heart

Vital Connect launches heart monitoring patch with LifeWatch

Vital Connect, a Silicon Valley startup founded in 2011, and cardiac monitoring device developer LifeWatch have partnered to launch Vital Connect’s Healthpatch MD for patients with arrhythmia and other heart conditions, which transmit data directly to doctors. LifeWatch, based in Switzerland, will provide the platform for Healthpatch, an FDA-approved, CE-Marked device that transmits “medical-grade” data […]

Hospitals

Why P.A.D. Awareness Is So Important For Wound Care

Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) is a serious circulation problem in which narrowed arteries reduce the blood flow to one’s limbs. People working in wound care are well aware of the dangers of P.A.D., but the general public is less educated. Since September is P.A.D. Awareness month, it is a great time to explore this topic […]

Devices & Diagnostics

3-D St. Jude Medical launches technology that gives docs real-time, 360-degree view of arteries

St. Jude Medical  (STJ) announced FDA approval of its  ILUMIEN  OPTIS  PCI Optimization  System, and the product’s U.S. launch. The device gives physicians a real-time, 360-degree panoramic view of the arteries, to help with stent placement and to guide treatment for patients with coronary artery disease. But what’s the true value proposition between this new […]