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A Pouch for Holding Devices on the Heart
CorMatrix-Implant-Envelope
Fabricating a pouch from extracellular matrix material (derived from pig intestines), CorMatrix Cardiovascular (Roswell, GA) has a method for attaching [MORE]
Eye Implant, Smart Phone Monitoring for Glaucoma
Stepen Quake Developer of IOP Measurement Device
The eye’s internal pressure has some of the same characteristics as blood pressure. Many [MORE]
“Smart Ink” Microbatteries
Microbatteries
Battery size has a limiting effect on a number of implantable and wearable devices. To address this, a Harvard lab [MORE]
Bacterial Robots
Bactobots
This sounds a little like “Pac-Man”—genetically engineered bacterial robots (aka “bactobots”) that travel to a specific tumor site (cholesteatoma of [MORE]
Implantable BP Sensor
CardioMEMS Pulmonary Artery-Sensor
The FDA has approved an implantable wireless device to monitor pulmonary artery pressure. The manufacturer, CardioMEMS (Atlanta, GA), [MORE]
3D Motion and Depth Sensing
Project Tango
Smartphones seem to be getting smarter. This piece is an introduction (with an invitation to developers) to Google’s “Project [MORE]
Very Low Cost DNA Analysis in Development
Molecular Diagnostics InSilixa
While “reality” may be a few years away, InSilixa (Cupertino, CA) claims to have developed a DNA testing [MORE]
Regenerated Thymus
Lab Grown Thymus Gland
The Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh has succeeded in growing a fully functional [MORE]
NIH’s 3-D Print Exchange
NIH 3-D Pring Exchange
The National Institutes of Health has created a downloadable library of 3-D printable models and the means [MORE]
Engineering a Controlled-Growth Bone Scaffold
MIT Bone Growth
MIT chemical engineers have created a bone-growth scaffold that fits in an injured area and slowly releases bone [MORE]
Nanomaterial for Burn Dressing
Nanosheet Burn Dressing
The body is covered with bacterial species that can cause infections following a burn. Even the best burn [MORE]
Printing Skin for Grafts
PrintAlive Skin Bioprinter
While the Japanese are working on an innovative burn dressing, researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated [MORE]
Mayo to Test Telehealth Kiosks
Telehealth Kiosks
The technology supporting stand-alone telehealth kiosks has existed for several years. Theoretically, they could be placed in hospital emergency [MORE]
3-D Printed Plastic Beads for Drug Delivery
Printing Custom Medical Implants
“Most of today’s antibiotic implants, or “beads,” are made out of bone cements which have to be [MORE]