University of California San Diego engineers have created a smartphone case that, when paired with an app, can make it easier for people with diabetes to track and record blood glucose levels on the go. “Integrating blood glucose sensing into a smartphone would eliminate the need for patients to carry a separate device,” Patrick Mercier, […]
Diagnostics
17 black innovators who made medtech better
From cardiology to endoscopy to blood transfusion, African Americans have played an important role as innovators in the history of medicine and medtech. To help mark African American History Month, here’s a look at some of their greatest achievements. Here are 17 black innovators who have made discoveries and invented devices to make medtech better. […]
Masimo wins CE Mark for Eve newborn CCHD screening app
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Eve critical congenital heart disease newborn screening application which runs on the company’s Rad-97 and Radical-7 pulse co-oximeters. The Eve application is designed to streamline CCHD screenings by providing visual instructions, animations and automatic synchronization algorithms with a detailed display of screening […]
How the Apple Watch & other wearables could help highlight early signs of diabetes
Researchers have found that using Cardiogram‘s deep neural network technology, data collected from ordinary wearables could help flag early signs of diabetes. In one 14,000-person study, the company’s DeepHeart technology was able to distinguish between people with and without diabetes at 85% accuracy. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Machine-learning model helps detect diabetic patients at risk for kidney damage
Medial EarlySign touted data today from a study of its algorithm designed to identify diabetic patients who have the highest risk of developing renal dysfunction. The company’s machine-learning model looks at data from electronic health records to make predictions about patients’ health. In this study, the company reported that the algorithm identified 45% of patients who […]
Verily, Sanofi and other industry players team up with NIH to advance Parkinson’s therapies
The National Institutes of Health is joining forces with the tech and pharmaceutical industries to speed the development of new drugs for Parkinson’s disease and identify biomarkers for the debilitating condition. Companies participating in the public-private partnership include Celgene (NSDQ:CELG), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and Verily. Combined the groups plan to commit $12 million to […]
FDA approves Bracco’s contrast agent for pediatric CNS imaging
The FDA has approved a label change to Bracco Diagnostics‘ MultiHance MRI contrast agent. The company’s product can now be used to visualize lesions with abnormal vascularity of the brain and spine in patients younger than two years old. Data collected in pediatric patients under the age of two showed that a dose of 0.05 mmol/kg […]
M3dicine launches Stethee ‘smart’ stethoscope
Intelligent medical device developer M3dicine yesterday announced the launch of its Stethee AI-enabled stethoscope system designed to amplify, filter, record and analyze heart and lung sound. The newly launched, FDA-cleared Stethee Pro features technology to capture and analyze heart and lung sounds and data via Bluetooth, operating around smartphone applications for both Apple iOS and […]
Masimo touts ORi obese patient arterial hemoglobin desaturation warning study results
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) yesterday released results from a study of its Oxygen Reserve Index’s ability to function as an early warning of impending arterial hemoglobin desaturation in obese patients, touting its ability to provide advanced warning in the high risk patient population. An abstract from the study, which Masimo claims is the first published research investigating the […]
Bracco Imaging explores using microbubbles to deliver personalized gene therapy
Bracco Imaging has launched a new effort at its Switzerland-based R&D center to evaluate gas-filled microbubbles, usually used for diagnostic imaging, as a delivery vehicle for personalized gene therapies to treat chronic dysfunctional diseases linked to lipid metabolism. The research project is part of a deal that Bracco signed with startup SonoGene, which is developing platforms […]
Phillips-Medisize’s increased business to benefit Molex plant in Arkansas
Phillips-Medisize today announced a doubling of production for an undisclosed fast-growing medical customer with a take-home diagnostic kit for cancer detection – with benefits for the plant that Phillips-Medisize’s parent Molex runs in Little Rock, Ark. Phillips-Medisize, which is based in Hudson, Wis., did not disclose the identity of the customer, which it described as a leader in consumable […]