While Medtronic (MDT) is at work to launch its new artificial pancreas system, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have come up with a new 3-D method with potential to create mini human pancreas. It would be used to fight diabetes, allowing drugs to be tested quickly without using animals. The process uses a 3-D […]
DNA PORTRAIT from TED Blog on Vimeo. Will you one day peer through a gallery window to see a face that resembles yours and realize your hair follicle was the model? Artist Heather Dewey-Haborg collects hair shed in public spaces–maybe from the bathroom sink in a restaurant, the subway, any number of chairs–and turns them […]
Discover what tools are essential for efficient, safe surgical extractions in today’s health care landscape, from elevators to forceps and beyond.
We can now grow complex human brain tissue in a test tube. Scientists in Vienna, Austria, used a method that allows pluripotent stem cells to develop into mini-brains (i.e., cerebral organoids) that even have several distinct brain regions, according to an article in this issue of Nature. While this year has seen 3-D printed miniature […]
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (ZMH) may have gone down swinging in its most recent courtroom drama with Stryker, but the orthopedics giant may be set to prop itself back up. The FDA gave the Warsaw, Ind.-based company 510(k) clearance for the Patient Specific Instrument Shoulder system. The clearance is to work hand-in-hand with another Zimmer device–the […]
EP mapping (and the catheters that go with them) continues to be a hot topic in cardiac. St. Jude Medical adds an approved ablation catheter enabled to work with its prize hen, MediGuide Technology, the EP 3-D navigation platform that “allows physician to see the exact location and orientation of devices” inside a patient’s heart […]
As medtech gets sleeker, more mobile and all-around better looking, look to these six devices–from biosensors to exam tables–for tips to follow in device design. (Hint: pediatric medtech is winning this round, followed closely by biosensors.) [imagebrowser id=20]
The layout of your phlebotomy station can significantly impact efficiency. A well-thought-out setup ensures that every tool is within reach, minimizing unnecessary movement and reducing patient wait times.