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FDA Establishes New Medical Device Category: FDA Authorization Now Required to Market UV Robots to Healthcare Facilities
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has announced a new medical device product classification “whole room microbial reduction device” which establishes FDA regulation of UV robots intended to reduce the number of pathogens in unoccupied patient rooms, operating rooms and other areas in healthcare facilities where non-critical medical devices are present. ...
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How BioVigil Reduces Staff Absenteeism in Hospitals
Staff absences are a problem for any employer, but are particularly challenging in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Unplanned staff absences can leave supervisors struggling to fill shifts and overwork employees who have to cover for their peers. These drops in productivity or gaps in care can put patients at risk. To combat employee absenteeism and its effects, hospitals need to ...
By BioVigil
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Healthcare-Associated Mold Outbreaks and Protecting Patients and Staff from Microbial Exposure Risks
A large percentage of patients treated in hospitals, or staying in long-term care facilities, have conditions that make them much more susceptible to infections due to microbial pathogens, including mold. Over the last several years, there have been multiple hospitals across the United States that have had to halt operations and temporarily close portions of their facilities after the discovery ...
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4 Types of Data Hospitals Can Collect with Electronic Solutions
When most people think of hospital data, they think of data that relates directly to the patients: demographics, diagnosis, lengths of stay, etc. This information is relatively easy to collect, and it is useful when providing treatment and looking at overall trends for care. Other hospital data can be more challenging to gather accurately, but is critical to answering important questions that ...
By BioVigil
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Wireless Surgical Camera Maker Lazurite™ Selected to Participate in MedTech Innovator Pitch Event in Boston
Medical device and technology company Lazurite™ Holdings LLC announced today that it has been selected to participate in the MedTech Innovator 2022 Road Tour Mid-Stage pitch event in Boston, May 10-11. The event will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, co-located with Device Talks Boston. Lazurite’s new ArthroFree™ Wireless Surgical Camera System recently ...
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WHO: Nearly 99% of World Population Breathes Poor-Quality Air
The WHO says 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. The UN health agency, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from cities, ...
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Anavasi Diagnostics Announces FDA EUA Submission for Its COVID-19 Test
Anavasi Diagnostics announced today that it has submitted the required EUA Clinical Study Data for the AscencioDx®, the molecular diagnostic platform for the detection of RNA indicative of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 virus, to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Anavasi is a medical technology company focused on the development of novel molecular diagnostic testing. It uses a ...
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University Hospitals Ventures to Expand Collaboration with Lazurite™ and Invest in the Company
Medical device and technology company Lazurite Holdings LLC today announced a new phase of collaboration with University Hospitals (UH) Ventures, the innovation and commercialization arm of University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland, which will include an investment from UH Ventures. The amount and details of the investment were not specified. This past August, Lazurite announced its ...
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BrainScope Completes Large-Scale Clinical Studies of Concussion in Universities, High Schools and Concussion Clinics
BrainScope®, a medical neuro-technology company focused on concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) assessment, announced today that it had concluded both algorithm development and clinical validation studies in adolescent and young adult populations using its objective, EEG-based technology. The purpose of the studies was to create and validate an objective, personalized capability ...
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Improving the Patient Experience: Before, During, and After Office Procedures
Improving dermatology patients’ experience during dermatology procedures means more than simply providing top-notch aesthetic treatment. It requires thoughtful interactions that address every aspect of the patient's visit including their physical comfort, emotional state, and socioeconomic status. Patients increasingly choose healthcare providers who can respond to their specific needs. ...
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Safe Label System now integrates with JVM’s automated anesthesia dispensing cabinet
Pharmacy and Hospital Automation Solution provider JVM became an Integrator of Codonics Safe Label System to deliver more complete anesthesia medication management solutions to operating rooms in hospitals worldwide. JVM, a subsidiary of Hanmi Pharmaceuticals and leading global provider of pharmacy and hospital automation solutions including ATDPS and INTIPharm, today announced its integrator ...
By Codonics
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Third Pole Therapeutics Closes $25M Financing - eNOfit Wearable Device Now Ready for Clinical Trials
eNOfit™, Third Pole’s novel nitric oxide mobile-wearable device designed to provide “on-the-go” treatment for patients suffering from severe COPD and ILD, to enter clinical trials in the second half of this year Funding will support device optimization and clinical trials; Pivotal trial data expected in the second half of 2023 Third Pole Therapeutics, a privately ...
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Aidoc Partners With Novant Health, Providing Imaging Ai To Expedite Treatment For Patients In The Emergency Department
Novant Health’s integration of Aidoc’s AI solutions, amid the latest wave of the Omicron variant, expands upon its existing slate of innovative technologies designed to improve delivery of patient care and outcomes Aidoc, the leading provider of enterprise-grade AI solutions for medical imaging, announces a partnership with Novant Health, a health network of over 1,800 physicians ...
By Aidoc
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Lazurite™ Announces FDA 510(k) Submission for its ArthroFree™ Wireless Camera System; is Recognized by AngelMD as One of the Best Startups of 2021
Medical device and technology company Lazurite Holdings LLC today announced it has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ArthroFree™ wireless camera system for minimally invasive surgery, and that the submission has been accepted for review. The company also announced that early-stage healthcare investment platform AngelMD named it ...
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Holiday Lights Have Nothing on Us!
It’s starting. The season where homes and businesses everywhere get all outfitted for the holiday season. Little by little the twinkling lights are starting to emerge. Soon, everywhere you look, neighborhoods will be illuminated by the glow and flicker of lights setting the tone for the season. But all of those lights have nothing on the power of our light in the SpecuLumeEZ. It’s ...
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Medical Device Company Lazurite™ Named a 2021 Top 10 Endoscopy Device Provider by MedTech Outlook Magazine
Medical device and technology company Lazurite Holdings LLC has been recognized by MedTech Outlook magazine as a 2021 Top 10 Endoscopy Device Provider for its ArthroFree™ wireless camera system for minimally invasive surgery. MedTech Outlook describes itself as a platform that bridges the spectrum between medtech technology providers and healthcare facilities and medical institutes. In ...
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Respiratory Care + Sleep Medicine (RCSM) Launches Remote Monitoring Program to Help Reduce Pulmonary Patient Hospitalization
Jacksonville, FL– December 16, 2021 -- RCSM, a leader in respiratory and sleep medicine in Florida, and Spire Health, the leading digital healthcare company for respiratory remote patient monitoring (RPM), today announced a partnership to provide a remote monitoring service to respiratory patients in the Jacksonville area. The new service helps RCSM pulmonologists detect changes in clinical ...
By Spire Health
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Dicerna Presents PHYOX™2 and Primary Hyperoxaluria Healthcare Utilization Data at American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2021
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRNA), a leading developer of investigational ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced results of the PHYOX™2 pivotal clinical trial of nedosiran, an investigational GalXC™ RNAi candidate for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria (PH), in a late-breaker poster presentation at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) ...
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RIVANNA announces award from U.S. government to develop Accuro Platform for rapid triage of blast-related injuries
RIVANNA, developers of imaging-based medical solutions, announced that they have received a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for the design and development of a computer-aided 3D fracture detection ...
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5 Benefits of Using Electronic Contact Tracing In Healthcare
Contact tracing is an important strategy for controlling disease. Hospitals that can quickly identify who was exposed, where they went, and who they interacted with can cut down on transmission and significantly slow the spread of costly infections. Unfortunately, many hospitals and healthcare settings still rely on manual efforts to contact trace, which can be time-intensive and prone to error. ...
By BioVigil
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