MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
MIT engineers whip up a more breathable hydrogel
The new aerated material could enable longer-lasting bandages, implants, and wearable sensors.
Neuspera earns Medicare win for sacral neuromod
Neuspera Medical announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed its SNM system’s billing code.
Pregnancy app launches ‘digital birth companion’
Carea, the pregnancy and postnatal wellbeing app, has launched its new Contraction Timer designed to support women during labour through a combination of contraction tracking, labour pattern analysis and wellbeing tools.
Jenscare wins CE mark for transvenous tricuspid valve replacement
Jenscare Scientific announced today that it received CE mark approval for its LuX-Valve plus under EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR).
Johnson & Johnson wins FDA approval for ThermoCool SmartTouch dual-energy ablation system
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced today that it received FDA approval for its dual-energy ThermoCool SmartTouch SF platform (DE STSF).
Portable PS-OCT scanner could reveal donor liver health without biopsy
Each year, thousands of patients in the United States wait for a liver transplant, while transplant teams must make rapid, difficult decisions about whether donor organs are suitable for use.
Researchers develop diagnostic model to detect COVID-related eye problems
Mild COVID-19 can cause severe and long-lasting eye problems, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden.
AI-guided CRISPR uncovers oxytocin receptor as unexpected psoriasis drug target
Biohub researchers have performed what they believe is the first genome-wide CRISPR study of primary human adult skin cells, then used an AI model to mine the results for overlooked drug targets for psoriasis.