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We all know that the value offered by a good night’s sleep is unrivalled. It is one of the most important aspects for obtaining good levels of health, both physically and mentally. The ability to get in the recommended dosage each night, however, is becoming a bigger and bigger issue. All too often, other things supersede the need to get some shut-eye; social media updates, watching just one ex...

EU CLEARANCE GIVEN TO THE CARETAKER BEAT-BY-BEAT CONTINUOUS BLOOD PRESSURE AND VITAL SIGNS MONITOR. The European Union has offered approval to Caretaker Medical’s (based in Charlottesville, Virginia) ‘Caretaker 4’ wireless continuous non-invasive blood pressure (CNIBP) and vital signs monitoring system. The device gives beat-by-beat blood pressure readings with an accuracy level adequate for in...

With the option of improving health outcomes as well as spurring on people to adopt healthier behaviours, not to mention positive impacts on the attributed job market, the health sector could be transformed with the use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). Anna Knack of RAND Europe, the not for profit institute that helps to improve policy and decision making through research and...

People in the US now being saved from Ischemic Strokes thanks to EMBOTRAP II Clot Retriever. For the first time, the EMBOTRAP II Clot Retriever has had commercial use in the U.S. Used as a method to reverse ischemic strokes, CERENOVUS (which is part of Johnson & Johnson) reported its use after it was originally granted FDA clearance in May 2018. A physician uses this catheter-delivered device b...

It's not unusual to see a variety of people often tapping away at a wearable device to check their current step count for the day or to measure their heart rate. And with that, the knowledge of your physical activity and other variables have the propensity to improve a person’s health. These tools can remind us that we’ve been sat for too long at work or help to record and monitor a patient if ...

SuperSonic’s MACH 30 Ultrasound with ShearWave PLUS Elastography given clearance in U.S. and Europe The French company SuperSonic Imagine announced its Aixplorer MACH 30 has been awarded clearance in the USA and Europe. It works as a traditional, high-power ultrasound but in addition, it features ShearWave Plus, the company’s elastography technology which measures tissues elasticity in 3D. Elas...

Molly Fausone, a medical student at the University in Michigan has created a device which features a long, flexible wire and camera at its tip. A live video feed of the diagnostic information is played back through her mobile phone. Such a tool replaces traditional stethoscopes or otoscopes to perform patient examinations and it allows her to overcome challenges when faced with limited mobility...

EU medical device decertification’s cause Smiths Group’s stock price to fall In advance of the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) being instigated in 2020, the sale of some of the London-based manufacturer Smiths Group medical devices have temporarily been suspended across Europe. One-third of the manufacturer's third-party providers have been decertified for certain products. This group, which...

The healthcare company, Digital Surgery has been successful in developing the first real-time, AI based system for the operating room. Designed specifically to aid surgeons to help reduce risk and furthermore making surgery safer. Digital Surgery the company behind this innovation has used masses of data to provide ‘road maps’ for surgeons, helping them to traverse the operating room and oppose...

Paxman receives FDA clearance for expanded indication of scalp cooling system Paxman has announced that their advanced scalp cooling system has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used during treatment of patients with solid tumors. The FDA clearance will result in a significant increase in the number of cancer patients that the company can market their product to in...