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Nephrology & Urology
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7 February 2020 News
FDA gives OTC clearance to Atlantic Therapeutics’ INNOVO for SUI
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted over-the-counter (OTC) clearance to Atlantic Therapeutics’ INNOVO, a wearable, non-invasive device for stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
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23 January 2020 Analysis
No filter: understanding how medicines impact dehydration
Computer models of a kidney developed at the University of Waterloo could tell us more about the impacts of medicines taken by people prone to dehydration. Natalie Healey finds out...
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22 November 2019 News
Medtronic receives FDA approval for IN.PACT AV DCB
Medtronic has secured the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its IN.PACT AV drug-coated balloon (DCB), a paclitaxel-coated balloon to treat failing arteriovenous (AV) access in patients suffering...
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23 October 2019 Company News
US biomedical engineer gets NIH award for prostate cancer system
A biomedical engineer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in the US has received a five-year award from the National Institute of Health for his ongoing work on an MRI-guided robotic...
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14 August 2019 Analysis
At-home haemodialysis: a thriving investment trend
Home haemodialysis machines are understandably popular with chronic end-stage kidney failure patients. As the Trump administration promises to bolster kidney care in the US, how is this growing market developing?
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6 August 2019 News
RenalSense secures CE Mark approval for Clarity RMS technology
RenalSense has obtained CE Mark approval for its Clarity RMS critical care system for real-time monitoring of urine flow in the critical care and peri-operative setting.
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17 July 2019 News
First participant enrolled in FemPulse overactive bladder study
Bioelectronic medicine company FemPulse has enrolled its first participant in a clinical trial evaluating physiological responses to its overactive bladder (OAB) technology.
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16 July 2019 News
3D-printed models used to plan kidney cancer surgery
Full-colour, multi-material 3D printing technology is helping surgeons at Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU) improve the planning of complex kidney tumour removal surgery.
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24 June 2019 News
CMR Surgical and LifeHealthcare bring Versius robotic surgery to Australia
CMR Surgical and LifeHealthcare are teaming up to bring the Versius robotic keyhole surgery system to Australia and New Zealand.
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28 January 2019 News
Researchers create bladder cancer urine test
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in the US have developed a highly sensitive urine test to diagnose and monitor bladder cancer.
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