Category: Technology & Devices
New AI technology to identify children at high risk of myopia
A team of researchers has tapped the power of AI (artificial intelligence) technology to address the rising prevalence of high myopia among children as well as adults in Singapore. A new tool has been developed by researchers at the Singapore […]
Jab-phobic? Furry robots come to the rescue!
It is no secret that there are individuals who are terrified of needles, injections, or even going to medical facilities. People with trypanophobia, who have a severe fear of needles, are all too aware of this. Thus, a novel haptic, […]
Sensors sewn into t-shirts and face masks for stylish health monitoring
Sensors sewn into t-shirts and face masks for stylish health monitoring HCA Facebook Sensors sewn into t-shirts and face masks for stylish health monitoring Sensors sewn into t-shirts and face masks for stylish health monitoring Researchers from Imperial College London […]
Heart valve repair device by Abbot flagged for apparent malfunction
Healthcare providers have been alerted to a potential clip-lock issue with one of Abbott Laboratories’ (Abbott) medical devices, by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The device in question, MitraClip, is used to treat mitral regurgitation, or heart valve […]
Sound TPE solution for hearing aid applications
Kraiburg TPE, a leading global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for a variety of industries, offers its TPE compounds for hearing devices such as hearing aid applications. Hearing loss affects billions of people globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts […]
Walking setup used to power upper limb prostheses in the works
Scientists at Rice University (Rice) in Texas are developing a pneumatic “extra limb” that will be powered by the wearer’s footsteps. Prosthetics are incredibly useful to those with disabilities – they could, however, do without the bulky and heavy batteries […]
TPE: the trusted material for medical diagnostic equipment
Medical diagnostic equipment features a variety of diagnostic tools and equipment for accurate testing, tracking, measurements, and evaluations. These include ophthalmoscopes, electrocardiographs, thermometers, digital sphygmomanometers, dopplers, ultrasonography, echocardiography, and other instruments used by clinicians to screen and accurately assess a […]
Smart walker attachment helps keep seniors safer
Older adults can now safely move around on their own – engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have built a motion-detecting device that attaches to mobility aids such as walkers and rollators. The battery-operated device, known as “WalkWise,” will […]
Wrist device detects COVID days before noticeable symptoms
A commercially-available wearable was able to pick up minute changes in heart rate and skin temperature at least two days before the onset of COVID symptoms. The team of Canadian and European researchers behind the innovation believe monitoring of real-time […]
Smart necklace prototype successfully monitors glucose levels
Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) are working on a daily-wear device that detect and monitors s a person’s blood sugar from sweat. The researchers have tested out a prototype biochemical sensor that mimics a necklace, which has so far […]
