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Section: Industries > Medical Devices
Medical Device/Packaging
FDA: International Device Inspections Increased 243%
FDA says more inspections at international medical device manufacturing sites is leading to improved compliance. A new report details the findings.
November 25, 2018
FDA says more inspections at international medical device manufacturing sites is leading to improved compliance. A new report details the findings.
Medical Device/Packaging
FDA Approves Surgical Augmented Reality
Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality system projects 2D, 3D, and 4D images onto a patient’s body to help physicians plan surgery.
November 20, 2018
Medical Augmented Reality / Image: Novarad
Medical Device/Packaging
A Smartphone App Could Replace ECGs
A new smartphone application detects heart attacks with as much accuracy as the conventional ECG diagnostic tool.
November 16, 2018
ECG App / Image: IMCHI
Medical Device/Packaging
Robots That Drill Through Eyes Are All the Rage
Scientists have developed a nanometer-sized robot capable of drilling through eyeballs without causing damage.
November 8, 2018
Human Eye / Image: Tech Radar
Medical Device/Packaging
New Device Protects Eggs and Embryos Stored at Fertility Clinics
A doctor at the Columbia University Fertility Center came up with a way to prevent storage losses at fertility clinics.
November 7, 2018
Fertility Storage / Image: Avichai Scher
Medical Device/Packaging
VIDEO: New Smart Glasses Replace Bifocals
Japan’s TouchFocus has developed prescription lenses capable of changing focus from far to near and back again.
October 26, 2018
TouchFocus Bifocal Glasses / Image: TouchFocus
Medical Device/Packaging
Spending Issues Driving Sterile Medical Packaging Growth
New TMR report cites outsourcing, an increase in chronic disease, and a growing preference for contamination-free products as factors.
October 23, 2018
New TMR report cites outsourcing, an increase in chronic disease, and a growing preference for contamination-free products as factors.
Medical Device/Packaging
New Medical Device Dissolves in the Body
Researchers at Northwestern and WashU have collaborated to create a bioresorbable electronic implant that can dissolve in the body.
October 17, 2018
Medical Device/Packaging
Disposable Single-Use Inhaler
At Healthcare Packaging EXPO, Perlen Packaging introduced PERLAMED-BLISTair, a device that consists of two thermoformed foils that enclose the pharmaceutical ingredients.
October 16, 2018
At Healthcare Packaging EXPO, Perlen Packaging introduced PERLAMED-BLISTair, a device that consists of two thermoformed foils that enclose the pharmaceutical ingredients.
Medical Device/Packaging
Weed Tampons are Now a Thing
Foria, a company that produces marijuana products for women, has developed a marijuana suppository to alleviate menstrual cramps.
October 11, 2018
Foria's Marijuana Tampon / Image: Foria
Pharmaceuticals
DIY Biohackers Circumvent $8.3 Billion Insulin Delivery Industry
A community of DIYers is building insulin-regulating systems for a fraction of the price of the FDA-approved versions sold by Big Pharma.
October 10, 2018
DIY Insulin Delivery / Image: Mark Sommerfeld
Medical Device/Packaging
4 Ways the FDA is Improving Medical Device Security
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb described the agency’s plan to improve cybersecurity to combat attacks on medical devices.
October 9, 2018
Medical Device Security
Medical Device/Packaging
FDA Eases Regulations on Female Condoms
The FDA reclassified single-use female condoms from Class III to Class II, lowering the regulatory burden for makers of the contraceptive devices.
October 4, 2018
FDA Eases Regulations on Female Condoms
Medical Device/Packaging
New Bracelet Saves Wearers from Sunburn
Australian scientists have developed a paper bracelet that features a UV active ink that changes color when exposed to UV rays.
October 2, 2018
UV Bracelet / Image: RMIT University
Medical Device/Packaging
FDA Recognizes New Apple Watch as Medical Device
The New Apple Watch Series 4 is an FDA class 2 medical device that detects falls and monitors hearts.
September 21, 2018
Apple Watch Presentation / Image: Getty
Medical Device/Packaging
A Doctor MacGyvered a Shampoo Bottle to Save Infants
A doctor in Bangladesh has gone beyond WHO guidelines to find a better way to treat infant pneumonia.
September 19, 2018
Dr. Cristi / Image: Rabiul Islam
Medical Device/Packaging
New Educational Robot Cries and Bleeds
Medical students have a new learning device that’s extremely realistic and extremely likely to inflict nightmares.
September 13, 2018
Hal the crying robot. / Image: Gaumard Scientific
Medical Device/Packaging
China Creates Swarming Nanorobots to Assist Surgeons
A team of researchers in Hong Kong developed a surgical method inspired by flocks of birds and schools of fish.
September 6, 2018
Swarming Nanobots / Image: Human Paragon
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