R&D

MIT Model Automates AI for Medical Decision-Making

MIT computer scientists are hoping to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence to improve medical decision-making, by automating a key step that’s usually done by hand — and that’s becoming more laborious as certain datasets grow ever-larger.

Tiny Implant Can Control Neural Circuits in the Brain via Smartphone

Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the University of Washington in Seattle have the developed the device and said it has the potential to speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, and pain.

How a New Sensor Could Diagnose Sepsis in 25 Minutes

MIT researchers designed a sensor that could dramatically accelerate the process of diagnosing sepsis, a leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals.

Design Formulation for Drug Delivery Devices

Technical considerations for designing syringes and other drug-delivery devices.

Best Medical Technology Nominees in the 2019 Prix Galien USA

The list of nominees reflects the convergence of drug, device, and delivery technologies to improve healthcare.

Will Medtech Rise to FDA's Sterilization Challenge?

In response to recent shutdowns of plants that use a gas called ethylene oxide to sterilize medical devices, FDA is challenging the industry to develop new approaches to device sterilization and to find ways to reduce emissions from the ethylene oxide sterilization process.

Will NeuroPace’s RNS System Shock the Obesity Treatment Market?

The Mountain View, CA-based company’s technology is being used in a clinical investigation that will examine whether neuromodulation could be effective as a means of managing loss-of-control eating for patients. If successful NeuroPace has the potential to shake up the obesity-treatment device market.

Tiny Robots Tackle Big Problems

Recent research highlights a wide range of emerging uses for nanoscale robots in tackling some of the toughest issues in medicine.

3 Critical Considerations for Evaluating Off-the-Shelf Software for Medical Devices

Manufacturers would be wise to understand the impact of these three risk factors when choosing software partners for their medical device.

Five Keys to Safety-Critical Design in Medtech

An industry expert outlines several keys to designing medical devices with safety in mind and addresses some of the most common blunders that threaten the development process.

The Art of Miniaturization in Medical Devices: 10 Expert Tips

During BIOMEDevice Boston, three experts shared tips for developing miniaturized medical devices.

Most Provocative Statements Heard at BIOMEDevice Boston 2019

These were some of the most thought-provoking comments MD+DI editors heard from industry experts who spoke at BIOMEDevice Boston 2019.

It's Harder Than Ever to Find Truly New Customer Insights

A marketing expert shares how to find new patient insights with machine learning, including a case study involving glucose monitors currently on the market.

You're a Physician with a Great Product Idea. Now What?

Physicians see a lot of unmet clinical needs but navigating the product development landscape can be tough. Experts at the BIOMEDevice Boston Conference had these recommendations for physicians looking to get their device idea off the ground.

Abbott and NIH Join Forces to Advance Neuroscience Research

NIH will use Abbott’s neuromodulation technologies to explore the devices’ applications for chronic pain and progressive movement disorders, like Parkinson’s disease.

2 Devices That Could Clean Up the Dirty Scope Problem

Boston Scientific is on track to launch a single-use duodenoscope this year designed to eliminate scope disinfection challenges completely. Meanwhile, Pentax recently touted a new hygiene solution designed to make endoscopes safer.

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