Printing Health Tech Devices with Colored Inks

by riddhi | August 5, 2015 | Enabling Tech

Wearable Health Tech devices are becoming part of every day life. One important challenge is to keep consumers and patients engaged with these devices, and manufacturers a paying more attention on making these devices attractive wearable pieces. Adding color helps...

Printing New Hands for Children [video]

by Alfred Poor | August 5, 2015 | Medical

This is an amazing time to be alive. All sorts of new technologies have converged to make the impossible possible. In this particular case, 3D printing, computer-aided design, and digital communications have resulted in a worldwide organization of volunteers who...

Google Glass Set to Enter Enterprise Market

by riddhi | August 4, 2015 | Enabling Tech

Google introduced the first smart glass known as Google Glass in 2012 with limited circulation for developers. Due to the steep prices, nerdy looks, and privacy concerns, Google Glass, which was available in limited quantities,  was pulled out of the market earlier...

Artery Sensor Reduces Hospital Readmissions

by Alfred Poor | August 4, 2015 | Medical

Last year, we covered a device called the CardioMEMS HF System that monitors the pressure of the blood pumped by a patient’s heart. The tiny electro-mechanical device is inserted in a patient’s pulmonary artery, where it transmits data wirelessly. The...

Any Wearable Can Be Your Personal Trainer

by riddhi | August 3, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical

FocusMotion can turn any wearable into your own personal fitness trainer. The company now offers an SDK that will use the wearable device’s accelerometer, gyroscope, electromyography, and magnetometer to analyze a user’s movement and pace. A series of algorithms train...

25 Telemedicine Kiosks Roll Out in Ohio [video]

by Alfred Poor | August 3, 2015 | Health, Medical

HealthSpot is a company that has developed a telemedicine kiosk for consumers. Placed in retail settings, consumers can consult privately with a doctor to discuss symptoms and determine what course of treatment is required. The patient is given access to various...