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22 January 2020
Potential growth for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 with FDA approval for less-invasive implantation
In January, Abbott announced the FDA approval of its HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) via a less-invasive approach than open heart surgery, following a similar approval of Medtronic’s...
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22 January 2020
JenaValve advances TAVR programme with FDA breakthrough device designation
The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to the pericardial transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device developed by JenaValve Technologies. TAVR is a minimally invasive technique during which a patient’s...
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21 January 2020
Potential use of light-degradable medical devices in gastrointestinal procedures
The potential use of light-degradable hydrogels in gastrointestinal (GI) procedures was explored in a recent study by Dr Ritu Raman and colleagues, which was published on Jan 17 in the...
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21 January 2020
Predicting influenza outbreak using Fitbit wearable technology
The rise of wearable technology, such as fitness trackers, has given unprecedented access to real-time data that could be leveraged to predict the next influenza (flu) outbreak. In the US,...
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14 January 2020
Role of wearable sensors in the early diagnosis of Graft Versus Host Disease
Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) that occurs when the donated (graft) cells are rejected and attack the host’s cells as foreign....
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2 January 2020
What are the main types of robots used in healthcare?
The healthcare industry uses four types of robots to improve the current standard of care, while also helping humans to do things that they may not have been able to...
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2 January 2020
First single-use duodenoscope approved by the FDA
Duodenoscopes are side-viewing endoscopes primarily designed for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for visualization of the interior of the duodenum. Traditionally used duodenoscopes include flexible non-video (fibre) duodenoscopes and flexible video...
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2 January 2020
Key Trends of Blockchain in Healthcare in 2020
Blockchain technology has a place in any commercial network that is strongly motivated to avoid allowing a single central party to coordinate and approve transactions within the network. While the...
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24 December 2019
LifeMatrix set to disrupt cardiovascular implant market with scalable tissue engineering technology
LifeMatix is a scalable tissue engineering technology that creates novel biomimetic cardiovascular implants with capacity for self-renewal, remodelling and growth.
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9 December 2019
Debate over reuse of single-use medical devices rages on
In many countries around the world, medical centres are combining the lower per-unit prices of single-use devices with the reduced costs associated with device reuse by reusing single-use devices.