Instrumentation and Control News - Health Sensors

INTERPHEX and PharmaMedDevice 2007 Meet the Needs of the Industry

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:41:12 +0200

INTERPHEX and PharmaMedDevice Show Organizers Announce Exciting New Developments for 2008

RFID tracks hospital's devices

Sun, 20 May 2007 05:52:16 +0200

RFID might not yet be a life-or-death technology but System improves heart facility's care

Survey Suggests RFID Could Aid Clinical Trials

Sun, 20 May 2007 05:52:16 +0200

"The expense to pharmaceutical companies is in changing processes as much as it is in RFID equipment and tags. The single drug doses used in trials are very expensive to develop, so the cost of RFID is relatively small."

Millimeter-size cantilever biosensor can detect cells and proteins in trace samples and in minutes

Wed, 16 May 2007 20:15:09 +0200

A Drexel University engineering professor has developed a millimeter-size cantilever biosensor that can detect cells and proteins in trace samples and in only minutes

Dental Systems - RVG 6100 Digital Radiography System

Mon, 14 May 2007 05:37:52 +0200

Due to new technological advances with the optical plate and scintillator, all size sensors have increased "sensitivity," which allows a practitioner to decrease the radiation dose - up to 10% decrease for sizes 1 & 2 and 40% decrease for size 0 (depending on type and age of x-ray generator).

Apogee Technology Schedules First Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call

Sun, 13 May 2007 05:37:52 +0200

Apogee Technology, Inc. (AMEX:ATA), an emerging micro-systems and nanotechnology company that designs, develops and commercializes medical devices and sensor products, will hold a conference call to discuss its First Quarter 2007 results and recent developments on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (3:30 p.m. Central Time).

Texas Radio Frequency Center Pushes the Wireless Frontier

Sat, 12 May 2007 05:37:52 +0200

The multi-disciplinary, multi-university research program is headquartered at the University of Texas at Arlington 's College of Engineering . The Texas Center focuses on bringing emerging communication capabilities, sensing, telemetry and intelligence to objects and devices.

Genomic Test Could Help Detect Radioactivity Exposure From Terrorist Attacks

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:36:39 +0200

The new test scans thousands of genes from a blood sample to identify distinct genomic "signatures" reflecting varying radiation doses. Patients can then be handled according to whether they received no exposure to radiation, an intermediate level of exposure that may respond to medical therapies or an inevitably lethal dose.

New Research Shows Masimo Acoustic Respiratory Monitoring Technology Provides 'Significantly More Reliable Monitoring Of Respira

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:59:10 +0200

Respiration is one of the five vital signs, but clinicians have long looked for a continuous and noninvasive method of monitoring respiration that is clinically accurate, easy to use, and well tolerated by patients. Current methods of respiration monitoring, including impedance pneumography with ECG and end-tidal CO2 with capnometry, each have limitations that make them unreliable in certain clinical situations.

Wireless Implant To Monitor Hypertension

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:51:02 +0200

CardioMems says its wireless pressure sensor was successfully surgically implanted into the wrist of three severely hypertensive patients at Hospital DIPRECA in Santiago, Chile by cardio-thoracic surgeons, Miguel Luis Berr, MD and Michael Tuchek, DO. Following the implants, Dr. Berr, commented, "As with our previous experience with the CardioMems sensor, the device was simple to implant and

University of Maryland Announces Finalists for Its $50K Business Plan Competition

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200

From Dreams and Sweat: University of Maryland Announces Finalists for Its $50K Business Plan Competition. They're solving problems: how to reduce medical errors, how to dispose of aging satellites.

Healthcare experts to discuss RFID technology & policy issues at First IEEE RFID Conference

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:12:37 +0200

The panel will look at what training and processes must be installed to take advantage of RFID technology; what standards and government regulations need to be developed; and what laws need to be passed, among other topics.

CardioMEMS, Inc. Announces First Patient Implant of Wireless Pressure Sensor for Hypertension Monitoring

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:28:42 +0100

The wireless hypertension sensor is a proprietary miniature device developed by CardioMEMS to be positioned just below the surface of the skin above the patient's radial artery using a minimally invasive procedure. The sensor is designed to allow for a precise and accurate measurement of systemic blood pressure using the CardioMEMS proprietary electronics module.

Dr. R. Rox Anderson Joins Medical Advisory Board of Apogee Technology

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:08:51 +0100

"We are extremely excited to have a leading dermatologist supporting the development of our PyraDerm(TM) intradermal drug delivery platform. His expertise in the structure of the skin, the treatment of skin diseases and his medical technology development experience will be invaluable as we work towards the commercialization of our delivery solutions for FDA regulated and non regulated applications."

Cypress To Demonstrate Custom CMOS Image Sensor Portfolio

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:25:26 +0100

Cypress’s customer specific CMOS image sensor designs address applications such as industrial and medical x-ray imaging, endoscopy, star tracking and remote sensing for space, barcode readers, high-speed line sensors and high-speed motion analysis sensors.