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Masimo’s Blue Sensor Can Benefit Cyanotic Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Masimo announced today that a new study reported on the accuracy of Masimo’s Blue® sensors as compared to Nellcor and Masimo Standard sensors for cyanotic children with blood oxygen saturation less than 85%. Masimo’s Blue sensor was designed specifically for cyanotic infants and children with congenital heart disease.

From Masimo Corporation 18 Mar 2016

Innovative Smart Vest Helps Reduce Fatalities from Heat Stroke Among Construction Workers

Heat stress is a growing safety concern in the building industry and now an innovative smart vest has been developed to monitor the health of construction workers in real time.

16 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop Potential Early-Detection Test for Alzheimer's Diagnosis Using Infrared Sensor

Today, Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed too late. In collaboration with a research team at the university and German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Göttingen, Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have developed a blood test that may potentially facilitate detection of Alzheimer's at an early stage.

16 Mar 2016

Portable Biosensor Could Help Personalize Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

A portable biosensor that could show how disease is progressing in patients with Alzheimer’s could greatly improve people’s quality of life in the future, according to a new review published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

11 Mar 2016

New Medical-Quality Consumer Wristband Monitors Stress, Seizures and Alerts Wearers

People with epilepsy suffer from recurrent, unprovoked seizures that can cause injury and even death from “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy” (SUDEP), a condition that occurs minutes after a seizure ends.

11 Mar 2016

Vital Connect Debuts New Wearable Medical Biosensors at HIMSS Conference 2016

Vital Connect is redefining patient care with the VitalPatchTM biosensor debuting at the 2016 HIMSS Conference. With the global market for biosensors to monitor health projected to exceed $40 billion annually by 2020, Vital Connect’s innovative sensor technology defines the next generation of patient monitoring solutions at home and in the hospital. As a leader in medical-grade wearable biosensors combined with mobile and cloud-based technologies, the company is introducing its latest product, the VitalPatchTM, an all-in-one, single-use, fully disposable wearable developed to support clinical decision-making.

1 Mar 2016

Philips’ New Medical-Grade, Connected Biosensor Automatically Measures Clinically Relevant Vital Signs

Royal Philips today announced that it will introduce a next-generation monitoring solution for at-risk patients in low acuity hospital settings, such as the general ward. As an industry-first, the new medical-grade biosensor enabled solution demonstrates Philips' continuing commitment to better addressing clinicians' and patients' needs through monitoring.

From Royal Philips Electronics 24 Feb 2016

MD2K Center Gathers Reliable and Consequential Health Information Using Mobile Sensors

The National Institutes of Health signaled a role for mobile devices in health research when, in September 2014, it awarded a $10.8 million, four-year grant to establish the Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge—or MD2K—for tools to gather and interpret health data generated by wearable sensors.

15 Feb 2016

Russian Scientist Uses Semiconductor Sensors to Diagnose Diseases

The device analyzes a gas mixture using semiconductor sensors.

11 Feb 2016

University of Southampton Scientists Developing Wireless Sleeve to Help Stroke Patients

Scientists at the University of Southampton are to develop and trial a new wearable technology to help people who have had a stroke recover use of their arm and hand.

9 Feb 2016

Medical Sensor News

Masimo’s Blue Sensor Can Benefit Cyanotic Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Innovative Smart Vest Helps Reduce Fatalities from Heat Stroke Among Construction Workers

Researchers Develop Potential Early-Detection Test for Alzheimer's Diagnosis Using Infrared Sensor

Portable Biosensor Could Help Personalize Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

New Medical-Quality Consumer Wristband Monitors Stress, Seizures and Alerts Wearers

Vital Connect Debuts New Wearable Medical Biosensors at HIMSS Conference 2016

Philips’ New Medical-Grade, Connected Biosensor Automatically Measures Clinically Relevant Vital Signs

MD2K Center Gathers Reliable and Consequential Health Information Using Mobile Sensors

Russian Scientist Uses Semiconductor Sensors to Diagnose Diseases

University of Southampton Scientists Developing Wireless Sleeve to Help Stroke Patients

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