POSTS TAGGED AS medical device

A 30 Minute to 24 Hour Dialysis Machine

 
Portable dialysis machine
Outset Medical (San Jose, CA) has received private capital to commercialize its “Tablo” portable dialysis machine.  But this [MORE]

Quick Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

CytoPAN – diagnosing breast cancer in less than one hour
Researchers in Boston, Singapore and South Korea have developed a point [MORE]

Vagus Nerve Stimulator for Severe Respiratory Distress

gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator
Implanted vagus nerve stimulators have been in use for nearly a quarter of a century for [MORE]

Holograms during Heart Surgery

Hologram display during cardiac surgery
For the first time, a team at Washington University in St. Louis has used a holographic [MORE]

Digital Guidance for the Blind

Theia-digital guide for the blind S
In Greek mythology, Theia, the “far shining one,” was the Mother of the Sun.  So [MORE]

A Breathalyzer for COVID-19

Canary COVID-19 breathalyzer
South African scientists will start field testing a breathalyzer that could become an inexpensive and rapid way to [MORE]

Monitoring Hemolysis

Monitoring hemolysis in dialysis
Mechanical and aerospace engineers at the University of Delaware have designed an instrument for measuring the damage [MORE]

Wearable Tracks Vitamin C Level in Sweat

Skin sensor measures Vitamin C
This is from researchers at the University of California in San Diego: “By stimulating sweating in [MORE]

Device uses AI to Diagnose Influenza

FluSense device flu-like illnesses and influenza trends
“University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine [MORE]

Handheld Eye Scanner Detects Autism

Handheld eye scanner to identify children with autism spectrum disorder
“Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have developed a handheld eye [MORE]

Rapid Virus Sensor

Nanotubes with gold nanoparticles captures virus
“VIRRION” is the name of a device that researchers at Penn State and NYU have [MORE]

Optical Sensor Detects Cancer Cells in Urine

Detecting cancer cells in urine
In searching for a protein associated with human tumor progression, researchers at the University of Twente [MORE]

Battery-Free Implantable Biosensor

Tiny biosensor in the tip of a needle
Implantable biosensors are relatively large devices that have to be surgically replaced once [MORE]

Bionic Pancreas FDA Approved

Bionic pancreas system
“Beta Bionics, a firm based in Boston, MA, won Breakthrough Device designation from the FDA for its iLet [MORE]