MedTech Archives - MedicalView

Not Fitbit: Our circle of friends is more predictive of our health

June 25, 2019

Fitness tracker are not enough, without social network information, we only have an incomplete view of an individual’s wellness state.... Continue reading

Wearables/Sensors3 min read

Octopus-inspired wearable sensor

June 24, 2019

Water-resistant and skin-adhesive wearable electronics are using graphene fabric sensor with octopus-inspired microsuckers.... Continue reading

Wearables/Sensors1 min read

‘Virtual biopsy’ device detects skin tumor

June 21, 2019

The virtual biopsy prototype device can distinguish between healthy skin and different types of skin lesions and carcinomas. ... Continue reading

Tech/IT2 min read

Sensor fusion device for non-contact measurement of vital signs

June 20, 2019

A researcher has developed a multiple sensor fusion device for non-contact measurement of vital signs and its clinical applications.... Continue reading

Wearables/Sensors3 min read

People with mobility issues set to benefit from wearable devices

June 19, 2019

The lives of thousands of people with mobility issues could be transformed thanks to ground-breaking research by scientists at the University of Bristol.... Continue reading

Wearables/Sensors2 min read

Training robots to relieve chronic pain

June 19, 2019

Researchers have developed an automatic solution for safe robotic examination and treatment of patients with chronic pain.... Continue reading

Bionics/Robotics2 min read

A revolution in regenerative medicine

June 17, 2019

3D printing: Researchers from across disciplines are developing new approaches and new materials for creating soft tissues. ... Continue reading

3D printing9 min read

Augmented reality and 3D printing for surgery

June 10, 2019

Researchers are combining virtual reality, augmented reality and 3D printing in order to improve the planning and realization of surgeries.... Continue reading

AR/VR4 min read

Robotic technology enhances spine surgery

June 6, 2019

Spine surgery: A new robotic technology increases the safety and precision of spinal fusion surgeries while reducing the time needed for the procedure.... Continue reading

Bionics/Robotics3 min read

Tuberculosis: Drones support remote village medical treatment

June 5, 2019

An international team of health-care investigators is piloting a new medical-delivery system that uses a "surgical strike" approach to solve pandemic problems.... Continue reading

Tech/IT2 min read

Robot-assisted surgery: high costs, few advantages

June 4, 2019

Clinical studies on robot-assisted surgery for indications in the thorax and abdomen have so far shown few advantages for this cost-intensive surgical method.... Continue reading

Bionics/Robotics2 min read

3D printed lab tech lowers cost of medical test

June 3, 2019

A desire for a cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses led researchers to develop a new lab tech that reduces cost and time.... Continue reading

3D printing5 min read

Bioprinting tissue and organs through lithography

May 31, 2019

artificial organs: researchers are developing a lithography method that relies on light sheet illumination and on special photosensitive hydrogels that are mixed with living cells.... Continue reading

3D printing3 min read

Graphene flakes to control neuron activity

May 27, 2019

Miniscule spacecrafts able to reach a specific site of the brain and influence drug delivery: graphene flakes, open up truly futuristic horizons. ... Continue reading

Tech/IT3 min read

Augmented reality makes for better surgeons

May 27, 2019

A PhD candidate in computer science has developed an augmented reality headset to help brain surgeons train for high-risk operations.... Continue reading

AR/VR2 min read

Organ-on-a-chip: Device simplifies study of blood cells

May 17, 2019

A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyse cells and tiny particles as if they were inside the human body. ... Continue reading

Tech/IT3 min read

Big data can be used for personal health

May 16, 2019

Years-long tracking of individuals’ biology helped define what it meant for them to be healthy and showed how changes from the norm could signal disease.... Continue reading

Tech/IT6 min read

Smart pill bottle keeps drugs safe

May 16, 2019

Low-cost, stretchy sensors can be assembled inside the lid of a drug container to help monitor patient safety. ... Continue reading

Wearables/Sensors2 min read

Clinical AI should be “Unremarkable”

May 15, 2019

AI should be unobtrusive to be accepted as part of clinical decision making, according to researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.... Continue reading

AI3 min read

3D printed baby dummy for resuscitation training

May 14, 2019

A researcher developed a 3D printed baby dummy, based on an MRI scan of a real newborn baby, which could improve the training of the reanimation procedure.... Continue reading

3D printing5 min read

Robopets can benefit health of elderly

May 13, 2019

Robotic pets that respond to human interaction can benefit the health and wellbeing of older people living in care home.... Continue reading

Bionics/Robotics2 min read

BioSensing: Detecting pathogens using quantum technology

May 10, 2019

The project “BioSensing” from Fraunhofer ISC aims to overcome the limits of modern biosensors with the help of quantum technology.... Continue reading

Wearables/Sensors3 min read

Intracranial pressure sensor monitors infants

May 9, 2019

Students created a seemingly simple but sophisticated system to monitor high intracranial pressure within the skulls of infants.... Continue reading

Wearables/Sensors3 min read

ADA: Assistive robot learns to feed

May 7, 2019

Engineers have taught a assistive robot the strategies needed to pick up food with a fork and gingerly deliver it to a person’s mouth.... Continue reading

Bionics/Robotics3 min read