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Doctors are ditching their trusty stethoscopes in favor of smartphones to monitor their patients' heartbeats, according to a recent story. A researcher from University College London has created an iPhone app—which has already been downloaded more than 3 million times—...
The concept may be a bit strange, which is why it's probably still experimental. Researchers from UFL's College of Medicine conducted a study that showed that surgical robots could be used to enable anesthesiologists to perform robot-assisted procedures from remote locations. Using...
By now we've all heard horror stories about surgical sponges and other tools being left inside patients. The latest FDA-approved creation to keep these items from setting up permanent residence next to internal organs is the ORLocate. It uses radio-frequency technology to track...
Companies have had varying responses to FDA's recent investigation of genetic tests. MD+DI columnnist Jim Dickinson adds:
San Diego-based Sequenom says it is disputing a recent FDA untitled letter seeking regulatory approval or clearance of the company’s genetic test....
Chemical annoblasts can be used to deliver molecules, proteins, and DNA into living cells, says new research from Georgia Tech.
Carbon nanoparticles are activated by bursts of laser light trigger the tiny blasts, which open holes in cell membranes just long enough to admit...
Battelle collaborates with OhioHealth's CME+I on conducting patient simulation testing.
With more scrutiny from FDA and more hospital restrictions, how can device manufacturers--especially early-stage companies--get their product to market successfully? One method that is...
Here's my blog about a blog. I was doing a little research on "quality" in the medical device design and manufacturing environments, and I came across a blog that was very different, using Star Wars as a real-world example (sort of). But the more I thought about the blog...
Medical filters used to prevent blood clots should be removed from the body as soon as the clot risk has passed, says an advisory report from FDA.
The warning comes because of 900 reports about problems with these filters collected since 2005. Problems can arise when filters are...
Little by little, I’m learning about the medical device industry. With my EE background, I’m finding that it’s not as hard as I expected to pick up the terminology. While I don’t expect to be performing surgery any time soon, neither are the readers of...
I came across a whitepaper recently that I thought deserved a special mention. It’s called “Improving traceability and auditability across the development lifecycle.” As its name suggests, the whitepaper explains how, using a set of software tools, users can get...
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