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...
by Conn Hastings | Apr 19, 2021 | Anesthesiology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Rehab, Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed an ultrasound-powered implantable sensor that can measure oxygen levels in tissues deep within the body and transmit these data to an external device. The technology could be useful in monitoring...
by Medgadget Editors | Apr 30, 2020 | Diagnostics, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Radiology
Synaptive Medical is reporting that its Evry MRI scanner has won FDA clearance. The device is designed to make magnetic resonance imaging of the head more accessible, cheaper, and easier to manage than many current systems that require specially-built facilities,...
by Medgadget Editors | Apr 29, 2020 | Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Public Health
Because of the common expectation that ventilators would be in dire shortage during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many teams around the world have developed simple ventilators that utilize bag valve masks (AmbuBags) to pump air in and out of the lungs. Most of these...
