by RB | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog, Heart Rate Variability
A clinical predictive algorithm is only as good as the visualization that it employs to convey that information to the user. The visualization or ‘viz’ is the graphic output of an algorithm used to consume ‘big data’. The...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 29, 2021 | Cardiology, Exclusive, Informatics
Biotricity, a medtech company based in California, developed the Bioflux system, a mobile cardiac telemetry device. The system is a three channel ECG monitor, and it enables continuous data collection and data transmission to a call center in the case of anomaly...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 28, 2021 | Cardiology, Diagnostics, Materials, Radiology, Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Researchers at the University of California San Diego created an ultrasound patch that can measure blood flow in vessels as deep as 14 cm within the body. The stretchy patch can be applied to the skin and may help clinicians to monitor and diagnose various conditions,...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 26, 2021 | Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology
At the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, researchers have developed a device that generates a magnetic field and used it to successfully shrink a glioblastoma tumor in a patient volunteer. The device is worn on the head each day during treatment, and uses an...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 26, 2021 | Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Materials
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, along with collaborators in the Netherlands, have developed a heart model consisting of engineered cardiac muscle tissue that is attached to an elastic material. The design allows the team to mimic the mechanical forces...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 19, 2021 | Cardiology, Exclusive, Geriatrics, Medicine
100Plus, a California medtech company, created a suite of remote patient monitoring technologies. These include a digital weight scale, blood pressure cuff, thermometer, and blood glucose monitor. The company recently launched Ava, an AI powered healthcare assistant...
by RB | Jul 15, 2021 | Cardiology, Pacemakers
By: Patrice Wendling Medscape A fully implantable, bioabsorbable pacemaker has been developed that’s capable of sustaining heart rhythms in animal and human donor hearts before disappearing over 5 to 7 weeks. Temporary pacing devices are...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 13, 2021 | Diagnostics, Oncology, Radiology
Researchers at Pohang University of Science & Technology in South Korea are reporting on having developed a technique for minimally invasive diagnosis of thyroid cancer. The method combines multispectral photoacoustic imaging and machine learning, and is conceived...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 12, 2021 | Critical Care, Materials, Medicine
Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed a biomaterial-based vaccine technology that could provide prophylactic protection against bacterial infection and septic shock. The technology is delivered as a biomaterial scaffold. Once inside the body, it...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 8, 2021 | Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Exclusive, Vascular Surgery
Neurescue, a medtech company based in Denmark, created the NEURESCUE system, a balloon catheter designed to occlude the aorta, resulting in a significant increase in blood flow to the heart and brain. The mechanism is intended to provide emergency treatment for...
