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Medtronic gains European, US, Canadian
clearance for takeover of Covidien
Medtronic, Inc. and Covidien plc have announced that the European
Commission has conditionally cleared Medtronic’s proposed
acquisition of Covidien. 28 Nov 2014
Covidien achieves CE Mark for Nellcor
SpO2 patient monitoring system
Covidien has announced EU
approval for its Nellcor Bedside SpO2 Patient Monitoring System,
PM100N. The system currently is available in the European Economic
Area (EEA), Australia and New Zealand. 27 Nov 2014
First patient implanted with Sequana
Medical's pump to remove excess lung fluid
Zurich-based
Sequana Medical AG has announced that the first patient has been
implanted with its pump to remove excess fluid around the lungs. A
patient at Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France, was implanted with the
company's pleurapump system. 27 Nov 2014
Prosthetic hand controlled through nerves has the lightest touch
A prosthetic hand which connects to the nervous system provides a
sense of touch light enough to handle an egg. The hand has been developed by the EU-funded NEBIAS project after
10 years of research. 27 Nov 2014
3D imaging helps surgeons measure size
of tumours
Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging and
augmented-reality software allows surgeons to pinpoint a tumour and
measure its volume, including its depth. 26 Nov 2014
Endomagnetics raises £2m for clinical
trials and product development
Cambridge-based Endomagnetics
has raised a further £2m to support its pivotal US clinical trial
and the launch of a new cancer marker product in 2015. 26 Nov 2014
2-DTech offers graphene in safe water
dispersible form
Graphene pioneer 2-DTech, a spin out from
the University of Manchester, has developed a graphene solution
using water and isopropanol (IPA) that is safer, more stable and has
higher concentrations of graphene than solutions using organic
solvents. 26 Nov 2014
OssDsign's bioceramic Cranioplug gains
FDA approval
Stockholm-based OssDsign AB has announced that
its Cranioplug, a bioceramic plug for re-fixing skull bone after
brain surgery, has received 510(k) clearance by the US FDA. 24 Nov
2014
Spiral blood flow improves success rate for vascular bypass surgery
Dundee company Vascular Flow Technologies has presented data that
shows a 30% increase in one-year success for patients who received
the company's Spiral Flow graft for infrainguinal vascular bypass
surgery. 24 Nov 2014
Nottingham Trent University launches
practical course for ocularists
Nottingham Trent University
has launched a two-day masterclass in bespoke ocularistry to
practising ocularists and those in training or aspiring to become an
ocularist in the future. 24 Nov 2014
Cannabis extracts combined with
radiation therapy improve brain cancer treatment
Research at
St George's University of London has shown that when chemical
extracts of cannabis are used to treat cancer tumours alongside
radio therapy the growths can virtually disappear. 21 Nov 2014
UK government invests £30m in
emerging medtech companies and projects
Innovate UK and the UK
Medical Research Council (MRC) announce awards totalling over £30m
in companies and projects developing new medical treatments and
technologies. 21 Nov 2014
UK project extends trial of offering
gift vouchers to boost breastfeeding
A UK project aimed at boosting breastfeeding rates
by offering gift vouchers in areas with persistently low rates will
move to a large-scale trial in Staffordshire and Yorkshire. 21 Nov
2014
Smartphone-based remote monitoring
system for pregnancy-related
diabetes wins prize
A system for remote monitoring of mothers with pregnancy-related
diabetes using a smartphone and wireless-enabled blood glucose meter has won the Best Digital Initiative trophy in the Quality in
Care Diabetes Awards. 20 Nov 2014
Combined MRI-PET imaging gives new
insights to plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Tübingen University have used combined PET and
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that amyloid plaques in
brain blood vessels are associated with a reduced blood flow in mice
with Alzheimer’s-like disease. 18 Nov 2014
Hospital sector investing in new equipment to drive
efficiency gains
Hospitals in developed countries are
becoming increasingly confident about their growth prospects for the
year ahead despite rising costs and ongoing economic uncertainty,
according to a survey by GE Capital. 18 Nov 2014
New strain of Ebola found in the Congo
An outbreak of haemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (DRC) in August has been verified as Ebola but a different
strain from that in the more well known outbreaks in west African
countries, according to an international study. 18 Nov 2014
Technologies for advanced liver
disease monitoring allow patients to stay at home
The EC-funded D-Liver project has developed a remote
support system for patients with advanced liver disease to monitor
their condition at home and save regular trips to hospital for tests
and appointments with consultants. 17 Nov 2014
VascuBone project develops toolbox for personalised bone
regeneration
The EU-funded VascuBone project has developed a "toolbox" that
doctors can select from to regenerate bone for three types of bone
defects. The tool
box includes a variety of biocompatible biomaterials and cell types,
FDA-approved growth factors, material modification technologies,
simulation and analytical tools such as molecular-imaging-based in
vivo diagnostics. (includes video) 17 Nov 2014
Prostate cancer diagnosed from
tissue sample in 90 seconds
The Fraunhofer Institute for
Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) in Dresden has developed a
device that can identify cancerous prostate tissue from a biopsy
within one and a half minutes by using laser stimulated
fluorescence. 14 Nov 2014
Karolinska Development secures life
sciences funding from CP Group
Swedish life sciences
investor, Karolinska Development has secured investments and
declaration of interest in further investments from CP Group
subsidiaries Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, Chia Tai Resources
Limited, Chia Tai Medicines Holding Limited. 12 Nov 2014
IBM and UK Science & Technology
Facilities Council form Big Data Innovation Hub
IBM and the
STFC Hartree Centre has created a Big Data innovation hub using IBM
Big Data and Analytics technology to help organisations solve
complex business problems. 12 Nov 2014
Hitachi and Danish hospital to study
use of big data for improving hospital management
Bispebjerg
and Frederiksberg University Hospital and Hitachi, Ltd. have
agreed to jointly develop solutions for increasing the efficiency of
hospital management using IT at Hitachi's Denmark Big Data Research
Laboratory, which opened on 5 November 2014. 12 Nov 2014
Help offered for medtech SMEs to enter
multi-million-euro innovation competition
Product
development contractor Pera Technology is searching
for 10 small and medium sized medical technology firms who are
seeking finance to develop new product and process ideas. 12 Nov
2014
Ethitec's Tiara9 awarded NHS Spine
certification
Ethitec's EPR system, Tiara9, has successfully
completed the certification process for compatibility with the
NHS electronic appointment booking systems, having run without
incident at its ‘First of Type’ site at Frimley Park Hospital. 11
Nov 2014
Nanotechnology safety studies blasted
for bad science
A scientist at the Swiss Federal Laboratories
for Materials Science (Empa) has criticised fellow scientists
studying the safety of nanoparticles for their poorly prepared
experiments, results that do not stand up scientifically and even
for cruelty to animals. 10 Nov 2014
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OJ Bio develops prototype hand-held disease diagnostics lab
Newcastle company OJ Bio has successfully completed the prototype
development of a portable wireless point-of-care diagnostic system
that accurately and quickly identifies the presence of a range of
viruses and bacteria in patient fluid samples. 7 Nov 2014
Auspherix secures AU$1m funding to
advance novel antibiotics pipeline
Sydney-based Auspherix Pty
Ltd has secured a further AU$1 million in a series A financing from
Australia’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF). 4 Nov
2014
FIND and QuantuMDx partner to develop
rapid genome-based diagnostics for tuberculosis
Swiss NGO FIND
is joining forces with UK diagnostics developer QuantuMDx Group to
develop a combined solution for the rapid detection of tuberculosis
and determination of drug resistance. 4 Nov 2014
Sleep disturbance linked to
Alzheimer's
A 40-year study of older men has found that those
who had sleep disturbances had a higher risk of developing
Alzheimer’s disease. 4 Nov 2014
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