Medical Equipment Articles

First-in-man demonstration of 18-month spatiotemporal stability of active atrial fibrillation source detected by Electrographic Flow mapping in persistent atrial fibrillation

Keywords: atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation, mapping, atrial fibrillation, source, electrographic flow Introduction: Advanced mapping methods for atrial fibrillation (AF) have previously suffered from poor spatiotemporal stability. Electrographic flow (EGF) mapping is a novel technique using computer vision and optical flow smoothing algorithms to avoid this issue. The aim of this ...

Jun. 13, 2021

By Ablacon, Inc.

Functional Electrographic Flow Patterns in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Predict Outcome of Catheter Ablation

Aims: Electrographic flow (EGF) mapping is a method to detect action potential sources within the atria. In a double-blinded retrospective study we evaluated whether sources detected by EGF are related to procedural outcome. Methods: EGF maps were retrospectively generated using the Ablamap® software from unipolar data recorded with a 64-pole basket catheter from patients who previously ...

Jun. 7, 2021

By Ablacon, Inc.

What is GMP?

Hundreds of millions of Americans rely on life-saving and sustaining medications and medical devices every day. Ensuring the drugs and devices that they depend on are not contaminated is critical for the health of the country, and the responsibility of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To address safety concerns in the medical, pharmaceutical, and food industries, the FDA ...

Jun. 1, 2021

By MadgeTech, Inc.

How Medical Studies are Changing the World

The coronavirus pandemic remains one of the top concerns within the United States. However, Johns Hopkins, and other research centers, are actively working to continue medical research in all divisions of medicine and health. Learn the ongoing studies at Johns Hopkins, what issues they are solving and how we can all make a difference. ...

May 11, 2021

By C&A Scientific

Creative Enzymes Launches Advanced Neuraminidase for Flu Vaccine Development

Creative Enzymes, a professional enzyme provider located in New York, always hammers at researches and trials in order to provide customers with various enzymes as many as possible. Last week, the product manager of Creative Enzymes announced the launch of neuraminidase, which is expected to further develop a new universal influenza vaccine. Neuraminidase is a drug target to prevent the spread ...

May 5, 2021

By Creative Enzymes

Digital revolution in the healthcare industry

The Covid-19 pandemic has left a devastating mark on the US healthcare system. Struggling nurses and doctors have revealed the cracks that exist within the system and are demanding change to improve their lives and the well-being of their patients. A digital revolution has been started in the US healthcare industry, giving hope to those who have dedicated their lives to it. A medical trend ...

Apr. 27, 2021

By C&A Scientific

AI’s Evolving Role in Monitoring and Treating Sleep Disorders

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious and life-threatening condition. Approximately 5.9 million adults are diagnosed with OSA, but as many as 23 million people are estimated to be dealing with OSA yet go undiagnosed. The impact on health can be significant, ranging from inconveniences to life-threatening illnesses. Obstructive sleep apnea can cause disrupted sleep for both OSA sufferers and ...

Apr. 17, 2021

By Oxitone Medical

Airborne SARS CoV-2 detection allows for adaptive mitigation of virus - Case Stduy

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County uses Smiths Detection’s Bioflash Biological Identifier to help confirm presence of virus in the air allowing for real time response to covid-19. Stop the Spread of Covid-19 At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Smiths Detection’s team based at its Biotechnology Center of Excellence in Baltimore, MD, began developing a new capability to ...

Apr. 15, 2021

By Smiths Detection Inc.

Developing a Robust in Vitro Intestinal Model for Preclinical Candidate Screening of GI Toxicity

Gastrointestinal (GI) issues are common side effects of many drugs. Anticipating such side effects before clinical trials is limited by a lack of effective models for evaluating preclinical candidates for their potential to cause diarrhea, nausea, and other gut-related side effects. With its RepliGut® in vitro human intestinal model, Altis Biosystems is developing a system that could help ...

Apr. 12, 2021

By Altis Biosystems

Sound Engineering: From Big Cities to Rainforests, Pocket-Size Ultrasound Helps Save Lives Around the World

Last year, Dr. Yale Tung Chen, an emergency medicine clinician in hard-hit Madrid, Spain, became one of a handful of clinicians around the world testing Vscan Air™, a handheld, wireless ultrasound scanner developed by engineers at GE Healthcare. The device, which GE Healthcare released for sale in the U.S. and Europe in March, beamed images from the ultrasound probe to an app on his ...

Apr. 5, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Chimeric Molecules as Adversarial Training Examples for Machine Learning

Abstract The application of machine learning techniques to cheminformatics data has accelerated tremendously in recent years. In particular, deep learning architectures show considerable promise in being able to extract patterns and features from large datasets that aren’t readily obvious to human experts or apparent with hand-crafted features. With this larger modeling capacity comes ...

Apr. 2, 2021

By Atomwise Inc.

A Quick Overview of ISO 13485 Requirements for Medical Device Companies

It is an undeniable fact that safety and quality are the top-most priority for medical device companies. However, the best-practices to maintain these priorities are defined under ISO 13485. You cannot brush aside the need for implementing the right enterprise quality management software to create and maintain the culture of quality and continuous improvements. The software may help you meet ...

Mar. 30, 2021

By Qualityze Inc

Why is Nafion Tubing the solution to moisture in Pulmonary Function Testing?

Nafion is a polymer that can add/remove select materials, including water vapor, to a gas stream through a first order kinetic reaction (a chemical reaction). Because it’s non-porous, other molecules cannot pass through it. This unique property makes it ideal for medical applications such as removing water vapor from breath samples or adding humidity to gas samples for therapeutic ...

Mar. 22, 2021

By Perma Pure LLC - a Halma Company

Force Myography to Control Robotic Upper Extremity Prostheses: A Feasibility Study

Advancement in assistive technology has led to the commercial availability of multi-dexterous robotic prostheses for the upper extremity. The relatively low performance of the currently used techniques to detect the intention of the user to control such advanced robotic prostheses, however, limits their use. This article explores the use of force myography (FMG) as a potential alternative to ...

Mar. 19, 2021

By BioInteractive Technologies,

Postoperative Spinal Instability at L3-4 Revealed by Upright Weight-Bearing MRI - Case Study

The patient was scanned in the FONAR Upright MRI in early 2002, one year after her spinal fusion. Both Upright and recumbent scans were performed on her in the multi-position FONAR Upright MRI. The recumbent MRI (left image) exhibited only a normal lumbar lordotic curve and a modest bulge of the L3-4 intervertebral disc, consistent with her prior recumbent MRI scan on a conventional MRI. The ...

Mar. 17, 2021

By Fonar Corporation

No Strings Attached: Vscan Air - Pocket-Sized Wireless Ultrasound - Could Help Improve Healthcare Worldwide

As an emergency medicine clinician in Madrid, Spain, Dr. Yale Tung Chen has treated many COVID-19 patients since the start of the pandemic. And when he developed last March the ominous constellation of symptoms caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus - chills, cough, low-grade fever and a nagging headache - he knew what to do. Like other people stricken by the disease, the physician quarantined at ...

Mar. 16, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Predictable Immediate Extraction and Provisional - Case study

INTRODUCTION The replacement of a single central incisor may be one of the most demanding implant treatments clinicians face. Still, clinicians have been able to achieve aesthetic results in these challenging cases through excellent treatment planning and meticulous surgical placement. The following case study highlights how Dr. Zokol was able to integrate Inliant® into his treatment plan ...

Mar. 15, 2021

By Navigate Surgical Technologies Inc.

Dynamic Navigation for Precision Crestal Approach Osteotomy Near the Maxillary Sinus Floor - Case study

INTRODUCTION The goal of the implant surgeon is to place the implant in the ideal position, to support the prosthesis for the best long term prognosis, while managing important anatomical landmarks. With the aid of Cone Beam CT scans the implant surgeon is able to evaluate, in three dimension, the ridge, important anatomy, as well as pre-plan implant placement in the most ideal position. ...

Mar. 15, 2021

By Navigate Surgical Technologies Inc.

Predictable Precision Implant Placement Using Dynamic Surgical Guidance: a Five-month Follow-up - Case study

The following case was performed at the Pacific Dental Convention’s Live Surgical Stage held March 8th, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. The patient is a healthy 58 year old male with no known allergies or medical contra-indications to dental treatment. Patient presented with a Class III malocclusion for which he received both orthodontic and oral surgery consultations; however, he was not ...

Mar. 15, 2021

By Navigate Surgical Technologies Inc.

Dynamic Surgical Guidance to Facilitate Dental Implant Placement

The long-term success of dental implant surgery is dependent, in part, on accurate planning and placement of the implant.1 Currently, there are many digital planning systems available to aid the clinician in pre-operative treatment planning, although the main challenge with these planning systems is to accurately transfer the digital plan to the clinical situation. Most systems involve taking a ...

Mar. 15, 2021

By Navigate Surgical Technologies Inc.