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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Soft Robotics Inc. Appoints Mark J. Chiappetta as Chief Technology Officer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Soft Robotics Inc., an early stage robotics company, today announced that it has appointed Mark J. Chiappetta as its Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Chiappetta is a high energy technology leader with over 20...

April 21, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Resting-state brain imaging leads to growth chart creation for pediatric ADHD

Neuroimaging has revealed distinguishable maturation patterns in the brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), opening the possibility for the development of a pediatric neurological growth chart, according to results of a study published online April 13 in JAMA Psychiatry. For the...

April 20, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Zero DBS Electrode Infections Reported When Utilizing the ClearPoint® NeuroNavigation System

IRVINE, Calif., April 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MRI Interventions, Inc. (OTCQB:MRIC) today announced the results of a 10 year study in which Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) leads were implanted in a diagnostic MRI suite.  The study was published in...

April 20, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Cancer Cells Identified Faster with New Microscope

Scientists at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a new technique for identifying cancer cells in blood samples faster and more accurately than the current standard methods. In one common approach to testing for cancer, doctors add biochemicals...

April 18, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Rice University Students Design Testing to Validate 3-D Printed Hands

The Rice team calling itself Carpal Diem has developed a testing suite to validate how well 3-D printed hands transfer force from the wearer, typically a child born without a fully formed hand, to the prosthetic intended to help pick...

April 18, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Superbugs are on track to kill 10 million people by 2050 if things don’t change

In November of 2015, scientists in southeastern China were combing through bacterial samples collected from hospitals in the Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces when they discovered something that would immediately grab the attention of the entire medical community. Many of the...

April 18, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Does ‘Superhero DNA’ Exist?

Some people appear to be born with ‘superhero DNA’ that cancels out genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, say researchers. The study of nearly 600,000 people found 13 who should have developed debilitating diseases, but did not. The hope is discovering...

April 13, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

High-Tech Hand Hygiene 

A wide range of hand-hygiene compliance monitoring systems are available to help facilities managers decrease the growing number of health care-associated infections (HAIs). These systems are designed to monitor the patient care environment, remind personnel of critical hand-washing events and...

April 13, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Patent Awarded to 4WEB Medical for Novel Programmable Truss Implant Technology

4WEB Medical, the industry leader in 3D printed orthopedic implants, announced at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) annual meeting today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued US Patent No. 9,271,845 B2, entitled...

April 12, 2016