by Conn Hastings | Sep 2, 2021 | clevelandclinic, Prosthetics, Rehab
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have developed an advanced bionic arm that allows users with upper limb amputations to achieve a similar level of function as non-amputees. The system incorporates a sense of touch and movement and allows for intuitive motor...
by Medgadget Editors | Apr 29, 2021 | Neurology, Rehab
Neurolutions, a company with offices in Santa Cruz, CA and St. Louis, MO, won FDA de novo authorization to introduce its IpsiHand stroke rehab system in the United States. This is the first approval of a brain-computer interface technology for the rehabilitation of...
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 28, 2020 | Neurology, Neurosurgery, Rehab, Surgery
Spinal cord injuries can leave people paralyzed and without a sense of touch in much of the body. While there’s been a tremendous amount of work in the past decade to overcome paralysis by using brain-computer interfaces to bypass damaged spinal cords, providing a...
by Cici Zhou | Apr 27, 2020 | Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Medicine, Neurology, Public Health, Rehab, Surgery
Lungpacer Medical, based in Vancouver, Canada, announced that its Diaphragm Pacing Therapy (DPT) System received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for use in weaning COVID-19 patients off of ventilators. Patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation may experience...
