Medical

On the 1st September Electronic Specifier will host its Webinar Summit, a one-day event packed with discussions around the latest industry trends in electronics, and the products and technologies that are shaping sectors from automotive to wireless.

A study conducted at five military and veterans’ hospitals has identified the first effective and highly-scalable intervention to address cognitive deficits that can persist for years after a mild traumatic brain Injury - typically from concussion or blast exposure.

Since 2019, COVID-19 has swept the world, initiating an intensive battle against this highly infectious virus. In addition to the widespread use of vaccines, there is rising awareness amongst socially responsible organisations of how cutting-edge technology can be used to suppress the spread of the virus.

A new medical cart power system, jointly designed by UK manufacturer Accutronics and its US parent company Ultralife Corporation, will be unveiled at this year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) exhibition. The event runs from 9th-13th August 2021 in Las Vegas, US.

A new approach using portable or wearable monitoring devices and point-of-care medical equipment promises to improve patient outcomes and reduce pressure on public healthcare facilities. Giuseppe Olivadoti, Marketing and Applications Director (Digital Healthcare).

Turku-based bioprinting startup Brinter has announced the successful closure of a €1.2m seed funding round led by early-stage VC Innovestor. The company will use the capital to further expand its operations internationally in Europe and the US. Brinter aims to put bioprinting within reach of every pharmaceutical company, hospital, university, and research centre.

A Scottish consortium is set to use augmented reality (AR) software to help train surgeons on hyper-real 3D-printed models of human organs. The software will guide trainee surgeons as they perform ‘surgery’ on the lifelike models and will be used in the UK and less developed areas of the world.

TT Electronics has partnered with Radwave Technologies to help bring an accurate, reliable, and customisable electromagnetic (EM) tracking platform to the surgical navigation market. This advanced technology offers solutions for medical device innovators who are seeking to add new or improved EM capabilities to their medical devices.

Over the past few years, electronic skin technology has gained significant momentum. The technology finds a wide range of use-cases on account of its self-healing characteristics, stretching and self-powering abilities. Electronic skin and patches can be used for patients with prosthetics to provide a sense of touch. In addition, the products are increasingly gaining prominence in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Piezo technology has recently become immensely popular in a variety of different areas, including chemistry, biology and medicine. It is being used to improve existing procedures like laparoscopies or endoscopic imaging, and is an enabling technology for non-contact ablation to treat atrial fibrillation. In vitro diagnostics (IVD) workflows to detect diseases are also greatly benefitting from the incorporation of piezoceramics, enabling accurate ...