the health crisis caused by the Covid-19. It is designed exclusively for women in the health sector, made of microfiber, which makes it easy to wash the clog at 30°C. It also allows for daily cle...
US-headquartered EnvisionTEC, one of the few 3D printer companies in the world whose products are being used for the production of final end-use parts, is a market leader in the development of bioprinting solutions. The company’s 3D-Bioplotter is a world-leading bioprinter used for research in over 300 peer-reviewed scientific and medical papers. MedicalExpo e-magazine c...
The technology could allow people to disinfect chronic wounds at home, and would be helpful in cases where wounds have been colonized by drug-resistant bacteria and aren’t responding to antibiotic therapy. Approximately 6 million patients in the U.S. have a chronic wound. This includes many patients with diabetes who develop foot ulcers. These wounds can have a signif...
VentMI can address current and future potential ventilator shortages in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. “We were focused on developing a system that could at least double ventilator capacity,” says otolaryngologist Kyle Van Koevering, MD, of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Michigan Medicine and an associate faculty member in the Dep...
At a glance: Wide range of appplications - primarily IVOM treatments - maxillo-facial applications - dental surgery - aesthetic treatments - dermatological applications Comfortable for surgeon and patient - comfortable upholstery - easy entry and exit (low entry height: 550 mm) - comfortable armrests - optional: foot keypad - optional: headrest element fe...
Among them, sleep apnea is an under-diagnosed condition that is very poorly treated due to the lack of practical and effective treatment. The family company Oniris has launched thermoformed mandibular advancement devices (MADs) that allow patients to take their own teeth impressions at home without having to go to the dentist. We spoke with Thibault Vincent, who runs the...
