Category Archives: Medical Technology

Published May 11, 2020, 11:06 AM The perennial problem of access to test kits, delayed COVID-19 results and lack of protective gears hinders the fast and immediate action of medical frontliners. Additionally, the rapid spread of the virus is becoming more prevalent as authorities encounter difficulties in conducting contact tracing. Continue reading →

The articles, published in Lancet Digital Health, take an in depth look at the use of both telehealth and virtual care through the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting not only the value of technology for preventing contagious disease but also in providing access to care for patients. In a Nature Partner Journals Digital Medicine perspective, Lee Schwamm, Director of the Center for Telehealth at Massachusetts General Hospital and Vice President of Virtual Care at Partners Healthcare, and his colleagues stress that virtual care, by collapsing the barriers of time and distance, is ideal for providing low-cost, patient-centred care that is more convenient and with greater productivity than traditional methods, especially during a pandemic. Dr Schwamm noted how the technology utilised during the COVID-19 crisis can help outdated methods of healthcare delivery and reveal new ways to improve the health of patients. Continue reading →

The University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Reno, along withUNR Med, Renown and several University Departments are working together to revolutionize nursing and medical education at Nevada. Psychology researchers, Alison Szarko and Steven Anbro, and Dr. Ramona Houmanfar, along with the University Libraries, Computer Science and Engineering, Psychology, Journalism, Orvis School of Nursing, UNR School of Medicine, Renown and UC Irvine completed a pilot study where they incorporated virtual reality (VR) technology into the educational curriculum for third-year nursing and medical students to understand and analyze communication between students and simulated patients, doctors and nurses. Continue reading →

Vapotherm(NYSE:VAPO)is that rare company that not only had a good start to the year, it's seeing things get even better because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading →

IRVINE, Calif., May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* today announced that Biosense Webster, Inc.'s THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Ablation Catheter, evaluated in the PRECEPTstudy for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), resulted in freedom from any documented, symptomatic atrial arrhythmias at 15 months post-procedure for eight out of ten study participants (80.4 percent).1 Use of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF CATHETER for persistent atrial fibrillation is investigational only. This PRECEPT study data support a Premarket Approval supplement application to the U.S Continue reading →

The needle free drug delivery device uses mechanical devices to generate instantaneous pressure. Through the ion converter and the automatic drug delivery system, the liquid is pushed through a needle-free injection head to form a high-pressure body flow, which directly diffuses into the subcutaneous tissue through the skin. TheNeedle-Free Drug Delivery DevicesMarketResearch Report offers an extensive analysis of key drivers, leading market players, key segments, and regions Continue reading →

Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin email As the pandemic takes a toll on healthcare systems, health technology companies demonstrate their capabilities and offer support. Continue reading →

A theatre in Vancouvers Olympic Village neighbourhood has been temporarily repurposed into a makeshift production hub for medical equipment that could assist with the fight against COVID-19. BMO Theatre Centre has been temporarily closed for seven weeks, but it is now being used by the Collective Open Source Medical Innovations for COVID-19 (COSMIC), an open-source Vancouver-based medical technology initiative. The theatre is letting COSMIC use their space for free. Continue reading →

The presented market report on the global ENT Diagnostic Devices market published by Fact.MR is a comprehensive analysis of the leading parameters that are likely to determine the growth of the ENT Diagnostic Devices market in the forthcoming decade. Further, the study dives in deep to investigate the micro and macro-economic factors that are projected to influence the global scenario of the ENT Diagnostic Devices market during the forecast period (2019-2029). Continue reading →

CEDAR RAPIDS About six months ago, UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids opened an innovation lab for clinicians and other hospital staff to test their entrepreneurialism and turn their ideas for improving patient care into reality. Continue reading →