MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
An ‘intelligent tattoo’ to detect skin cancer before it appears
Detecting melanoma before it becomes visible is a major challenge in dermatology. Now, with researchers from Université de Montréal, scientists at Université du Québec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have developed a promising solution.
Cornerstone Robotics wins CE mark for Sentire endoscopic surgical robot
Cornerstone Robotics announced today that it received CE mark approval for its Sentire endoscopic surgical robotic platform.
DNA repair protein gene gone rogue may unlock new cancer treatments
In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers found that the EXO1 gene is overexpressed in 20% to 30% of breast and ovarian cancers as well as in melanoma, testicular, cervical, and hepatobiliary cancers, which develop in the liver, gall bladder, and bile duct
Thermoreversible biogel may solve a hairy problem for wearable brain-monitoring systems
Researchers at Penn State have developed a reusable material designed to solve both problems at once. The material is a thermoreversible semiconducting ionic biogel, meaning it becomes liquid when gently heated so it can move through hair and reach the scalp, then returns to a stable gel as it cools, keeping its conducting and semiconducting character.
3D-printed trays help human gut organoids self-build nerves and mature twice as fast
Thanks to special 3D-printed scaffolding trays designed by experts at Cincinnati Children’s, researchers can now produce larger versions of functional human gut organoids twice as fast as previous methods—and these organoids grow their own nerve cells.
Zimmer Biomet gets expanded FDA nod for Rosa robotic shoulder system
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for an advanced version of its Rosa Shoulder System.
Wearable knee robot could help children with muscle weakness
Yanggang Feng and colleagues designed a lightweight (0.96 kg) wearable knee robot to assist isokinetic training for children with SMA type II, an intermediate form of the condition. In a clinical trial, they tested outcomes in six children (aged 6–10 years old) who could not stand from a seated position without assistance.
AI unlocks cardiac MRI reading without manual labels, beating general models by 35%
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic’s Cardiovascular Innovation Research Center, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of interpreting some of the most complex heart scans in medicine, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), without the need for manually labeled training data.