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Sensor Technology Could Help Improve Technique for Clinical Breast Exams

Sensor technology has the potential to significantly improve the teaching of proper technique for clinical breast exams (CBE), according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

20 Feb 2015

Exergen’s Infrared Temperature Sensor Plays Critical Role in NeuWave's Certus Soft-Tissue Ablation System

Exergen Global today announced that its micro IRt/c.SV infrared, non-contact sensor plays a crucial role in maintaining consistent probe temperature for the NeuWave Certus® 140 2.45 GHz Ablation System.

20 Feb 2015

PetPace Debuts Smart Health and Wellbeing Collar for Cats

PetPace, a leading provider of innovative wearable health monitoring technology, which recently released a smart health and wellbeing collar for dogs, today announced the launch of a matching collar designed specifically for cats. Now, cat parents, too, can enjoy peace of mind, knowing they will be alerted immediately when abnormal vitals, physiological or behavioral patterns are detected in their pets.

18 Feb 2015

Temporal Artery Thermometer Found Accurate for Temperature Assessment in Patients with High Fevers

A new study conducted at the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston affirms that the "TAT (temporal artery thermometer) is an accurate method for temperature assessment in patients with fevers greater than or equal to 100.4 °F, when compared with the criterion standard of the pulmonary artery catheter thermistor (PAT)."

18 Feb 2015

Highly Sensitive Fluorescence-Based Sensor Breathalyzer for Early Lung Cancer Detection

Researchers from Chongqing University in China have developed a high sensitive fluorescence-based sensor device that can rapidly identify cancer related volatile organic compounds -- biomarkers found exclusively in the exhaled breath of some people with lung cancer.

18 Feb 2015

Vital Connect’s HealthPatch® MD Telemetric ECG Transmission Device Receives Japanese Ninsho Certification

Vital Connect announced today that it received Medical Device Ninsho certification to market its HealthPatch® MD as a telemetric electrocardiography transmission device and body movement sensor in Japan. As an industry pioneer of advanced wearable biosensor technology, Vital Connect offers the possibility that Japanese medical professionals can monitor the vital signs of in-hospital patients, out-patients and patients at home by using this medical device.

16 Feb 2015

CWRU in Negotiations for DARPA Grant to Speed Development of Mobile System for Amputees

Case Western Reserve University researchers who helped restore a sense of touch to amputees in a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs lab in Cleveland are finalizing contract negotiations for a $4.4 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to speed development of a mobile system amputees can use anywhere.

11 Feb 2015

Biosensors Completes Patient Enrollment in Polymer and Carrier-Free Drug-Coated Stent Trial

Biosensors International has announced completion of patient enrollment in LEADERS Free Japan, a revolutionary trial involving BioFreedom™, the company's novel polymer and carrier-free drug-coated stent (DCS).

10 Feb 2015

Cadence Tensilica Xtensa Processor Designed as Core of MegaChips Frizz Always-On Sensor Hub IC

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that the Cadence® Tensilica® Xtensa® processor has been designed as the core of the MegaChips frizz always-on sensor hub IC.

10 Feb 2015

Smart Watch Remotely Monitors Vital Signs of the Elderly

The trend of wearable devices (smart accessories) like bracelets, sunglasses and watches, is rarely focused on the elderly population. However, Mexican Francisco Lopez-Lira Fennel, who lives in Spain, wants these devices to be used by older adults benefiting them with the first smart watch that remotely monitors real-time health status.

10 Feb 2015

Medical Sensor News

Sensor Technology Could Help Improve Technique for Clinical Breast Exams

Exergen’s Infrared Temperature Sensor Plays Critical Role in NeuWave's Certus Soft-Tissue Ablation System

PetPace Debuts Smart Health and Wellbeing Collar for Cats

Temporal Artery Thermometer Found Accurate for Temperature Assessment in Patients with High Fevers

Highly Sensitive Fluorescence-Based Sensor Breathalyzer for Early Lung Cancer Detection

Vital Connect’s HealthPatch® MD Telemetric ECG Transmission Device Receives Japanese Ninsho Certification

CWRU in Negotiations for DARPA Grant to Speed Development of Mobile System for Amputees

Biosensors Completes Patient Enrollment in Polymer and Carrier-Free Drug-Coated Stent Trial

Cadence Tensilica Xtensa Processor Designed as Core of MegaChips Frizz Always-On Sensor Hub IC

Smart Watch Remotely Monitors Vital Signs of the Elderly

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