Category Archives: Medical Technology

Medical devices are one major weak point in health care cybersecurity, and both Congress and the Food and Drug Administration took steps towards closing that gap this week Congress with a proposed bill and the FDA with new draft guidelines for device makers on how they should build devices that are less likely to be hacked. Devices like infusion pumps or imaging machines that are connected to the internet can be targets for hacks. Continue reading →

Code Section AvaMed Code 2009 AvaMed Code 2020 AvaMed Code 2022 Section I Introduction I. Preamble: Goal and Scope of AdvaMed Code and II. Code of Ethics Compliance Definitions: New Cornerstone Values: Innovation, Education, Integrity, Respect, Responsibility & Transparency New Definitions: Commercial Sponsorship, Educational Grant, Satellite Symposium, Third-Party Program, Third-Party Program Organizer Revised Definitions: Revises the recommendation to submit an annual certification to AdvaMed declaring compliance with the Code; a certification is now sufficient. Continue reading →

ReportLinker Global Internet of Medical Things Market By Type (On Body Segment, In Home Segment, In Hospital Segment, In Clinics Segment, Community Segment), By Component (Medical Devices, System & Software, Connectivity Technology, Services), By Product Type (Smart Wearable Devices, Home Use Medical Devices, Point of Care Kits), By Technology (Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, Wifi, LPWAN, Others), By Application (Telemedicine, Clinical Operation & Workflow Management, Medication Management, Connected Imaging, Others), By End User (Healthcare Providers, Patients, Government Authorities, Others), By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2017- 2027 New York, April 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Internet of Medical Things Market By Type, By Component, By Product Type, By Technology, By Application, By End User, By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2017- 2027" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06251543/?utm_source=GNW The global Internet of Medical Things market is expected to grow at a CGAR of 19.48% in the forecast period, 2023-2027, to reach USD198521.00 million by 2027. An increase in the healthcare expenditure and rapid adoption of advanced technologies by the healthcare industry to improve patient care and services are expected to be the major drivers of the global internet of medical things market Continue reading →

GE Healthcare Allia IGS 7 system New Interventional Radiology (IR) Suite at Oak Valley Health Toronto, Canada, April 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of their commitment to provide an exceptional patient experience, Oak Valley Health has completed construction on a new innovative 2,465 sq. ft. Continue reading →

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Speranza Therapeutics is pleased to announce its engagement with StartEngine to attract new investors to support its company's growth. StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. Continue reading →

Applications open now through April 22 for innovations that address unmet pediatric needs Washington D.C., April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recognizing the continued gap in the development and commercialization of medical devices for children versus adults, the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI), in collaboration with MedTech Innovator, is accepting applications through April 22, 2022, for its annual Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids! competition. Continue reading →

UC Davis medtech team pumps life into potential kidney dialysis solution Kidney disease causes more deaths than breast cancer and prostate cancer. Continue reading →

Two doctors at MUSC Health are the first at an academic medical center and only the second in the world to use a new, minimally invasive procedure to implant a heart failure treatment device and, in an interesting turn of events, theyre both women in heavily male-dominated specialties. Vascular surgeon Jean Marie Ruddy, M.D., is principal investigator at the MUSC site for the trial of this new implantation method for Barostim Continue reading →

Self-testing has become a regular part of life thanks to Covid-19. The world relied on lateral flow tests (LFTs) to track and trace the virus, stop its spread, and identify variants of concern. The 11 March marked two years since the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. Continue reading →

The U.K.-based company has created an advanced energy multimodality instrument developed for flexible endoscopy. Continue reading →