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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

Cardiovascular | Materials

Microneedle Skin Patch Could Dissolve 'Love Handles'

Microneedle skin patch that delivers fat-shrinking drug locally could be used to treat obesity and diabetes.

Videos Columbia University Medical Center

Digital Health | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

Software Turns Mobile Phone Accessory into Breathing Monitor

Novel algorithms could allow portable, low-cost thermal cameras to detect breathing problems and monitor stress.

Videos The Optical Society

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

Top 4 Challenges Healthcare Faces with Medical Device Information

Being cognizant of these healthcare issues/solutions may inspire device makers to develop their own solutions.

Slideshows Lee Ann McWhorter, Strategic Alliances Director, FDB Prizm 09.08.17

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

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

Cardiovascular | Digital Health | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health

Measures blood flow's pressure waveforms through the cardiovascular system; effectiveness demonstrated in clinical trials.

Videos California Institute of Technology

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

Anticipated Changes in Assessing Biocompatibility for Medical Devices

This presentation will discuss the recent and upcoming changes to regulatory documents and standards and how they will impact the overall biocompatibility assessment of medical devices. The webinar will include: Discussion about how…

09.04.17

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

Diagnostics

Self-Powered, Paper-Based Electrochemical Diagnostic Devices

SPEDs also contain “self-pipetting test zones” that can be dipped into a sample instead of using a finger-prick test.

Videos Emil Venere, Purdue University

Materials

Drug-Delivering Micromotors Fueled by Stomach Acid

For the first time ever, drug-delivering micro-motors treated their first bacterial infection in the stomach.

Videos UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

Electronics

Nanochip-Based Device Heals Organs with a Single Touch

Device instantly delivers new DNA or RNA into living skin cells to change their function.

Videos Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials

'Origami Organs' Can Potentially Regenerate Tissues

Bioactive tissue paper made from organs is pliable enough to fold into origami structures.

Videos Marla Paul, Northwestern University

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Blood Testing via Sound Waves Could Replace Some Tissue Biopsies

Blood Testing via Sound Waves Could Replace Some Tissue Biopsies

Microneedle Skin Patch Could Dissolve 'Love Handles'

Microneedle Skin Patch Could Dissolve 'Love Handles'

Software Turns Mobile Phone Accessory into Breathing Monitor

Software Turns Mobile Phone Accessory into Breathing Monitor

PupilScreen Detects Concussion, Brain Injuries with a Smartphone

PupilScreen Detects Concussion, Brain Injuries with a Smartphone

Top 4 Challenges Healthcare Faces with Medical Device Information

Top 4 Challenges Healthcare Faces with Medical Device Information

MasSpec Pen Identifies Cancerous Tissue in 10 Seconds During Surgery

MasSpec Pen Identifies Cancerous Tissue in 10 Seconds During Surgery

Low-Cost Wearables Manufactured by Hybrid 3D Printing

Low-Cost Wearables Manufactured by Hybrid 3D Printing

App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health

App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health

Software Spots First Signs of Parkinson's Before Symptoms Show

Software Spots First Signs of Parkinson's Before Symptoms Show

Anticipated Changes in Assessing Biocompatibility for Medical Devices

Anticipated Changes in Assessing Biocompatibility for Medical Devices

Using Smartphone 'Selfies' to Screen for Pancreatic Cancer

Using Smartphone 'Selfies' to Screen for Pancreatic Cancer

Self-Powered, Paper-Based Electrochemical Diagnostic Devices

Self-Powered, Paper-Based Electrochemical Diagnostic Devices

Drug-Delivering Micromotors Fueled by Stomach Acid

Drug-Delivering Micromotors Fueled by Stomach Acid

Nanochip-Based Device Heals Organs with a Single Touch

Nanochip-Based Device Heals Organs with a Single Touch

'Origami Organs' Can Potentially Regenerate Tissues

'Origami Organs' Can Potentially Regenerate Tissues

September 2017