A federal research facility in Crane, IN, has developed a temperature scanning sensor system and software to help contain the coronavirus. The US Naval Surface Warfare Center's "sensor agnostic thermal imaging system" was licensed to Greene County General Hospital, according to a news release Tuesday, allowing the staff to detect feverish persons up to 200 yards away....
In industrial manufacturing, in science and research the need for a clean particle and germ free environment plays an ever important role. For this purpose elaborate clean room facilities are being designed at great expense not only upon purchase but also for their upkeep. In many instances it is absolutely excessive to install oversized, technically complex, and ex...
This round of financing led by Point72 Ventures, Canadian sportswear brand lululemon, Wall Street financial company LionTree, American model Karlie Kloss, Mellie Streep’s king agent Kevin Huvane, and Financial entrepreneur Steve Lockshin and other investors, the former investors Spark Capital and Lerer Hippeau also continue to participate, and “transaction of Jordan”, th...
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that is currently being used for COVID-19 diagnosis has to be carried out in specialized testing facilities, and takes a few hours or a few days for results to be made known. A 10-member team from the NUS Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), led by the institute's Director Professor Lim Chwee Teck, has develo...
To overcome these issues CytoSMART has introduced an organoid counting application – a new, powerful, and easy-to-use software application which enables organoid counting with the Corning® Cell Counter. The main features and benefits of the CytoSMART Organoid Counter are: speed and accuracy thanks to its cloud-based image analysis algorithm; low-cost as no consumables...
Deep well microplates are an important class of functional plasticware used for sample preparation, compound storage, mixing, transport and fraction collection. They are widely used in life science laboratories and are available in different sizes and plate formats, the most commonly used being 96 well and 384 well plates made from virgin polypropylene. The Porvair Sc...
Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, today launched the X-Panel 1412 to enhance advanced industrial and dental X-ray imaging applications. The X-Panel 1412 is a CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology based X-ray flat panel detector (FPD) series that provides high scanning speeds yet razor-sharp images, and covers a wide en...
The new device comes with a bundle of improvements, making applications in the field of molecular and cell biology easier than ever: The superior cooling system not only protects temperature-sensitive samples of any kind even at full speed, it is also ready to start immediately with a cool down time of only 8 minutes (21° C to 4°C). A variety of 6 different rotors now...
There is a desperate need for low-cost hardware to deal with COVID-19 all over the world. Today, with the evolution of digital manufacturing technologies such as 3D printers and circuit milling systems, humanity can share designs with others who can then replicate medical-grade devices for the cost of locally sourced materials. Today, with the evolution of digital man...
The Therapixel (Paris, France) MammoScreen software platform is designed to aid interpreting physicians in identifying focal findings suspicious for breast cancer in screening full-field digital mammography (FFDM). The software is designed to automatically detect and characterize soft tissue lesions and calcifications in mammograms and assessing their likelihood of malig...
A pilot batch will be produced by the Brazilian Navy for use in clinical trials. Twenty companies are interested in making the ventilator, which has already been tested in animals and humans. "Our ventilator is designed to be used in emergencies where there is a shortage of ICU ventilators, which are more monitored, but it has all the functionality required by a sever...
It is a motorized, Lithium-ion battery operated system that provides a constant supply of fresh, filtered air over the user’s face. At an APF level of 25, it creates an optimal protective pressure inside the respirator hood keeping out harmful particulates. Extremely lightweight weighing under 4 pounds total, workers will experience more comfort, less fatigue and improve...
Pathogens get deposited on the exterior of the masks and within the fabric. Considering that many pathogens, including that which causes COVID-19, can reside on surfaces for a long time, the masks themselves may be a way for diseases to spread. Researchers at Indiana University believe that electricity can be used to deactivate pathogens on face masks and they recentl...
Blood in the urine is a common symptom after surgical interventions on the urinary tract of any kind. Continuous bladder irrigation is used as a standard after operations on the bladder, prostate or kidneys to avoid complications caused by blood coagulation. If there are blood clots, there is a high risk that this clot can fill the bladder, which often makes further (avo...
If someone is having a stroke, you call an ambulance. But getting to the hospital can be time-consuming. To prevent long-term disabilities and death, patients need to be treated as quickly as possible. According to a recent study by the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, mobile stroke units play a key role in this setting. In an interview with MEDICA.de, Prof. Hein...
As everyone who hasn’t worked in the OR before just noticed, not seeing the entirety of people’s faces influences how we interact with each other. Smiling, for example, completely loses the effect that it is meant to produce in others. And while this is a nuisance and discomfort for most people, those that are deaf or hard of hearing can’t see lip movement and therefore ...
Masks are essential items for the primary protection of the respiratory tract from viruses and bacteria that are transmitted through the air as droplets. N95 masks are currently difficult to obtain, so there is an urgent need for a safe method of prolonging their usability through disinfection and reuse with minimal loss of the performance and integrity. Particulate f...
At a viral concentration equivalent to the low-level found in settings such as hospital rooms and to the level typically found in the sputum of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, a very low dose of UV-C radiation was sufficient to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 completely. At a viral input equivalent to that found in terminally ill patients, a higher dose of radiati...
The Vuzix (Rochester, NY, USA) M400 Smart Glasses feature a ruggedized, waterproof mechanical design optimized for a wide range of applications where safety and durability are needed most, such as warehouse logistics, manufacturing, field service, and telemedicine. In addition to its role in surgery, the M400 can also be used in the intensive care unit (ICU) in order to ...
The KA Imaging (Waterloo, Canada) Reveal detector is constructed with a unique triple stacked layer design, which permits spectral decomposition of the X-ray beam, allowing for high quantum efficiency of transmitted photons. The additional energy data enables the removal of motion artifacts and selective removal of the anatomical background, thus enhancing detectability ...
The ECGF-IS, under development at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Munich, Germany) institute, in collaboration with the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI; Kampala), is designed to close the gap between uncontrolled gravity-feed IV infusion and the highly precise, but extremely expensive, infusion pumps used in industrialized countries. The new system includes a drip se...
Now, the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the gammaCore Sapphire CV non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator (nVNS) to help adult asthmatics with COVID-19 (or those suspected of being infected) overcome difficulties breathing when drugs are not appropriate or are insufficient. The gammaCore stimulator has been approved as a treatment option for migraines a...
Smoke is a common problem in all kinds of minimally invasive procedures that involve ablation, cauterization, and other kinds of tissue manipulation. Smoke makes it difficult to see the surgical scene, but it can also be harmful to the clinicians that end up breathing in the soot. According to the American Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), a single d...
The device doesn’t need any wall gas or pressurized gas cylinders to operate thanks to a built-in turbine that generates enough continuous air pressure to meet any patient’s needs. Using powerful hot-swappable batteries allows the Servo-air to maintain patients while in transport between hospital wards. The critical care ventilator is indicated for pediatric and adult...
The InterStim Micro is a miniaturized version of Medtronic’s InterStim II neuromodulator, being 80% smaller, but it is rechargeable. Thanks to a technology called Overdrive, the battery inside the implant can be recharged repeatedly to full capacity during its 15 year expected lifetime. Both the neuromodulator and the leads have recently been approved for sale in the EU....
Intubation is necessary to maintain many critical patients in the ICU, but too often obtaining an airway proves to be challenging. In some patients, intubation can take over a minute or more, potentially leading to serious consequences. Now, Nihon Kohden is launching its NK AWS-S200 video laryngoscope in the United States, marketed under the Pentax brand outside the U.S....
Global healthcare technology company Philips is seeking to address the needs of the EMS provider. At HIMSS earlier this year, Philips launched its emergency care informatics suite in the US (formerly only available in Europe) to support real-time, bi-directional communication between emergency responders in the field and doctors in the hospital. Alongside tools for advan...
A new electrical device, called Roo from Spark Biomedical, is now undergoing testing, that may help shorten the weaning time to ten days or less by stimulating the cranial nerve branches on and near the ear. The therapy it administers, called Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN), reportedly motivates the brain to release endorphins that bind to opioid receptor...
The eSight 4 sports two 1280×960 screens that display images captured and processed from the forward facing camera on the glasses. It’s indicated for people with all kinds of eye conditions that are characterized by substantial loss of central vision, such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and Stargardt’s disease. With the eSight technology, the images ar...
With many neurological conditions, fooling the brain, by diverting attention and using other tricks, often works to alleviate symptoms. A new device is now available that utilizes intuitive visual and audio cues to help people with Parkinson’s and similar conditions walk confidently with every step. The NexStride attaches to canes, walkers, and walking poles. A green ...
A company called PregnanTech out of Misgav, Israel has now designed an implantable device that reduces the load on the cervix, keeps the cervix elongated despite contractions, and thereby delays the biomechanical cascade and prevents the breakup of the collagen network that leads to spontaneous birth. The LIONESS, as it’s called, is currently being tested in a clinical s...
A new device has just been unveiled by PulseNmore, an Israeli firm, that allows patients to perform ultrasound exams themselves and share the results immediately with their sonographers or physicians. The device is a dock for a smartphone, the bottom being the ultrasound transducer. An app on the smartphone provides training and guidance to the patient so that a scan ...
The SOLTUS 500, powered by a 40kW generator, has touch screens both at the main unit and at the collimator, making it easier and quicker to operate it around patients. Detectors are charged right on the device and stored within a special bin, plus special Canon technology allow the detectors operate at a long range when necessary. “Today’s hospitals are challenged wit...
The design is based on one that was approved by the United Kingdom’s Department of Health & Science and the prototype was shown off at the offices of the U.S. Vice President and Governor of New York State. Like other similar approaches, it uses a bag valve mask (aka Ambu-Bag), squeezed by a motorized device, to push air in and out of the lungs. PVA says that it is ready ...
Called the Galway VentShare system, the technology consists of viral filters, valves, tubing, CO2 sensors, and pressure and flow meters, which allows two patients to be safely ventilated with independent parameters, such as tidal volume control. Galway is a significant hub for medical technology development. Some of the world’s largest producers of ventilators, includ...
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...
