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Neuroscientists from MIT (Cambridge, MA) have developed an MRI sensor that could greatly improve brain imaging. The sensor changes its magnetic properties in response to dopamine. "This new tool connects molecular phenomena in the nervous system with whole-brain imaging...
Three giants in their respective industries—GE Healthcare, Intel Corp., and Mayo Clinic—have announced that they are studying a new model of healthcare delivery, specifically for patients at increased risk of rehospitalization. The Mayo Clinic will take the lead in...
Developed at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), a miniature ultrasound device might be able to deliver therapy from inside a patient's pocket. The device delivers ultrasound waves into muscles through a transducer about the size of a coin, which is placed directly on the skin and...
Ardiem Medical Inc. (Indiana, PA) has obtained a nonexclusive license to make and sell neuromodulation devices based on intellectual property developed at Case Western Reserve University's Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)...
Small Bone Innovations Inc. (SBi), a privately held orthopedics company for small bones and joints, announced the first surgeries in Malaysia using SR PIP (Surface Replacement Proximal Inter Phalangeal) replacement finger joints. The device is intended to reduce pain, restore...
Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to Johnson & Johnson’s Cordis subsidiary to settle the long-running legal battle over three patents related to the companies' stent businesses.
In 2003 Johnson & Johnson sued Boston Scientific for allegedly infringing...
An engineering team at Princeton has created an energy-generating device that can be powered by movements of the human body. The team used rubber films made of silicone and lead zirconate titanate (PZT) to harness mechanical energy from body movements and then convert the energy to...
From the basics of what is considered a medical device to the future of replacement organs, Eucomed is using a virtual museum to educate the world about medical technology. The MedTech Virtual Museum aims to inform visitors about the medical device industry from the ground up. Its...
FDA has cleared a minimally invasive method for treating benign and certain malignant tumors in the neck and throat. The approach--cleared for TransOral otolaryngologic procedures--was developed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and uses the da Vinci Surgical...
Using cutting-edge software and hardware from Orthocare Innovations, doctors can better fit amputees with prosthetics. Compas (Computerized Prosthesis Alignment System) consists of a metal plate, which has silicon strain gauges to measure the forces that go through the prosthesis. A...
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