How the medical device industry can help save the planet – as well as patient lives
The director of the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council says medical packaging must become more sustainable — but she…
Analysis
Are medical device companies doing enough to protect their technologies against cyber-attacks?
10 Dec 19The WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 highlighted the need for the NHS and the medical device companies it…
Trustonic to safeguard Optolane’s smart diagnostic device against cyber-attacks
05 Dec 19Having made its name in protecting smartphones and wearable technologies, Trustonic is applying its cyber security tech in…
The story of bioactive glass — and how it can be used to repair damaged cartilage
02 Dec 19Flexible bioactive glass can be 3D-printed into scaffolds, which stimulate cells to produce a cartilage matrix unlike any…
Medovate hopes new device will prevent avoidable patient deaths under general anaesthetic
22 Nov 19Medtech company Medovate introduced its Humidicare heat and moisture exchanger to airway specialists in Amsterdam earlier this month
From smart pyjamas to a bedside monitor — six innovative devices for at-home sleep monitoring
19 Nov 19Companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence, machine learning and other disruptors to help people monitor their sleep at…
SAFIRA: The device tackling nerve damage in regional block anaesthesia procedures
14 Nov 19Medovate's managing director believes SAFIRA can make regional anaesthesia safer and more cost-effective by turning it into a…
Octave IRBA study a ‘game-changer’ in diagnosing sleep problems at home
01 Nov 19The Dreem 2 headband's uses sleep monitoring sensors to measure brain activity, heart rate and breathing to diagnose…
Brain-stimulation headset for depression could one day be available on prescription
25 Oct 19Swedish start-up Flow developed a brain-stimulation headset and virtual therapist app in 2016, and now hopes to make…
Why Admedus’ shift to aortic valve replacement is good news for patients under 65
24 Oct 19The nine-year lifespan of Admedus' ADAPT tissue technology could make it the go-to in aortic valve replacement for…