‘SkyLight’ – smartphone-microscope

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

SkyLight is a smartphone-microscope camera adapter that stands to revolutionize telemedicine by bringing together two previously disparate but widely available technologies: smartphones and microscopes. Attaching a smartphone with the SkyLight instantly upgrades available microscopes of any age, allowing diagnostic images to be captured on camera and securely transmitted from anywhere around the world to a trained expert able to make that life-saving diagnosis. And diagnostic images obtained wit...

FDA Approved SenoClaire is a mammography device that produces 2D digital images

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

SenoClaire is a mammography device that produces 2D digital images as well as multiple cross-sectional images of the breast for the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. How does it work? The SenoClaire device consists of hardware and software upgrades to the Senographe Essential 2D full-field digital mammography system, which is FDA-approved for conventional mammography. The hardware upgrade produces multiple, low-dose x-ray projection images of the breast; the software upgrade uses the ...

ICEdot Crash Sensor For Helmets

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

ICEdot Crash Sensor detects life-threatening impacts and sends an emergency message through your smartphone to someone who can get you medical help. When an incident happens, the ICEdot sends a Bluetooth signal to an app on your smartphone. An alarm will sound on the phone, giving you a chance to stop the distress signal from going out if you're ok. If you don't stop the app, it sends an SMS text message to your pre-specified emergency contacts with your GPS coordinates. COMPLETE SET: The IC...

PICOOC Smart Digital Body Fat Scale

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

Smart weighting-scale. It can analyze the user’s body conditions in details and offer effective suggestions according to her/his age, height with a combining of weight. It is suitable for any group of people we mentioned above. It provides you with a set of digital methods depending on it measuring result. This device can help you know the state of your body better, because it can analyze your physical data like weight, fat percentage and rate of fresh, etc. In this way, it offers you a he...

SmallTech’s Nano BioSensor And Other Healthcare Products

Posted on June 26, 2016 by

Biosensors are analytical devices that utilise biological responses to create electrical signals and ultimately an analysis of a substance. Biological systems such as antibodies or enzymes are attached to carbon nanotubes or nanowires that act as transistors. When a protein binds, it interacts with the electrons traveling through the nanotube or nanowire, altering its conductivity. This principle can used to detect biological molecules or viruses in the air, water or blood. The nanowires or n...

NASA’s Nanotechnology-Based Biosensor Helps Detect Biohazards

Posted on June 26, 2016 by

NASA has developed a revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites. This biosensor will be used to help prevent the spread of potentially deadly biohazards in water, food and other contaminated sources. NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California licensed the biosensor technology to Early Warning Inc., Troy, N.Y. Under a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement, NASA and Early Warning jointly will develop biosenso...

FDA has approved ‘KAMRA’ Inlay (“inlay”) a dark, ring-shaped device that is implanted in the cornea to improve near vision for patients

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

KAMRA Inlay ("inlay") is a dark, ring-shaped device that is implanted in the cornea, which is the clear, front surface of the eye. The inlay improves near vision in patients whose eyes have lost the ability to change focus for near vision, which is a normal part of aging (presbyopia). The device is 3.8 mm in diameter with a 1.6 mm diameter hole in the center. It has 8,400 tiny holes to allow oxygen and nutrients to flow across the cornea. How does it work? The eye surgeon uses a laser to make...

Profusa Debuts Tissue-integrated Sensors for Long-term Continuous Monitoring of Body Chemistry

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Injectable biosensors that become one with the body’s tissue may one day replace the clinical lab for making our body chemistry continuously accessible for improved personal wellbeing in health and disease. Promising a new era in digital health, Profusa, Inc., based in South San Francisco, Calif., today debuted its injectable Lumee™ biosensor technology at the Pioneers Festival held at the grand Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria. Ben Hwang, Ph.D., Profusa’s chairman and chief execu...

Samsung’s New Mobile Health Monitoring Smart Bio-Processor

Posted on June 24, 2016 by

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced that it is addressing the growing trend of quantified health with an all-in-one advanced system logic chip for the health-oriented wearables market, the Bio-Processor. The Samsung Bio-Processor, now in mass production, is specifically designed to allow accelerated development of innovative wearable products for consumers who are increasingly monitoring their health and fitness on a daily basis. “With improveme...

Philips proprietary camera based monitoring technology measures absolute arterial blood oxygenation (SpO2) levels without ever touching the patient

Posted on June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 by

Absolute oxygen saturation of arterial blood (SpO2), a vital sign that is commonly monitored in hospitalized and other patients, can be accurately measured across multiple patients using contactless technology. The study, published in the June issue of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, used Philips proprietary camera-based monitoring technology to measure the light reflected off the foreheads of 41 healthy adults to calculate SpO2. Through the results of this study, Philips, a global leade...

App Helps Blind See Their World

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

VelaSense® is an eyes-free and hands-free assistive software that brings the full power of mobile technology and cloud computing within reach for visually impaired users. The system provides high-accessibility access to routine smart phone functions and also exploits the phone's integrated camera and motion sensors to characterize the user’s environment. Acquired information is then delivered back to the user through non-sight sensory modes such as hearing and touch. VelaSense® was developed ...

Transform Your Smartphone into a Breathalyzer

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

BACtrack is the leader in breathalyzers, offering a full range of innovative breath alcohol testers for both personal and professional use. How It Works Breathe Breathe into the BACtrack and results are sent wirelessly to your iOS or Android device. See See accurate reading and a ZeroLine® estimate of when your BAC will reach 0.00%. Decide Decide what comes next. Save your number? Test someone else? Switch to water? Hand over your keys? Persona...

EnChroma glasses – Color for the Color Blind

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 by

EnChroma glasses, a marriage of color vision science and optical technology. The only specialty eyewear that alleviates red-green color blindness, enhancing colors without the compromise of color accuracy. Color blindness (or color vision deficiency), is a condition where a person’s eyes are unable to see colors under normal light. People with color blindness have a hard time telling colors apart from each other. HOW EYES SEE COLOR The retina contains approximately 6 ...

FDA Approved ‘WATCHMAN’ that prevents LAA blood clots from entering the bloodstream and potentially causing a stroke.

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

WATCHMAN LAA Closure Technology consists of a delivery catheter and a device that is permanently implanted in the left atrial appendage (LAA) of the heart. The device, often referred to as the WATCHMAN, prevents LAA blood clots from entering the bloodstream and potentially causing a stroke. It is made of a self-expanding, nickel-titanium (Nitinol) frame with an attached woven plastic cap. How does it work? The physician inserts the delivery catheter into the body through a vein in the leg. Th...

‘EyeForcer’ glasses monitor wearer’s posture and alerts when slouching

Posted on June 22, 2016 by

The EyeForcer is a medical tech wearable for kids who use smartphones and tablets. It monitors posture to prevent Gameboy Disease. It helps to stop slouching over their smartphones and tablets every day. Posture is one of the fundamental things when it comes to muscle activity and fatigue. However, a minute strain can lead to very serious problems. And, for sports professionals and athletes, even a minute injury can lead to serious consequences. One of the major reason which leads to posture ...

‘Breathe Up’ – air quality monitoring and physical activity tracking device.

Posted on June 22, 2016 by

Breathe Up is a unique solution that combines advanced air quality monitoring technology and physical activity tracking. Based on your location, Breathe Up application will connect you to the most relevant sensor in your area and provide you with real time information on current air quality. The impact of air quality also depends on your individual profile and your activity. A young child, an elderly person, an athlete or a person with asthma will not be impacted in the same proportions when ...

Propeller is the IoT device that helps manage COPD, Asthma, and other respiratory diseases in real-time

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

Propeller Health now has a connected inhaler. This FDA cleared mobile application and IoT device helps patients, physicians and public health agencies systematically manage COPD, Asthma, and other respiratory diseases in real-time. The propeller sensor is a small device that easily fits to most inhalers. It wirelessly syncs with your smart phone so that you’re phone automatically captures and records your trends of usage including the time, date, and location of when you use your inhaler. ...

Senza System is an implanted device that can help treat chronic pain in the trunk and/or limbs

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

Senza SCS System (Senza System) is an implanted, rechargeable spinal cord stimulation system for the treatment of chronic pain of the trunk and/or limbs that is difficult to manage (intractable). The main components include an implanted signal generator that is connected to one or two implanted leads, and external doctor and patient controllers. How does it work? The doctor implants the signal generator and leads through a small incision in the patient’s back. The implanted signal generat...

FDA Approved TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive (TissuGlu) is a urethane-based, liquid surgical adhesive which is activated upon contact with tissue fluid. TissuGlu is applied by a hand-held applicator containing the adhesive. How does it work? The surgeon applies TissuGlu between layers of tissue to glue them together during a “tummy tuck” (abdominoplasty) procedure. Water in the patient’s tissue starts a chemical reaction that bonds the layers of tissue together, like glue. The surgeon then continues standard c...

New Medication Dispensing Service For Seniors At Home

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

Philips Medication Dispensing service is a simple way to manage even the most complex medication regimens. So seniors who live alone can stay on track. How it works 1. Load You put the senior’s medications into individual cups and load them into the dispenser. Provide the medication schedule to Philips Lifeline and we will program the dispenser for you. 2. Dispense The senior presses the button when they hear the reminder. The dispenser will d...

FDA Approved ‘Micra Transcatheter Pacing System’ (New Pacemaker)

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) contains a one inch-long, self-contained pacemaker that is implanted directly in the right ventricle chamber of the heart. It works like other pacemakers to control the heartbeat. Unlike other pacemakers, the Micra TPS does not have leads. The Micra TPS is a single-chamber pacing system – it paces only the right ventricle of the heart. How does it work? The Micra TPS is implanted directly into the heart via the femoral vein (in the leg) using a catheter...

NASA Is Testing Next-Generation Fire Shelters

Posted on June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 by

NASA reached an agreement with the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to test prototype fire shelters made from the space agency's next-generation thermal protection systems (TPM) materials—intended, initially, to protect future spacecraft upon re-entry (in fact, a first generation of the material has already been tested on the agency's third Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment vehicle, IRVE-3). Not unlike a spacecraft tearing through the atmosphere, NASA’s hope is that its mater...

FDA clears military traumatic wound dressing for use in the civilian population

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the use of the XSTAT 30 wound dressing, an expandable, multi-sponge dressing used to control severe, life-threatening bleeding from wounds in areas that a tourniquet cannot be placed (such as the groin or armpit) in battlefield and civilian trauma settings. The clearance expands the device’s indication from use by the military only to use in adults and adolescents in the general population. Early control of severe bleeding may prevent shock and may be l...

DNA Sequencing On SmartPhone

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has created a device that uses nanotechnology to put a complete lab on a single printed circuit board. It also can strip away single strands of DNA, which greatly reduces the preparation required for test samples. They have created the MinION device that connects to a laptop using a USB cable to produce immediate results. This amazing device fits in your hand, and is already commercially available. The big news, however, is that they have shrunk the technology even f...

Friendly Robot Walker -high-tech mobility aid

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

A team of European researchers, supported by the European Commission and Siemens, is developing a smart walker that will bring sensor and tablet technology to bear helping improve mobility in older adults. The "FriWalk" (short for Friendly Robot Walker) includes cameras and sensors for detailed gait analysis, a heart rate sensor, and a tablet interface that can provide activity coaching. FriWalk is a high-tech mobility aid that contains depth sensors and cameras to help support the user and m...

‘Leaf’ Healthcare Ulcer Sensor

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

Ulcer is something that affects everyone just about as they get older. Scientists believe that inactivity and constant sitting can also be one of the reasons of causing ulcers. The Leaf Healthcare Sensor is designed to alert a person when it is time to turn and do some moving in order to combat no moving around. The tri-axial accelerometer that is in the sensor can monitor the position that a person is in and then help assist them in proper ways to turn. It even works with optimizing tissue pres...

Japanese caretaker robot

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

Japan's Riken Brain Science Institute and rubber manufacturer Sumitomo Riko have built an experimental robot bear nurse that is able to lift patients and gently transfer them between beds and wheelchairs. Ageing populations are an increasing concern and in Japan, hospital staff and carers in nursing homes are required to lift patients about 40 times a day, which is strenuous and can cause lower-backpain. To aid carers, the Riken-SRK Collaboration Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research...

3D printer that is able to print molecules to allow printing your own medicine.

Posted on June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 by

Harnessing the power of 3DP to develop innovative medicines Powder-liquid three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the late 1980s as a rapid-prototyping technique. This technology uses an aqueous fluid to bind together multiple layers of powder using a unique, patent-protected process to create a wide range of products. This work was expanded into the areas of tissue engineering and pharmaceutical use from 1993 to 2003....

‘Intelligent Knife’ Uses Desorption Electrospray Ionization and Rapid Evaporative Ionization MS for the rapid profiling of pathogens in human biofluid or tissue matrices

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

Scientists have developed an "intelligent knife" that can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not. In the first study to test the invention in the operating theatre, the “iKnife” diagnosed tissue samples from 91 patients with 100 per cent accuracy, instantly providing information that normally takes up to half an hour to reveal using laboratory tests. The findings, by researchers at Imperial College London, are published today in the journal Scienc...

New biosensor chip for detecting DNA mutations

Posted on June 16, 2016 by

University of California, San Diego has developed a sensor capable of detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), a type of DNA mutations. Research team has created an electrical graphene chip that is able to detect mutations in DNA. Researchers say the technology could be used in a wide range of medical applications in the future, including blood testing for early cancer screenings, tracking disease biomarkers and even real-time detection of viral and even microbial sequences. Profe...