Medtech
The National Institutes of Health has announced winners of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx® Tech) Fetal Monitoring Challenge, a $2 million prize competition to speed development of innovative medical technologies for foetal health diagnosis, detection and monitoring. Judging of six finalists in the technology development sprint phase of the challenge produced three top [...]
Macrophage cells are the immune system’s frontline soldiers, early on the scene to protect the body from foreign invaders. These cells answer the immune system's critical question for the rest of its troops: friend or foe? As critical responders, macrophages can perceive helpful biotechnology as threats. If not created with the right materials or mechanical [...]
University of Texas at Dallas mechanical engineers have designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumours. The engineers, who worked in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center orthopedic surgeons, published their first study on the 3D-printed thigh bone in the Journal of Orthopaedic [...]
In the fight against antibiotic resistance, a new technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, can be of great importance when, for example, hip and knee implants are surgically inserted. By heating up small nanorods of gold with near-infrared light (NIR), the bacteria are killed, and the surface of the implant becomes sterile. [...]
By Phyllis Meng, CEO and co-founder of Pure Global. With intricate regulatory frameworks and an increasingly interconnected global market, organisations in the medtech sector face unique challenges. Ensuring compliance across various jurisdictions can be challenging, but advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the way companies in the medtech sector function. By streamlining compliance and [...]
The UK government has announced a plan to move away from single-use medtech products towards a "circular system" involving more remanufacture and recycling. A newly published "roadmap" document explains that circularity in medtech means designing, procuring and processing medical products in a way that enables them to be reused, remanufactured or recycled, preserving their value [...]
A device that delivers direct stimulation to the brain was found to be a safe and effective means of treating depression at home, according to a new study. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of noninvasive brain stimulation that applies a weak, direct current of between 0.5 to 2 milliampere to the scalp [...]
By Andrew Byrne, sales and operations manager at Distec. Like many areas of the healthcare sector, critical care units are under increasing pressure. An ageing population, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread industrial action have led to waiting lists hitting an all-time high and resources being stretched to breaking point. As a result, [...]
Scaling up financing for new health tech could play a major role in enabling nations to slash the probability of their citizens dying before they reach 70. That is according to a global coalition of experts - the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health - that has drawn up an action plan for how any [...]
A global challenge to find new technologies that use AI to transform the lives of people with dementia has announced its five finalists. They include AI glasses to help people navigate their environment and a smartwatch that learns daily routines. The prize is rewarding the creation of new assistive technologies that use AI to help [...]
