POSTS TAGGED AS medical device

3-D Printed Artificial Heart

3D-printed artificial heart beats just like the real thing
This piece is about a soft artificial heart that mimics a normal [MORE]

Graphene “e-tattoo” Measures Blood Pressure

Graphene “e-tattoo” Measures Blood Pressure
“The new device makes its blood pressure measurements using a new method, so the team had [MORE]

Keeping Transplantable Organs Viable

A new storage technique could vastly expand the number of livers available
“A patient who received a donated liver that had [MORE]

Artificial Neurons Using Microbatteries

Nuclear waste diamonds to power artificial neuron implants for decades
“Lately, Arkenlight has been working with French company Axorus, to explore [MORE]

Implantable Sensor for Monitoring Hemodynamics

Georgia Tech develops wireless Implantable sensor for monitoring hemodynamics
“[Engineers at Georgia Tech] report an implantable, wireless vascular electronic system, consisting [MORE]

Hand-Held High Resolution Imaging Device for Diagnosing Skin Cancer

Hand-Held High Resolution Imaging Device for Diagnosing Skin Cancer
“High-resolution millimeter-wave imaging (HR-MMWI), with its high discrimination contrast and sufficient penetration [MORE]

A Smart “Stud-Finder” for Accessing Blood Vessels

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels
“Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General [MORE]

The ECG in Your Wallet

The Slimmest ECG Ever Created
“The KardiaMobile Card is the slimmest and smallest self-contained, commercially available ECG that has been created [MORE]

Ingestible Capsule for mRNA Delivery

Pill that releases mRNA in the stomach to administer vaccines or treat GI disease
“Here, we [engineers at MIT] describe orally [MORE]

A Suicide Machine

Assisted suicide with Sarco
“Sarco [from Exit International, Haarlem, The Netherlands] is a 3D-printed pod that assists those suffering with a [MORE]

Possible Quantum Sensor for SARS-CoV-2

 
Sensor based on quantum physics could detect SARS-CoV-2
“Researchers at MIT have designed a quantum sensor to detect SARS-CoV-2. . . [MORE]

Considerations for Transporting Organs

Paragonix Leads Organ Transportation with Liver and Heart Milestones
“The Paragonix SherpaPak CTS protects donor hearts with its rigid, sterile container [MORE]

Eye Prosthetic that Can See

Phoenix99 Bionic Eye
“Known as the Phoenix99 Bionic Eye, . . . [t]he system incorporates a small video camera mounted on [MORE]

Microfluidic Chip that Mimics Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis-mimicking airway tissue on-a-chip
“Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute created a microfluidic chip that mimics the airway of patients with [MORE]