Aza Technology has hired Elbit Systems of America’s KMC Systems medical instruments division to get the startup’s rapid blood ammonia detector approved by regulators and ready for manufacturing. Aza Technology developed the rapid ammonia monitoring device (AMD) with Stanford University and Stanford Hospital to detect hyperammonemia, which can lead to irreversible neurological damage, coma and […]
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Magnolia Medical touts results of blood contamination study
Magnolia Medical Technologies today touted “unprecedented” results from a clinical study of its Steripath in sepsis testing. Seattle-based Magnolia Medical’s Steripath, a blood culture contamination product, was being evaluated for its impact in reducing false-positive blood culture results in sepsis testing, according to a news release. Results of the study were presented by Stanford Healthcare’s […]
15-minute-old baby gets an implanted pacemaker | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Stanford surgeons implanted a pacemaker into the heart of a 15-minute-old baby girl who was born with a dangerously low heart rate.
A team of 20 doctors implanted the device into the infant just minutes after she was born, 9 weeks premature, making her one of the youngest pacemaker recipients in the world.
Boston Scientific launches nerve stimulation trial | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL —Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) enrolled the first patients into the NECTAR-HF clinical study testing chronic vagal nerve stimulation as a therapy for heart failure patients.
Health record breach at Stanford exposes thousands of patients | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Thousands of patient medical records from Stanford Hospital containing names and diagnosis codes were publicly exposed on a commercial website for nearly a year before being caught last month.
About 20,000 emergency room patient records were exposed on a website aimed at helping students find financial aid for school since Sept. 9, 2010 as a downloadable attachment.