Search Results for 'gel'
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FDA Clears EndoClot Plus's GI Submucosal Lifting Product
Product targets the rapidly growing U.S. endoscopic submucosal dissection market.Business Wire 04.14.20
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Neurological
3D Printed Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.Massachusetts Institute of Technology 03.30.20
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Ingestible Medical Devices Can Be Broken Down with Light
New light-sensitive material could eliminate some of the endoscopic procedures needed to remove gastrointestinal devices.Massachusetts Institute of Technology 02.28.20
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Surgical
Baxter Launches Next-Gen Staple Line Reinforcement Material
New generation is two times faster to prepare compared to the previous version.Business Wire 02.27.20
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Bone-Marrow-on-a-Chip: New Research Direction for Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
There is currently lack of an effective animal study model for SDS.Boston Children's Hospital 01.29.20
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Neurological
CES 2020: World's First Daytime Sleep Trainer
URGOnight works the mental muscle to naturally enhance sleep.Business Wire 01.06.20
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3D/Additive Manufacturing
Tracheal Construct Bioprinted with Multiple Materials
WFIRM scientists printed different designs of smooth muscle and cartilage regions in artificial tracheal substitutes.Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 12.05.19
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Materials
Researchers Create Stable Materials from Disordered Proteins
Improved protein control could lead to wound-healing applications.Duke University 11.04.19
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Materials | Surgical
Double-Sided Tape for Tissues Could Replace Surgical Sutures
New adhesive that binds wet surfaces within seconds could be used to heal wounds or implant medical devices.Videos Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
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Surgical
FDA Releases Draft Guidance to Enhance Breast Implant Safety Information
FDA recommends including a boxed warning and other elements in breast implant labeling.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10.28.19
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OcuMedic and Gelest Enter Investment and Supply Agreement
Gelest to be the exclusive supplier for OcuMedic drug eluting contact lenses and corneal bandages.Business Wire 10.09.19
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Cardiovascular | Materials
Developing Electrically Active Materials to Repair Damaged Hearts
A polymer known as PEDOT may be the most suitable for electrically conductive grafts or scaffolds.American Institute of Physics (AIP) 10.08.19
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Testing
Managing Risks for Medical Devices: A Guide to Understanding ISO 14971
The intent of ISO 14971 is to provide a general “bird’s-eye view” approach to designing and implementing a risk management plan for medical devices.Helin Räägel, Ph.D., Biocompatibility Expert, Nelson Labs 10.08.19
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Materials
Researchers Develop Hydrogel Capable of Providing Sustained Medication Release
Delivers drugs at the cellular level and engineers tissue.NYU Tandon 09.18.19
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Cardiovascular | Neurological | Surgical
Robotic Thread Slips Through the Brain’s Blood Vessels
Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.Videos Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Cardiovascular
Bioprinting Complex Living Tissue in Just a Few Seconds
Examples of the researchers' work include a valve similar to a heart valve, a meniscus, and a complex-shaped part of the femur.Videos Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
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ELITONE Device Launched for Women’s Incontinence
New patented medical device offers a conservative, non-invasive treatment for the one in three women who suffer from stress urinary incontinence.Elidah Inc. 08.22.19
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Cardiovascular
3D Printing Rebuilds Functional Components of the Human Heart
Carnegie Mellon team overcomes a major obstacle to 3D printing human tissue.FluidForm 08.02.19
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Cardiovascular | Electronics | Patient Monitoring
Soft Wearable Health Monitor Uses Stretchable Electronics
The soft and conformable monitor can broadcast ECG, heart/respiratory rate, and motion activity data as much as 15 meters to a portable recording device.Videos John Toon, Georgia Tech
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3D/Additive Manufacturing
Prellis Biologics Advances 3D Holographic Tissue Printing
$8.7 million Series A investment coincides with Prellis' recent advancements in tissue engineering.Krause Taylor Associates 07.31.19
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Materials
Bacteria-Killing Gel Heals Itself While Healing You
McMaster researchers aggregate trillions of phages into a new form.McMaster University 07.25.19
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Adhesives Can Help Heal Wounds
Bioinspired wound dressing speeds healing process.McGill University 07.24.19
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Rigel Medical Launches New Defibrillator Analyzer
The device is designed to provide a comprehensive solution for quick and efficient testing.Rigel Medical 07.03.19
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Contract Manufacturing | Materials | R&D & Design
Gelest Acquires Bimax
The acquisition bolsters Gelest's portfolio of specialty materials and solutions.HAP Marketing Services, Inc. 07.01.19
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gel-e's Life Foam Expanding Injectable Hemostat Gains Breakthrough Status
Accelerated regulatory pathway for first internal use product.PR Newswire 06.18.19
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Packaging & Sterilization
Revisiting the End: A Packaging and Sterilization Update
Changing regulations and new demands from medical device manufacturers are causing packaging and sterilization suppliers to revise and update their offerings.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 06.13.19
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Global Surgical Adhesion Barriers Market to Reach $1.4 Billion by 2028
Barriers to market growth include the increase of laparoscopic procedures.GlobalData 06.11.19
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Patient Monitoring
Keeping Tabs on Tissue Oxygen in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients
Insights from those who have helped develop and test the Lumee Oxygen Platform on its benefits over traditional monitoring methods.Online Exclusives Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 05.30.19
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Bio-Rad Receives FDA Clearance for the IH-500
Agency's clearance expands the company's offering in the blood testing market.Business Wire 05.24.19
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
Organ Bioprinting Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
Bioengineers clear major hurdle on path to 3D printing replacement organs.Videos Rice University
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Cardiovascular | Materials
Fraunhofer Scientists Make Strides in 3D Printing of Biological Tissue
Researchers are working to develop and optimize suitable bioinks for additive manufacturing.Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft 05.06.19
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R&D & Design
Consumer-Minded Design
OEMs are requiring design partners to put more focus on user interface and aesthetics as they seek to produce devices intended to be used directly by patients.Mark Crawford , Contributing Writer 05.01.19
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An Army of Micro-Robots Can Wipe Out Dental Plaque
A productive collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania dental and engineering schools led to the microbe-killing robots for biofilm elimination.University of Pennsylvania 04.30.19
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Materials
New Dental Tech Doubles the Life of Seals
Special antibacterial agent based on metal oxides' colloidal solutions as part of preparations suppresses pathogenic growth, reduces risk of secondary caries.National University of Science and Technology MISIS 04.22.19
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Diagnostics | Electronics
Nanotech-Enhanced Biochip Detects Minute Levels of Disease
The chip aims to spot cancers, malaria, and viral diseases such as pneumonia early in their progression with a pinprick blood test.New Jersey Institute of Technology 04.04.19
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
3D Structures Developed from Crab Shells Could Replace Damaged Tissues
A team of scientists used 3D printing to create biocompatible structures on the basis of chitin obtained from crab shells.Sechenov University 04.02.19
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Surgical
FDA Warns J&J and Sientra for Breast Implant Compliance Failure
The two breast implant manufacturers failed to comply with post-approval study requirements.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 03.20.19
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Materials | Surgical
FDA to Take Closer Look at Medical Device Materials
Materials used in today’s medical devices vary as widely as the devices themselves.Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 03.18.19
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Materials
Hydrogel Contact Lens Could Treat Serious Eye Disease
The lens could more effectively treat corneal melting, a condition that is a significant cause for blindness worldwide.University of New Hampshire 03.14.19
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Materials | R&D & Design
Sum and Substance: Material Considerations for Changing Design Needs
Material science and medical device development have a symbiotic relationship; advancement in one encourages innovation in the other.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 03.07.19
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Electronics | Patient Monitoring
Ingestible, Expanding Pill Monitors Stomach for up to a Month
Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term.Videos Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
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Generex Biotechnology Expands Medical Device Portfolio With Acquisition of Olaregen Therapeutix
Company also launches its FDA-approved Excellagen, a proprietary patented wound care product.Business Wire 01.17.19
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Materials
New Adhesive Can Be Painlessly Detached from Skin with UV Light
The adhesive could be used to attach and painlessly detach wound dressings, transdermal drug delivery devices, and wearable robotics.Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 12.17.18
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Vancive Showcases New Products and Quick-to-Market Private Label Devices at Medica
Company is also highlighting its private label device offerings for medical OEMs.Vancive Medical Technologies 11.13.18
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Transcat Acquires Angel’s Instrumentation Inc.
Acquisition expands geographic presence to Virginia and broadens industrial on-site calibration capabilities.Business Wire 10.08.18
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
3D Bioprinting of Living Structures with Built-In Chemical Sensors
Bioinks with sensor nanoparticles can be calibrated and used to monitor stem cell respiration in bioprinted structures.Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen 10.02.18
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Neurological | Surgical
Stryker Acquires HyperBranch Medical Technology for $220M
HyperBranch's Adherus AutoSpray Dural Sealant product is one of two FDA-approved dural sealants on the market.Stryker 10.02.18
