BIOMEDevice Boston is an opportunity for more than 4,000 engineers and executives and 400 suppliers in New England’s design and manufacturing industry to connect and network. The annual event is being held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, April 18-19. Hundreds of supplier booths will be showcasing their latest technologies and capabilities. Here are 10 […]
Digital Health
This visor-like device could be a defibrillator for stroke
A portable, visor-like device has shown potential for detecting emergent large-vessel occlusion with 92% accuracy in patients who may have had a stroke. The researchers suggest that the diagnostic device could be readily accessible to emergency personnel and in public spaces in the same way a defibrillator is available for treating heart attacks. Researchers and […]
RxFunction raises $7.5 million for its wearable sensory prosthesis
Medical wearable startup RxFunction (Eden Prairie, Minn.) announced today that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding as it prepares for market launch of its Walkasins wearable sensory prosthesis. The round, which surpassed RxFunction’s initial $5 million funding goal, was led by Edina, Minn.–based Cedar Point Capital, a boutique investment banking firm. The […]
ResMed is disrupting connected health: Here’s how
Here’s how a respiratory firm took control of the connected health and the medtech digital revolution. When you think powerful digital connected devices, the first thing to pop into your head probably isn’t a CPAP. Continuous positive airway pressure has been shown in numerous studies to be effective in improving sleep apnea and preventing a […]
Allina Health and Zipnosis partner to expand online care platform
Allina Health and Zipnosis have recently partnered to update Allina Health’s online diagnosis and treatment service. Allina Health recently launched its Everyday Online platform that is powered by virtual care company Zipnosis. Allina Health Everyday Online is designed to bring convenient access to patients through Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Get the full story on our […]
7 digital health startups you need to watch in 2018
If you want to see where the big money is going in healthcare these days, digital health products are the place to look. Digital health startups raised $11.5 billion in 2017, up 27 percent over 2016, according to the StartUp Health Insights Year End Report. Digital health startups are doing everything from enhancing patient-provider relationships to […]
Study: Wearable AI-powered biosensors show promise for HF detection
Wearable biosenors with artificial intelligence-based analytics can provide accurate early detection of impending rehospitalization similar to implanted devices, according to data from a new study backed by the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs. The trial explored the ability of wearable sensors, developed by VitalConnect, supported by AI-driven analytics, developed by PhysIQ, to effectively predict heart […]
Mayo Clinic and Orbita forge partnership to expand health and wellness content reach
Mayo Clinic and Orbita recently announced that they have collaborated to deliver Mayo Clinic’s health and wellness content through digital voice assistants — with the goal of improving patient education, engagement and quality of care. Orbita’s digital experience management services include voice and conversational artificial intelligence technologies that work with chatbots, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and more. Mayo Clinic, […]
9 wearable medtech companies at the Wearable Technology Show
Digital health wearables are increasingly making medtech strides: They can measure heart vitals, temperature and even track when someone falls. The Wearable Technology Show 2018 — March 13–14 in London — is highlighting some of the latest wearable devices in the digital health realm. Showcased technologies include sensors to help orthopedic surgery patients, a watch to […]
Drug delivering contact lenses win MIT’s top healthcare innovation prize
Contact lenses that deliver medications directly to the eye over a period of days or weeks was the recent grand prize winner of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan Healthcare Innovation Prize. The MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovation Prize competition had 8 finalists who pitched their healthcare innovations to judges from Optum and other local venture firms, […]
Flex partners with Google Cloud on expanded digital health capabilities
Flex has recently expanded its digital health capabilities through a partnership with Google Cloud Platform — launching its BrightInsight managed service that delivers real-time information about connected drug, device or combination products. BrightInsight is a secure, managed services solutions that runs on Google Cloud Platform to gather data. “We saw the need for a secure […]