Medical Product Outsourcing

Masimo's Rad-G With Temperature Earns CE Mark

Rad-G can be converted from a handheld spot-check device into a continuous monitoring device, in the absence of other multi-parameter monitors.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 03.24.21

How Are MPO’s Top 30 Addressing COVID-19?

J&J's Janssen moves the start of its Phase 1/2a vaccine clinical trial from September to the first half of July.

Online Exclusives Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 06.09.20

Medtech’s Battle on Multiple Fronts Against COVID-19

From PPE to testing to ventilator solutions, medtech firms are trying to find answers for healthcare’s needs against the novel coronavirus.

Online Exclusives Heidi West, Medical Writer, Vohra Wound Physicians 04.27.20

Hasbro, Cartamundi Partner to Produce Personal Protective Equipment

Companies to donate 50,000 face shields per week to local hospitals in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Business Wire 04.27.20

Electronics | Patient Monitoring

Sensors Woven into a Shirt Can Monitor Vital Signs

Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients' health.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 04.24.20

Electronics | Patient Monitoring

Sweat-Powered Electronic Skin Can Monitor Health

Can be embedded with sensors to measure heart rate, body temperature, levels of blood sugar, and metabolic byproducts .

California Institute of Technology 04.23.20

Diagnostics

Gold Standard Diagnostics Releases Three COVID-19 Antibody Tests

The IgA, IgG, and IgM assays are formatted for optimal functionality in diagnostic laboratories.

Business Wire 04.17.20

Epoxy with High Elongation Passes ISO 10993-5 Certification for Cytotoxicity

Product: EP40Med

Packaging & Sterilization

FDA OKs STERIS Systems to Decontaminate N95 Respirators

Will support decontamination of approximately 750,000 N95 respirators per day in the U.S.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration 04.13.20

Tubing & Extrusion

Pathways to Care: Tubing Technologies

Tubing is incorporated into a variety of medical technologies, which is why the demands on manufacturers of the components are increasing substantially.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 04.01.20

Telehealth Expansion Minimizes Infection, Frees Clinic Space

As the virus threatens to overburden the healthcare system, remote healthcare delivery via telecom technologies helps “flatten the curve” of new infections.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.01.20

Medtech Innovation and Adaptation in a Changing Pharmaceutical Landscape

The two primary industries driving healthcare innovation—pharmaceutical and medtech—are intrinsically intertwined.

Tom McLean, VP, Development Engineering, R&D Innovation & Technology, West Pharmaceutical Services 04.01.20

Patient Monitoring

Medtronic Launches New Solutions to Monitor COVID-19

Helps assess, monitor, and triage support for patients concerned about COVID-19 and respiratory symptoms.

GlobeNewswire 03.27.20

Patient Monitoring

FDA Expands Use of Remote Vital Signs Monitoring Devices

These devices provide crucial information when diagnosing or treating COVID-19 or co-existing conditions.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration 03.20.20

Diagnostics

COVID-19 Rapid Testing Technology Developed by Oxford Scientists

The new test is based on a technique that provides results in just half an hour, over three times faster than the current method.

University of Oxford 03.18.20

Epoxy Features Exceptional Chemical and Heat Resistance

Product: EP35SP

Diagnostics

Sentinel Diagnostics Readies Real-Time PCR mix for Coronavirus Detection

This test was developed with the most important hospital lab for the detection and treatment of coronavirus in Italy.

Sentinel Diagnostics 03.12.20

Patient Monitoring

'Smart' Scaffolding Could Monitor Tumor Growth in Real-Time

Gold nanoparticles that will act as sensors are built into it.

Elhuyar Fundazioa 03.10.20

Chronic Disease

FDA OKs Aerin's Nonsurgical Chronic Rhinitis Treatment

RhinAer disrupts signals that cause runny nose, post-nasal drip, congestion, and chronic cough.

Business Wire 03.05.20

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

Integra LifeSciences Launches AmnioExcel Plus Placental Allograft Membrane

The next generation in amniotic tissue products.

Integra LifeSciences 02.25.20

Diagnostics

WaveGuide Launches Formµla Portable NMR Device

Performs rapid screening and diagnostics of solid and liquid substances.

Business Wire 02.24.20

CO2Meter Inc. Launches New MicroSENS HighTemp Incubator

Company partners with Micro-Hybrid Electronic to offer best-in-class CO2 sensor for incubation.

PR Newswire 02.20.20

Electronics | Materials

Ultra-Thin Base Materials Take PCB Miniaturization to the Next Level

Flexible and rigid ultra-thin base materials enable highly reliable, thinner PCBs.

Online Exclusives Daniel Schulze, Engineering Manager at Dyconex 02.07.20

FDA Approves Plasma Thawing Device for Clinical Use

FreMon Scientific's ZipThaw product thaws fresh frozen plasma and plasma frozen within 24 hours after phlebotomy.

PR Newswire 02.07.20

Patient Monitoring

Nihon Kohden Launches Portable Vital Sign Monitor

Product allows clinicians to quickly and easily measure blood oxygen, blood pressure, and temperature.

Business Wire 01.31.20

Patient Monitoring

VivaLNK Sensors Help Fight Coronavirus in China

Continuous temperature sensor remotely monitors patients to prevent disease's spread in the hospital.

VivaLNK 01.29.20

Electronics

New Nano Coating Technology Provides Waterproofing Protection for Electronics

Equipment from HZO combines gases and liquids to deposit pinhole-free layers of thin-film protection.

Business Wire 01.27.20

Electrically Conductive Die Attach Epoxy with High Glass Transition Temperature

Product: EP17HTS-DA

Patient Monitoring

Security Risks Found in Some GE Healthcare Monitoring Devices

An attacker could remotely take control to silence alarms, generate false alarms, or interfere with the function.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration 01.24.20

FDA 510(k) Clears US Medical Innovations' Canady Plasma Smart XL-1000 Generator

The product is the first SMART electrosurgical generator in the world with its own operating system.

Business Wire 01.21.20

Cardiovascular | Digital Health | Patient Monitoring

VivaLNK Announces World's First FDA Cleared Wearable ECG Sensor Platform

Reusable patch and software development kit gives solution providers direct control over data.

VivaLNK 01.21.20

Clinical Studies Investigate Esophageal Injury Prevention Using Attune Medical’s ensoETM

RIsks from cardiac ablation procedures is generally low, although certain risks are associated with high levels of mortality, such as injury to the esophagus.

Business Wire 01.17.20