Diagnostics
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring | Surgical
11 Finalists Selected for $100K Pediatric Medical Device Competition
This year’s competition focuses on pediatric cardiovascular devices, an area of significant need.Childrens National Health System 09.19.18
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Diagnostics
New Blood Test Spots Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer
The test can detect pancreatic cancer with 96 percent accuracy at stage I and II.Lund University 09.17.18
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Diagnostics | Electronics
Point-of-Care Sensors to Detect Toxic Metals from Single Drop of Blood
The sensors would allow for faster and cheaper research, as well as rapid detection of metals including manganese and lead.University of Illinois at Chicago 09.14.18
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Diagnostics
Philips Launches Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T MR with Industry-First Fully Sealed Magnet
Ingenia Ambition X combines fully sealed BlueSeal magnet technology & workflow innovations for a step-change in productivity.Royal Philips 09.11.18
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Diagnostics
FDA OKs iHEARtest, the First Cleared Home Hearing Assessment Kit
iHEARtest gives consumers control of their hearing health in the convenience and privacy of their own home.Business Wire 09.11.18
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Diagnostics
Color-Changing Sensor Detects Signs of Eye Damage in Tears
Gel laden with gold nanoparticles changes color when it reacts with a teardrop containing ascorbic acid.Liz Ahlberg Touchstone, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 09.04.18
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Diagnostics
Roche Diagnostics CEO Steps Down
Roland Diggelmann has been CEO since 2012; will be leaving Roche to pursue his career outside of the company.Roche 08.30.18
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Diagnostics
Dynex Technologies Announces Global Partnership with ZEUS Scientific
Agreement to provide Dynex instruments through ZEUS’ sales channels.Business Wire 08.30.18
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Diagnostics
Using Light to See Deep Inside Our Bodies and Brains
Red light could provide for enhanced imaging functionality, enabling the tracking of tumors and improved diagnostics.Videos TED
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Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring
BioMerieux Recalls Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Cards Over False MRSA Results
VITEK 2 Gram Positive AST cards recalled over false negative or susceptible, respectively, results for some MRSA strains.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 08.24.18
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Diagnostics
Handheld Probe Images Photoreceptors in Children
Device as big as billiard table reduced to size of two-inch stack of index cards.Duke University 08.24.18
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Diagnostics | Software & IT
Engineers Build A.I. System to Detect Often-Missed Cancer Tumors
The artificial intelligence system is about 95 percent accurate.University of Central Florida 08.23.18
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring
Philips Launches New Cardiac Ultrasound Solutions with Anatomical Intelligence
EPIQ CVx offers cardiologists tailored applications for diagnostic, pediatric, and interventional echocardiography.Philips 08.22.18
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Diagnostics
FDA Approves Grifols' Procleix Zika Virus Assay
U.S. blood banks can now screen blood donations for the presence of the Zika virus and improve blood transfusion safety.PR Newswire 08.14.18
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Diagnostics | Surgical
Global Endoscopy Industry to Surpass $40 Billion by 2024
The endoscopy market will be defined by extensive R&D programs and the expansion of minimally invasive surgical procedures.Online Exclusives Sunil Hebbalkar, Global Market Insights 08.13.18
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Diagnostics | Surgical
Soft, Miniature Multi-Functional Robots Could Offer Medical Solutions
A new approach for fabricating soft materials at the millimeter scale paves the way to flexible medical microrobots.Videos Benjamin Boettner, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
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Diagnostics | Electronics | Patient Monitoring
Russian Scientists Design New MRI Coil for Preclinical Studies
The new coil produces images with three times higher resolution than standard commercial volume MRI coils.ITMO University 08.07.18
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Diagnostics
FDA Clears Hologic's Panther Fusion GBS Assay
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium naturally carried by some women.PR Newswire 08.03.18
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Diagnostics | Electronics
Gas Sensing Gut Pill Beats Breath Test Diagnosis
New trials reveal swallowable sensor 3,000 times more accurate than current technology.RMIT University 08.02.18
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Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring
FDA OKs Modulated Imaging's Noninvasive Optical Imaging System
Clarifi is the first and only commercialized diagnostic medical device to use Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI).Business Wire 08.01.18
