The Afrezza-branded inhaled insulin from Mannkind (Valencia, CA) will be introduced in the United States in 2015 after Sanofi entered into an agreement with the company, offering up to $925 million for the rights to sell the product ...
An FDA news release has announced that the agency has given de novo approval to the Deka Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram ...
Tags: Bionic Arm, medical device
Medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects: Recent developments combining machines and organisms have great potentials, but also give rise to major ethical concerns. In their review ...
Tags: cyborgs, cybernetic organism, medical implants, electronics
Hundreds of thousands of hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year, and they are highly successful in eliminating pain, restoring mobility and improving quality of life. "Joint replacement, in which ...
Tags: hip and knee replacement surgeries, joint replacement, arthritic
Manufacturing metal three-dimensional objects using 3D printer print Metal Structuresers (additive manufacturing) could soon be ready for use in series production. As early as the 1980s, companies recognized the time, cost and design ...
Tags: 3D Printing, Metal Structures, 3D printer
Aviva has announced significant improvements to its International Solutions private medical insurance from 1st February 2014. The improvements will provide new and existing customers with enhanced standard benefits and wider geographic ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, private medical insurance, Service
Biomet, a manufacturer of orthopedic and biotechnology products, has announced the first US implantation of its Comprehensive nano stemless shoulder as part of an US Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption (IDE) ...
Tags: Biomet, Nano Stemless Shoulder
Ortopro, a provider of prostheses and orthopedic appliance products, has signed an exclusive license agreement with bio-technology-based company Hydromer. Under the deal, OrtoPro is licensed to use proprietary Hydromer biofilm resistant ...
Tags: Ortopro, prostheses, orthopedic appliance products, Hydromer
MitrAssist Medical has obtained ISO 13485:2003 certification for the design of implantable mitral valve prostheses. By using a minimally invasive procedure, the mitral valve prosthesis is delivered via a small-diameter catheter, thus ...
Tags: MitrAssist, ISO certification, mitral valve prostheses
Magdeburg-based Dornheim Medical Images has said that three-dimensional images facilitate medical diagnoses. Dornheim's program, designed for creating three-dimensional images, uses cross-sectional images and the highlighted areas of ...
Tags: clinical research, clinical application, clinical technology
Tecvac, a surface engineering specialist based in Cambridge, is advocating the application of diamond-like carbon coating, Diamolith, to improve the endurance and performance of critical components. The Wallwork Group subsidiary has ...
Tags: Coatings Service, diamond like carbon coating, surface engineering
BPF Director-General Peter Davis speaking yesterday at the Global Polymer Innovation Expo (GPIE) in Columbus, Ohio said the world has plentiful oil and gas reserves and global polyolefins capacity should be sufficient to meet demand growth ...
Tags: market view, Plastics
Stanford retinal implant combats vision loss 21 May 2012 An implanted subretinal array could restore useful sight to patients blinded by degenerative retinal diseases. A simpler system One characteristic of retinal conditions such as ...