MedTech News
New therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease discovered
July 19, 2023
Restoring contacts between mitochondria and lysosomes improves neuronal function
Dissolving cardiac device monitors, treats heart disease
July 5, 2023
Soft, wireless implant monitors the heart without requiring removal
Precision Neuroscience’s brain implant maps electrical activity in a first-in-human trial
June 22, 2023
Created by a founder of Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Precision has developed a device with some 1.000 electrodes in a one square centimeter flexilbe film. the trial could open the way to a computer-brain interface.
Owlet receives FDA clearance for prescription pulse oximetry baby sock
June 22, 2023
Clearance of the new system settles a controversy that began last year when Owl sold a similar pulse oximetry device over the counter, but was ordered to pull it from sale and seek regulatory approval as a medical device.
Powerful chemotherapy drug reaches brain tumors using novel ultrasound technology
May 3, 2023
Device uses microbubbles to open blood-brain barrier to treat glioblastoma in humans
Graphene ‘tattoo’ treats cardiac arrhythmia with light
April 17, 2023
First graphene-based cardiac implant senses irregularities, then stimulates the heart