All the stories tagged with medical-tag
Alice PDx sleep analysis system
09/02/2009, Philips will be rolling out the Alice PDx sleep analyzer which aims to help diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep problems. This is a self-administering device that patients can set up before they nod off each night (or early [...]
Rodem better than wheelchair
08/27/2009, The 4-wheeled Rodem looks like a much cooler ride compared to a standard wheelchair, where one can steer it using a joystick or hold onto its motorbike-style handles while one’s knees and chest will remain on a cushion. This design [...]
Wearable Artificial Kidney
08/26/2009, The Wearable Artificial Kidney (WAK) is a real breakthrough in dialysis as it is a miniaturized dialysis machine which can be worn to look like a belt. The WAK concept will provide patients with the opportunity to move about freely [...]
EyeWriter uses eyes to pen down thoughts
08/26/2009, Talk about penning down one’s thoughts without using, well, a pen! That’s exactly what the EyeWriter does – this device enables artists who are suffering from paralysis to come up with their own masterpieces using nothing but their eyes as [...]
Car airbags brainchild for needle free injection system
08/25/2009, Who here loves to be on the receiving end of a needle prick? Not many, we presume, which is why we bring you good news of Pervormanc from Germany who developed an injection system using technology inspired from car airbags, [...]
Artificial tongue works better than real thing
08/18/2009, Who would’ve thought that a new artificial tongue would actually be more acute than the real thing, especially when sensing subtle differences in sweeteners is concerned? Measuring roughly the size of a business card, the sweetness sensor functions by detecting [...]
Yu for real time biometric feedback
08/18/2009, The yu: device offers real time biometric feedback – if and only if it makes it past the concept stage into a real world contraption. This medical device is able to relay the sort of information that has the potential [...]
Zelrix transdermal patch for migraines
08/17/2009, The Zelrix transdermal patch has recently receieved positive results from its Phase III clinical trial that ought to see this migraine patch of sorts move closer towards being manufactured for the masses. Zelrix will rely on its proprietary iontophoretic transdermal [...]
BrainPort helps you see with your tongue
08/14/2009, Ever wondered how you’re going to see even when you’ve lost your vision? There is a new device that follows the school of thought of neuroscientist Paul Bach-y-Rita who hypothesized back in the 1960s that “we see with our brains [...]
Wireless pacemaker installed
08/11/2009, The world’s first pacemaker equipped with wireless home monitoring has just been installed, or should we say, grafted, in a patient. This enables physicians and doctors to monitor the patient’s health as and when required without having for the patient [...]
Intelligent crutch helps with rehabilitation
08/10/2009, It goes without saying that making good, proper use of a crutch right after an operation is essential to be on the complete road of recovery, and a physiotherapist and a computer scientist from the University of Southampton believes in [...]
DosePro For Pain-Free Relief
07/24/2009, Zogenix recently received FDA approval for its single use DosePro device, which is basically a needle-free system that helps deliver sumatriptan, a drug that is often prescribed for migraine sufferers. The DosePro sends its package through the skin for a [...]
Contact Lens Delivers Medication
07/22/2009, Looks like contact lenses of the future will get all the more sophisticated, with a new model being developed that is able to deliver medication gradually over time – a heaven-sent product for dry-eye sufferers and glaucoma patients, who could [...]
