PainChek uses artificial intelligence to analyse micro-facial expressions indicative of pain and has upgraded its app so care professionals can assess and document pain scores in every care home resident. The upgrade of the PainChek facial analysis technology - first developed to enable care workers to identify and manage pain in people living with dementia or cognitive ...
This device could eventually replace the need for open or keyhole surgery to patch up or stitch together internal blood vessel defects. After inserting the catheter into an appropriate blood vessel, the glue patch – nicknamed ‘Voltaglue’ – can be guided through the body to where the tear is located and then activated using retractable electrodes to glue it shut in a few ...
It is hard to believe at first that the dental products we see in this picture gallery are not in some way painted, polished or hand finished after being printed with 3D technology. Developed by 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys specifically for dental applications, the J5 DentaJet is a multi-material PolyJet 3D machine capable of simultaneously combining up to five diff...
Neonates are a population that has been historically underserved by the medtech industry. Very few devices are authorised for patients younger than two years old each year, despite their unique medical needs. Premature babies, or preemies, are a particularly vulnerable part of the neonatal population. These babies, born before 37 weeks gestation, typically require speci...
To overcome these issues, researchers from MIT and a few other institutions around Boston, have developed a new deep learning tool to more easily identify harmful lesions from photographs taken with a smartphone. The paper, published in Science Translational Medicine, describes the development of the tool using a branch of artificial intelligence called deep convolution...
The technology, created in collaboration with physicians at the University of California, San Francisco, also paves the way for the creation of a variety of miniaturized sensors that could track other key biochemical markers in the body, such as pH or carbon dioxide. These sensors could one day provide doctors with minimally invasive methods for monitoring the biochemis...
The creos syntoprotect dense PTFE membranes are designed to withstand exposure to the oral cavity for extraction socket management when primary closure is not possible. The line also offers 13 shapes of titanium-reinforced dense PTFE membranes for ridge augmentation and for grafting large osseous defects. Each of these options is easy to trim and versatile in its shaping...
As such, With U is a smart urine-control device designed to prevent bladder shrinkage and to rebuild urinary reflex (micturition reflex) for patients in recovery. The system is strapped to the thigh and comprises a smart controller that connects the catheter to the redesigned drainage bags (stage 1) and drainage tubes (stage 2). Via a sensor, the controller determines ...
The sticker is applied to the skin and wicks sweat inside itself through a set of microfluidic channels, where an onboard bioassay measures chloride levels, a marker of cystic fibrosis. The technology may end up simplifying cystic fibrosis diagnosis in newborns. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease caused by a malfunctioning chloride channel in epithelial cells. It typi...
Now, researchers reporting in ACS Omega have developed a tamper-proof temperature indicator that can alert health care workers when a vial of vaccine reaches an unsafe temperature for a certain period, which could help ensure distribution of effective mRNA vaccines. The two COVID mRNA vaccines contain instructions for building harmless pieces of the SARS-CoV-2 spike pro...
TOKYO (Jan. 10, 2021) At CES 2021 (Jan. 11-14, online), Quantum Operation Inc., a Tokyo-based healthcare IoT startup, will present the world’s first noninvasive glucose monitor that is capable of truly continuous measurement. The company’s patented spectrum sensing technology enables the monitoring sensor to accurately measure glucose in a person’s bloodstream through th...
The system sends inaudible sounds into its close environment and then analyzes the reflected waves to identify individual heartbeats from someone sitting close to it. The technology may be useful in detecting heart rhythm disorders, such as cardiac arrhythmias. “Heart rhythm disorders are actually more common than some other well-known heart conditions. Cardiac arrhythm...
One of the robots, comprising a robotic arm, contains electrodes in its fingertips, and can take measurements when it makes contact with a patient. Another, a smart insole, can monitor patient gait when worn in a shoe. The third, a humanoid robot, can keep track of oxygen levels, which may be useful in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The researchers hope that future...
The FDA’s De Novo marketing authorization, which is given out for technologies that don’t have a prior analogue, indicates the new Hominis robot-assisted surgical platform for transvaginal benign surgical procedures, including benign hysterectomies. The robotic component is quite small, unlike typical robotic surgery setups that can take up entire rooms. A workstation w...
In a project known as CoClean-up, the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden and the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM in Hannover have now developed such a solution. This new system filters pathogens from ambient air and destroys them, leaving behind nothing but the nontoxic gas CO2. While there are al...
In paediatric intensive care, doctors are confronted with the problem that the diseases are sometimes difficult to recognise and - depending on age and gender - also progress differently. The research project "A Learning and Interoperable Smart Expert System for Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (ELISE)", led by Dr Thomas Jack, Senior Physician at the Department of Pae...
This technology employs ultrasonic soundwaves to offer 98% particle filtration efficiency, 99.99% antibacterial efficacy—including antibiotic-resistant bacteria—and 99,89% virucidal efficacy. The process also has excellent durability against industrial laundries, according to Yuli Nofar, a Sonovia’s representative. She explained: “Our technology was initially developed ...
Zipline, the California-based drone start-up that delivers critical medical supplies in countries like Ghana and Rwanda, is pursuing a larger role in the Covid-19 global vaccine effort and taking on one of the trickiest logistical challenges: cold-chain storage. Earlier this week, Nigeria’s Kaduna state signed a deal with Zipline allowing the drone delivery of Covid-19 ...
These laboratory refrigerators and freezers are designed to reliably keep general research and clinical materials secure, in temperature ranges that address both short- and long-term storage requirements, including those for COVID-19 vaccines. With standard alarm features alerting users to temperature fluctuations, door-ajar incidents and power failures, the new system...
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The new Thermo Scientific Orbitrap IQ-X Tribrid mass spectrometer is designed specifically for small-molecule structural elucidation of metabolites and unknown compounds. With this new, intelligent mass spectrometer (MS), small molecule researchers in academia, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical industries can now reveal complex chemical structures with confidence, ea...
Israeli continuous remote patient-monitoring company Biobeat is taking its business beyond the hospital with the launch of a home-based version of its technology. The new offering comes in the form of a take-home kit consisting of a wireless photoplethysmography (PPG) vitals monitor, adhesives used to place the monitor on the patient's chest and an instruction manual....
One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors' inability to predict which newly hospitalized patients will go on to develop severe disease, including complications that require the insertion of a breathing tube, kidney dialysis, or other intensive care. Knowledge of a patient's age and underlying medical conditions can help predict such outcomes, but...
A new training technology co-developed between Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and ARTORG Center of the University of Bern, will further improve patient safety during future procedures: a new 4D simulator enables the planning, testing and optimization of the procedure on an exact 4D model, which also emulates the blood, blood vessels and pulse. Approximately 2 ...
In the short term, the Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) technique aims to create replica organs to enable cardiac surgeons to visualize and plan complicated procedures with more precision than ever before. Adam W. Feinberg, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at the university, said: “One day, the hope ...
Today the biggest challenge facing healthcare is the need to enhance value for patients. Healthcare systems across the world are having to contend with rising costs; growing and aging populations; and fewer resources with varying quality. These issues have been thrown into even sharper relief by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Most diagnoses and treatments remain standard...
Combatting the infections is no easy task, though. When antibiotics are carelessly and excessively prescribed, that leads to the rapid emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant genes in bacteria – creating an even larger problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections happen in the U.S. each year, and m...
Frey's interest in brain-hand communication began as a child after his mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, or MS, a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. As his mother's condition deteriorated, he became acutely aware of the complexity of the body's nervous system, and how much a person's normal everyday life depended on its proper function, including...
The Sense Glucose Earring designed by 22-year-old Tyra Kozlow is a non-invasive blood glucose monitor that could revolutionise how patients manage type 1 diabetes. The diabetes-monitoring earring requires a single lobe piercing which incorporates safe high-frequency radio-waves that penetrate through the lobe and provides data on the characteristics of the blood. Unl...
The Scientific Reports paper is the first published result from TemPredict, a study of more than 65,000 people wearing a ring manufactured by Finnish startup Oura, that records temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and levels of activity. The goal of the study is to develop an algorithm that can predict the onset of symptoms such as fever, cough and fatigue, which ar...
Robotic arms under their control can do part of this work. Prof. (Saitama Med. Univ.) Dietmar Stephan from the St. Marien Hospital Siegen describes in our video, how controls and haptic feedback can make surgery with a robot easier. And chief physician Prof. Frank Willeke explains, how a hospital can create the right conditions for the use of a surgical robot.
Virtual reality could be key to COVID-19 rehabilitation, according to a new paper published in BMJ Open Sport Exercise Medicine. Specifically, the authors of the publication pitch tailor-made rehabilitation services that can be administered remotely via a VR experience. The authors explain that many COVID-19 patients who were critically ill continue to have Post-Inten...
Israeli company OutSense has developed an IoT device which attaches to a toilet bowl and scans excretions for signs of disease. OutSense CEO Yfat Scialom explained: “The initial idea was born when Ishay Attar, our founder, was watching The Island, where people live in a futuristic utopian facility that continually monitors the inhabitants’ toilet activity. It cam...
The Carpediem (Cardio-Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine) has been in development for about a decade and the first in-human use was announced back in 2014. Having now received FDA marketing authorization, Medtronic is now making it available to hospitals around the country. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center already has these installed and in use. T...
In a bid to improve clinical research participation and engagement, the Google Health team announced this morning the launch of a new Android app that streamlines study recruitment for consumers and shows them how survey and sensor data are being employed for health research. Off the bat, the Google Health Studies app allows users to view a list of open studies and re...
It detects viral antigen nucleocapsid protein, IgM and IgG antibodies, as well as the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein, based on our mass-producible laser-engraved graphene electrodes. We demonstrate ultrasensitive, highly selective, and rapid electrochemical detection in the physiologically relevant ranges. We successfully evaluated the applicability of our SAR...
