MPO’s Most-Read Stories This Week—July 13

This week’s top favorite should come as no surprise, considering the summer’s brutally scorching start.

ColdVentures was the MPO website linchpin with the debut of its Class 1 medical device to prevent heat-related brain/organ damage and death. The company’s first-of-its kind product, ColdVest, reduces core body temperatures up to five degrees and can stabilize an overheated individual In just under three minutes Using patented endothermic cooling technology, ColdVest does not require electricity, refrigeration, ice or special storage. To use, operators simply add three liters of liquid to ColdVest’s integrated bladder, which then spreads throughout the vest to rapidly activate internal cooling chemicals. ColdVest is then placed over the torso of the affected individual for immediate relief.  

Runner up to ColdVest’s cool creation was an online exclusive examining the partnerships that have helped foster artificial intelligence technology in healthcare. Following the exclusive was news regarding revised FDA draft guidance on medical product misinformation. The revised draft guidance gives examples of the types of misinformation found online companies may choose to address with a tailored responsive communication. It also includes considerations relevant to the current environment of digital information. Moreover, it describes general medical product communications that companies can use to address misinformation about their medical products when that misinformation appears.

Other pageview powerhouses this past week included Trelleborg Medical and Microbot Medical—the former for sharing its executive board changes with the public, and the latter for using its Liberty endovascular robotic surgery system for the first time in a patient. The company earlier this year reported positive outcomes in a pre-clinical study of the Liberty robotic system. 

1. ColdVentures Develops ColdVest to Prevent Heat-Related Deaths

2. Partnerships that are Driving AI in Healthcare

3. FDA Updates Guidance on Internet-Based Medical Product Misinformation

4. Trelleborg Medical Announces Executive Board Changes

5. Microbot Medical Enrolls 1st Patient in Liberty Surgical Robot Trial