Diagnostics
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Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring
Portable, Home-Use Device Quickly Measures Inflammation Levels
The test takes around twenty minutes to perform altogether.Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) 09.19.17
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Diagnostics
Blood Testing via Sound Waves Could Replace Some Tissue Biopsies
Microfluidic device uses acoustics to quickly analyze blood for signatures of cancer and other diseases.Videos Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
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Diagnostics
Human Organ Chip Project Models Influenza Virus Infection
Aims to mimic human influenza infection and pathogenesis in vitro, identify new drug leads that target host response factors.Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering 09.15.17
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Diagnostics | Materials
Cancer Detection Test Strips Get Upgraded with Nanoparticle 'Bling'
Platinum-coated gold nanoparticles could make cheap and simple test strip detection a reality.Michigan Technological University 09.14.17
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Diagnostics | Electronics | Patient Monitoring
New Microchip Technology Could Be Used to Track 'Smart Pills'
Caltech researchers have developed microscale devices that relay their location in the body.California Institute of Technology 09.13.17
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics | Materials
3D-Printed Biomaterials That Degrade on Demand
Temporary structures can be degraded with biocompatible chemical trigger, could be useful to fabricate microfluidic devices.Brown University 09.08.17
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Software & IT
PupilScreen Detects Concussion, Brain Injuries with a Smartphone
PupilScreen can detect changes in a pupil’s response to light using a smartphone’s video camera and deep learning tools.Videos Jennifer Langston, University of Washington
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Patient Monitoring | Surgical
Finalists Selected for $250K Pediatric Medical Device Competition
Up to six innovations to be awarded up to $50K each at the Fifth Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium.Childrens National Health System 09.07.17
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Patient Monitoring | R&D & Design | Surgical
Proper Design Controls Could Save You $20 Million
Considerations for smaller medical device companies to avoid potentially damaging deficiencies during product development.Online Exclusives Jon Speer, Founder and VP of QA/RA, greenlight.guru 09.07.17
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Diagnostics | Neurological
Scratch-and-Sniff Test Could Predict Parkinson's Even Earlier
Could potentially identify people at an increased risk of developing the disease up to 10 years before they are diagnosed.Michigan State University 09.07.17
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Diagnostics | Surgical
MasSpec Pen Identifies Cancerous Tissue in 10 Seconds During Surgery
The device gives surgeons precise diagnostic information about what tissue to cut or preserve.Videos University of Texas at Austin
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Patient Monitoring | Surgical
Mike on Medtech: MDUFA IV and Its Impact on Medtech Innovation
Mike Drues and Sean Fenske discuss the harmful effect the latest version of MDUFA could have on medtech development.Sean Fenske, Editor 09.07.17
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Electronics | Patient Monitoring
Low-Cost Wearables Manufactured by Hybrid 3D Printing
Method combines stretchable conductive inks with electronic components to make flexible, wearable sensors.Videos Lindsay Brownell, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
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Contract Manufacturing | Diagnostics
Innovatus Formed from Three Imaging Technology Companies
Resilience Capital Partners buys Bayer’s Multi Vendor Service, Wetsco Inc., & MD MedTech.Business Wire 09.06.17
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Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Software & IT
Software Spots First Signs of Parkinson's Before Symptoms Show
Researchers develop first tool that can diagnose Parkinson's disease when there are no physical symptoms.Videos RMIT University
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Diagnostics
FDA Clears Mammography Device with Option for Patient-Assisted Compression
GE Healthcare's Senographe Pristina system is designed to give the patient an active role in the application of compression.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 09.05.17
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Diagnostics
Blood Test May Predict Lung Cancer
Researchers hope these "liquid biopsies" will be offered to patients within the next five years.University of Michigan 08.31.17
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Diagnostics
Gold Helps Eliminate False Positives in Tests
Researchers use gold nanoparticles to enhance the accuracy of biomedical tests.University of California - Santa Barbara 08.31.17
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Diagnostics
Hologic Launches Breast Biopsy System
Transformational workflow solution offers real-time imaging of tissue samples, resulting in major cost and time savings.PR Newswire 08.31.17
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Software & IT
Using Smartphone 'Selfies' to Screen for Pancreatic Cancer
Smartphone app accurately measures jaundice in adults using a selfie and an accessory.Videos Jennifer Langston, University of Washington
