Rice Uses Magnetism to Power NeuroStim Brain Implant

by Bruce Brown | June 15, 2020 | Enabling Tech

Energy-harvesting electronic surgical implants answer one of the most important questions in medical technology development: how will the device get power? Possibilities for product design and placement in the body expand significantly if you don’t have to allow...

Survey for Personal Mobility Exoskeleton [video]

by Amantha May | June 15, 2020 | Health

In rehabilitation clinics, robotic exoskeletons have helped patients with walking impairments regain strength and mobility for years. Now Wandercraft, the French company that created the first autonomous walking exoskeleton, has a design underway for a new model that...

NHS Uses Remote Monitoring for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

by Bruce Brown | June 12, 2020 | Medical

The UK’s NHS Project Breathe began in early 2019. The purpose of the project is to give cystic fibrosis patients greater control over their health and wellness through the use of spirometers and other biometric measurement devices. Patients monitor their weight,...

MedStartr War on COVID Startup Challenge [video]

by Amantha May | June 12, 2020 | General News, Health, Medical

Entrepreneurs with innovative COVID-19 solutions have an opportunity to win investments and business services in MedStartr’s latest crowd challenge. MedStartr, a funding platform supporting healthcare startups, holds its War on COVID virtual pitch showcase on June 24,...

Wearable Relieves Period Pain without Drugs

by Bruce Brown | June 11, 2020 | Health

Neurostimulation reduces pain by interfering with electrical signals to the brain’s pain centers from the area of the body where the pain originates. I’m an unabashed fan of neurostim. My surgeon sent my home with a transcutaneous electrical nerve...

VR Surgical Training by Oscar-Winning Team [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 10, 2020 | Medical

We’ve written multiple times about new technology employed to aid surgical teams. We wrote about HP printers creating 3D-printed color models to help surgeons. We covered Cambridge Consultants’ augmented-reality (AR) system that allows surgeons to...