Medical
Transforming healthcare with technology
In conjunction with the North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, bITjAM is working to design and develop new technological innovations to aid suffers of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). MCI describes conditions consisting of problems with cognitive brain functions such as day-to-day thinking, remembering, language and visuospatial skills.
Valtronic to attend Medtech & Pharma Platform
Contract manufacturer Valtronic has announced that it will attend the upcoming Medtech & Pharma Platform conference and tabletop exhibition, scheduled to take place 22nd to 23rd October in Zurich. Valtronic will showcase its latest solutions for globally-based medical device and pharmacologic companies.
Medical power supply comes in small size
Designed for medical applications, the high power density (12.5W/in3) PRL1103 series of 300W switching power supplies offer single output ranging from 12 to 60VDC and dual outputs of 5, 12 and 24V optional combinations with a broad range of standard options to meet customer specific requirements.
Wearable module provides digital heart rate metrics
ams has announced the launch of the AS7000, the first member of a family of health/fitness solutions aimed at wearable devices. The AS7000 solution incorporates a highly integrated optical sensor module accompanied by software to provide industry-leading, highest accuracy optical Heart Rate Measurements (HRM) and Heart Rate Variation (HRV) readings, backed by opto-mechanical design-in support from ams.
Touch-screen tablet improves patient satisfaction
ARBOR Technology has announced the release of the ARBOR HTab, a bedside turn-key solution combining healthcare with patient entertainment. The Android-based Htab is based on a TI OMAP 4470 dual core Cortex-A9 processor and has a 10.1” LCD with 1280x800 WXGA resolution and a 10-point projected capacitive multi touch technology, facilitating effortless and accurate touch response.
EFS function helps to gain insights into DMD research
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive and fatal muscle degenerating disease caused by a dystrophin deficiency. Effective suppression of the primary pathology observed in DMD is critical for treatment. Patient-derived human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs) are a promising tool for drug discovery.
Intelliconnect make the right medical connections
Intelliconnect is now working with 19 NHS trusts supplying high quality connectors, adaptors and cable assemblies for radiation detection equipment as diverse as imaging equipment and RF Ablation. Intelliconnect have a very wide range of UK designed and manufactured, high quality, very competitively priced medical grade Triax connectors available from stock.
3D ‘micro-printed’ needles can deliver drugs
Researchers at the University of Akron, USA, and the University of Texas, USA, have developed a new technique to produce a 3D ‘micro-printed’ array of needles which are capable of drug delivery. The pain-free drug delivery device would allow drugs to diffuse within the body as the biomaterial device degrades, offering treatments for a wide range of diseases, including melanoma cancers.
Personalised heart models for surgical planning
Researchers at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a system that can take MRI scans of a patient’s heart and, in a matter of hours, convert them into a tangible, physical model that surgeons can use to plan surgery.
Imaging method could stratify head & neck cancer patients
Manchester researchers have identified a potential new way to predict which patients with head and neck cancer may benefit most from chemotherapy.