Integrated Sensing Systems (ISSYS), in collaboration with Dr Martin Bocks and his team of researchers at the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, has developed a wireless, batter-free cardiac implant, and has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to complete the testing of the cardiac implant.
A new study conducted by researchers at the Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine, published in the recent issue of Cell Press’ journal Immunity, titled “Autoimmunity Initiates in Nonhematopoietic Cells and Progresses via Lymphocytes in an Interferon-Dependent Autoimmune Disease” has provided vital insights into the development of autoimmune diseases.
A team of researchers at the Temple University headed by professor Chang-Hee Won have developed a tactile imaging sensor, a prototype device capable of quantifying and emulating human tactile sensations.
CriticareSystems, a manufacturer of patient monitoring systems and accessories, headquartered in Waukesha, WI, has announced that it has won a contract to provide nGenuityVital Signs Monitors to several major hospitals located in Tyumen Oblast, the third largest province in Russia.
Endosense, a medical technology company focused on improving safety, accessibility and efficacy associated with catheter ablation for treating cardiac arrhythmias has launched the TactiCath 75 force-sensing ablation catheter in Europe and has released the results of the EFFICAS I clinical trial to demonstrate the effect of contact force in catheter ablation procedures.
PositiveID, a developer of medical devices and diagnostic systems for diabetes management, bio-threat detection and rapid testing, has announced that the clinical trial of Easy Check, a non-invasive device for the detection of breath glucose, will be launched for diabetic patients in a few weeks.
A group of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology and the International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation (iGEM) chapter have developed a biological sensor system, which has utilized DNA segments embedded in bacteria, in order to sense glucose. Diabetic patients may get a new kind of test strip from this recent development.
Reportlinker.com has included a new report titled ‘Glucose Monitoring Market Outlook in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to 2017’ to its list of offering.
The Interreg project Medisen is developing novel biosensors that have the capacity to detect lung cancer in a person’s exhaled breath. Tecnalia, the University of Perpignan and the Instituto de Tecnologías Químicas Emergentes de La Rioja (Inter-Química) are participating in this project.
EarlySense, a provider of proactive patient care technologies, has declared that the company’s non-contact patient monitoring device can be significantly used as a risk assessment tool for preventing the occurrence of pressure ulcers, using the results of post regulatory approval clinical and interventional studies, which was released in the Journal of Patient Safety issued in December 2011.
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