Dive Brief: Analysts at Baird Equity Research predict continued strong adoption of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems in 2020, backed by up to seven expected major product approvals and launches, simplified devices, increased manufacturing capacity, better insurance reimbursement and evidence of improving patient outcomes.​ The analysts believe continuous glucose monitor use could reach 80% of the U.S. market over …

Dive Brief: Peripheral arterial occlusive disease patients treated with a paclitaxel-coated device for chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) and intermittent claudication (IC) had higher long-term survival, freedom from major cardiovascular events and better amputation-free survival than a control group that received uncoated devices, a retrospective study utilizing German health insurance claims published Wednesday in the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery found. The study’s …

A new study shows that pulses of minimally invasive ultrasound waves improve the quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s disease by immediately and significantly reducing tremors. The study involved a minimally invasive procedure that offers significant benefits over some other treatments that carry higher risks. Dr. Federico Bruno, a radiologist in the Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical …

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence tool to predict sex and estimate age from electrocardiogram readouts. They suggest that, with further development, the tool could soon be helping doctors to assess the overall health of their patients. One day, an AI-enhanced ECG could estimate a person’s overallhealth. An electrocardiogram, also known as an ECG or EKG, is a painless, simple test that …

Scientists have designed an innovative, wearable tech device that tracks movement, heart rate, and breathing without using any wires, batteries, or circuits. The device sticks to human skin like a Band-Aid. The device sticks to skin and uses an antenna made of metallic ink. The human skin is a fascinating organ. In fact, it is the largest and heaviest organ of the …

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Medical technologies are with you all the time From pregnancy tests to ultrasound scans, medical technology is with you from before you are born. If you scratched your knee as a child, you wore a plaster; if your vision blurs, you got glasses. When you are unwell, diagnostics and medical devices help healthcare professionals restore you to good health as …

We help PATIENTS Medical technologies enable the early and accurate diagnosis of health problems, facilitating timely intervention and improving outcomes. Innovative products can replace, repair and sustain failing body functions, while telemedicine and connected devices allow remote monitoring of patient’s conditions. By accelerating recovery and keeping people healthy, modern medical technologies support people in living full and active lives.  We …

Smart devices will usher in a whole new, data-driven era for modern healthcare that promises longer, healthier lives for all The future of healthcare will revolve around big data and smart medical devices. Medical equipment of the past and the present rely on nurses and doctors to interpret results, limiting their flexibility. Big data enabled medical devices; on the other …

Being a medical device manufacturer you need to take a lot of things into account and your product must be impeccable Medical devices are essentially high-quality, high-precision and rigorously working industry machines or elements. That is why successful medical device machining is one of the key processes to get your product into the market. Why A Serious Approach is Important? Being a …