MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
FDA approves Avatar Medical’s 3D image processing software
Avatar’s software translates CT and MR imaging data into 3D images to streamline surgical planning and operating room workflows.
‘Click clotting’ stops bleeding fast and could transform emergency care
Researchers at McGill University have developed a rapid way to engineer blood clots that stop severe bleeding and support tissue healing more effectively.
A natural molecule boosts CAR-T therapy and turns cold tumors hot
A pharmaceutical research team has identified a natural compound, timosaponin AIII (TAIII), that selectively eliminates CAR-T regulatory T cells.
New HIV vaccine design trains immune system to hit shared viral target across variants
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with colleagues at The Scripps Research Institute and Emory University, have developed a new vaccine strategy that has generated antibodies capable of neutralizing highly divergent HIV variants.
Medtronic wins FDA nod for next-gen mitral valve
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it received FDA approval for its Mosaic Neo mitral bioprosthesis and began its U.S. launch.
Earflo wins FDA nod for pediatric ear pressure treatment device
Earflo announced that it received FDA clearance for its non-invasive device designed to treat negative middle ear pressure in children.
Handheld TB test delivers lab-level accuracy in under 30 minutes
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Irvine show the device is as effective as a laboratory test and can detect cases even among people who have trouble producing phlegm samples from deep within their lungs.
Experiments advance efforts to restore vision with transplanted neurons
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected of blocking the growth and survival of transplanted nerve cells may help restore vision in people with optic nerve damage.