A team of Smith College engineering alumnae, staff and faculty has won the CoVent-19 Challenge to design a rapidly deployable ventilator to address shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries. A dozen anesthesiology resident physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital kicked off the public challenge April 1, attracting 200 entries. The 30-person team […]
DeviceTalks West 2019: Medtech expertise you need to know
There was a wide variety of expertise to be had on the show floor of DeviceTalks West, held in December 2019 in Silicon Valley. Find out about materials testing standards from Eurofins, the evolving nature of contract manufacturing at Tegra Medical, improved medical device design strategies from Triple Ring Technologies, big-box builds at Valtronic, and […]
Boston Children’s, Boston Pediatric Device Consortium announces device challenge winners
The Boston Pediatric Device Strategic Partner Challenge recently announced its winners, including cardiovascular devices that expand to keep pace with growing child, a nitric oxide generator, a cardiovascular diagnostic device and other novel pediatric devices. The challenge, run by the Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Boston Pediatric Device Consortium, […]
Titan Medical, Ximedica re-start development program for Sport robot-assisted surgery device
Titan Medical (CVE:TMD) said today that it inked a deal with the principal developer of its Sport robot-assisted surgery platform to re-start the program after its halt earlier this year due to a financial shortfall. Toronto-based Titan, which ousted longtime CEO John Hargrove earlier this week, put the Sport program on hold in mid-August after Ximedica suspended development until […]
Ximedica tapped to advise Cambridge MedSpace incubator
Ximedica said today it inked a strategic partnership deal with healthcare technology incubator Cambridge MedSpace. Get the rest of the story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing
What will make for tomorrow’s medical device winners – 3 key questions to ask
By Bill Booth, Director of Business Development There’s no argument that technology will continue to become a larger and larger part of our everyday lives. Just look at your personal electronics, car, home automation. Then look at today’s healthcare system. There is no doubt that these advances and our expectations of them will make their […]
Ximedica picks up Accel Biotech
Medtech developer Ximedica said today it acquired Los Gatos, Calif.-based medtech design firm Accel Biotech for an undisclosed amount. Get the rest of the story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing
The Future of Devices is NOT in Devices (as we know them today)
By Aidan Petrie, Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder, Ximedica It’s no secret that connectivity technologies are advancing and creating new opportunities within the medical space to provide value to patients, caregivers, payers and providers. Enter the realm of the connected health ecosystem in which we find ourselves today… If there are three primary types of […]
7 pitfalls to avoid in mHealth web & app design
As medical and wellness devices converge, health care providers, mHealth companies, and device makers are facing a number of critical – and increasingly complex – issues, including: Ensuring that patients and HCPs actually use their apps and devices Presenting potentially confusing – or alarming – data so that it is understandable and actionable Unknowingly triggering […]
Ximedica picks up Bridge Design
Medtech development firm Ximedica said today that it acquired San Francisco-based Bridge Design for an undisclosed amount. Ximedica, which is based in Providence, said the buyout gives it an important foothold on the West Coast. Last November, venture capital firm SV Life Sciences acquired a majority stake in Ximedica. “This partnership has been formed to broaden […]
