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BD Announces Milestone in Clinical Trial for Use of Bioabsorbable GalaFLEX LITE™ Scaffold in Breast Implant Revision Surgery
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the first patient treated in an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial intended to advance BD’s efforts to achieve Premarket Approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of GalaFLEX LITE™ Scaffold in decreasing capsular contracture (CC) recurrence during breast revision surgery.
Medtronic reports first real-world data on smart insulin pen system
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today announced real-world data supporting the use of its smart insulin pen and CGM sensor combination.
Cardiac Dimensions raises $53M for mitral contour system
Cardiac Dimensions announced today that it closed an oversubscribed Series E financing round worth $53 million.
Synchron unveils cognitive AI foundational model for BCI developed with Nvidia
Synchron today unveiled its roadmap to Chiral, a foundation model of human cognitions for its brain-computer interface (BCI) platform.
Diabetes treatment approach replicates pancreatic functions with bioink and 3D bioprinting technology
A research team has successfully developed an innovative platform for diabetes treatment using bioink derived from pancreatic tissue and 3D bioprinting technology. This study was recently published online in Nature Communications. The team was led by Professor Jinah Jang at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), along with Myungji Kim, a Ph.D. candidate.
Thermal imaging could be a simple, highly accurate way to track vital signs
Biomedical engineers at Georgia Tech have developed a system for collecting and processing thermal images that allows for reliable, detailed measurement of vital signs such as respiration and heart rate or body temperature.
New material allows amputees to adjust fit of prosthetic limbs throughout the day, using a smartphone
The latest advance in wearable robotic technology promises to solve a 200-year-old problem by revolutionizing the fit of prosthetic limbs, transforming the lives of millions of amputees worldwide.
Microfluidic devices could boost safety of leukemia treatment for children
Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, are developing new devices for treating children with hyperleukocytosis, a condition that develops when the body has an extremely high number of white blood cells, often due to leukemia.