Johns Hopkins Hospital teamed up with Healthy.io, a company that offers smartphone-based technology to improve wound care management for diabetic patients. The partners are conducting a 120-person study to measure the impact of the startup’s technology.
Selection of the correct wound dressings and closure devices for patients remains an important factor in preventing MARSIs (Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injuries).
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Only through the adoption of cutting-edge technologies we can create personalized wound treatments in a way that meets the needs of the medical teams and also significantly improve the patient-experience and quality of life.
Swift Medical, a startup building an app to help nurses identify and better care for wounds, recently raised $35 million in funding.
Although DigiTx Partners, a private equity firm launched by Astellas Pharma and MPM Capital, led the round, another participant was Swedish medical device company Mölnlycke Health Care, which is working with Tissue Analytics to commercialize clinical decision support tools.
Despite our best efforts as a wound care community, wound healing is not going away. In fact, the opposite is happening. Demand for our services as a wound care company have been increasing over the years. Hospitals can no longer go without a wound care strategy for their patient population. Creating a wound care strategy […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Later this week the world will be focused on the 2016 Oscars. The feature film The Revenant will get a lot of attention as it is up for best picture, actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting role, cinematography, directing, costume design, film editing, makeup and hair, production design, sound mixing, and visual […]
Approximately 6.5 million Americans are affected by advanced non-healing wounds each year.
Boston-area startup Akeso Biomedical is developing an iron-based compound to prevent foodborne illnesses, treat chronic wounds, and serve as bioscaffolding. The nascent device company just raised a small equity round of $225,000. It’s led by Simon Williams, the former president of biomaterials maker Tepha; the primary Fe3C technology is licensed from the University of Nottingham. Its […]
In war, and in wound care, sometimes success is as simple as sending in reinforcements to the site of conflict. Israeli biopharma Macrocure has developed a serum filled with hyperactivated immune cells – a simple-yet-brilliant approach to treating diabetic foot ulcers and other such hard-to-heal wounds that sends in backup at the site of the infection. The company says its […]
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Prescient Surgical, a Bay Area wound care startup that aims to reduce surgical site infection, has raised about $6 million, according to a regulatory filing. The company’s staying pretty vague about the technology’s specifics, but president Jonathon Coe has said the company has “developed a platform technology that integrates fluid delivery with a novel wound […]
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 […]
Hospitals in the developing world may be able to save money, and fight off antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with a cheap and readily available tool: maggots. BBC News is reporting that a pilot study at Kenyatta National Hospital has found an ancient technique called maggot therapy is reducing the need for antibiotics and long hospital stays for […]
Woundchek Laboratories, a British developer of diagnostic tests that gauge a wound’s severity and its ability to heal, plans to soon begin U.S. clinical trials.The goal is Food and Drug Administration clearance so it can market its products stateside. It is working with the SerenaGroup network of 20 clinics to complete two clinical trials this year, […]