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A team in Italy has devised a piezoelectric, biocompatible patch that can detect contractions of the gut and can be 3D printed as and when it’s needed.
An international collaboration of Austrian, Czech and Croatian researchers have demonstrated that their ultra-thin light-powered electrostimulator can stimulate nerve cells to fire.
Italian researchers have created a flexible mesh to line the cavity left after removing a brain tumour, where anticancer drugs impregnated in the mesh will combat cancer resurgence.
A Belgian team has developed a gastric electrostimulator system to combat obesity and invented a novel way of anchoring the device to the stomach wall.
An inflatable spinal implant developed at the University of Cambridge could provide soothing electrical stimulation over a wide area with only minimal surgical intervention.
Researchers in Germany have developed a sensor based on colour-changing gold nanoparticles. The sensor, designed to be implanted under the skin, can be adapted to continuously measure nearly anything in the bloodstream.
Researchers in Germany and Italy have dramatically increased the number of electrodes packed into intracranial devices used to monitor neurological conditions.
Researchers develop a new implantable biosensor that can wirelessly assess the status of patients’ prosthetic heart valve implants by assessing blood flow.
Which medical devices will be the talk of the 5000 delegates at next month’s Cardiostim conference in Nice? We put our money on small talk; that is talking about mini...
Dr Arjang Ruhparwar
This month we take the first look into the latest research on Biological pacemakers and ICD innovations. A follow up article featuring an alternative view from this research
The medical technology innovations that will shape 2016.
Dr. Philippe Ritter
The latest technology is making treatment for heart patients safer and more accurate than ever and is far less invasive
Professor Erney Mattson
If stenting is a hero in reopening blocked passages in the body, restenosis is its evil nemesis. Erney Mattson, a Swedish vascular surgeon in St. Olavs Hospital Norway is c...
Dr Georg Daniel Duerr
Cardiac surgeons have developed an experimental device which will lead to improved treatment for recurrent mitral regurgitation.
Scientists have developed a 3D printed biodegradable stent that can deliver tissue-engineered heart valves into the heart in patients who need a replacement heart valve.
Scientists in Germany have developed a catheter-based heart pump that can be quickly inserted into the heart without surgery in the event of acute right heart failure.
After a stroke, a tiny, foldable electrode array could be inserted into patients’ brains, with the aim of alleviating the associated side effects.
Traditional pacemakers consist of a small battery-operated generator that is implanted into the chest with leads connecting into the heart. But researchers have been developing...
Scientists in the Netherlands are developing a device that could be used to repair the chords of the mitral valve without the need for potentially risky open-heart surgery.
Researchers develop a new implantable biosensor that can wirelessly assess the status of patients’ prosthetic heart valve implants by assessing blood flow.
Researchers in Germany have developed a sensor based on colour-changing gold nanoparticles. The sensor, designed to be implanted under the skin, can be adapted to continuously measure nearly anything in the bloodstream.
An oxygen-measuring device from the University of Edinburgh could be used to improve patient outcomes in a range of medical conditions, including cancer and post-operative intestinal surgery.
Scientists have been trying to create electronic skin that can mimic the complexities of biological skin for some time. However, it is difficult to pack the skin full of sensors while maintaining an imperceptible, light-weight, thin flexible skin. Researchers from Japan and Germany may have got one step closer.
Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Stamatialis
Manmade ‘bioartificial organs’ in development could transform life for patients whose kidneys, pancreas or lungs are failing. Prof. Dr. Dimities Stamatialis from the Univer...
Prof. John C. Batchelor
A UK research team in Kent is developing “temporary tattoos„ to detect vital signs, movement and sweat of wearers. The temporary tattoos will offer a discrete, forgettable ...
Ellen Roche
A silicone robotic heart sleeve may offer a compact solution for end-stage heart failure patients, bypassing the need for anticoagulants.
Dr Costantino Del Gaudio
In an effort to add to current biological and mechanical heart valve options, researchers from Italy have used a tissue-engineering technique called electrospinning to desi...
Professor Josep Samitier
This month we look at how miniaturised sensor array collects ischemic data in real-time.
Prof. Yael Hanein
This month we look at how ‘electronic skin’ could improve healthcare across cardiology and neurology.
Handheld nanoparticle scanner
Raman spectroscopy is finally finding its way into the clinic. Here we track the work of a New York team using Raman to visualize tumors that have been tagged with gold-cor...
Professor Paulo Stanga
The “bionic eye” - woman receives first UK new retinal implant: a wafer-thin chip to stimulate nerve cells of the inner retina and feeds information to a small external com...
Innovation is not just about brand new ideas and technology. Shockwave therapy has already been around in medicine for 30 years and helped millions of patients worldwide wi...
Prof. Paul Herijgers
This month we look at the research into energy harvesting from the body to power implanted devices.
Dr. Robert Merrifield
This month we look at research into the use of robotic surgical instruments.
Professor Morency
This month we look at the research into the use of Employing Video Plethysmography for Medical Treatment and Training.
This month we look at the research into a new type of electronic skin.
Dr Aniket Magarkar
This month we look at the research into personalised medicine via diagnostic and therapeutic Nanobots.
Professor Fiorini
Robotics and potential legal changes-could this affect surgical robot usage? A look at cyberlaw reassessment and its potential effect on healthcare.
Researchers have achieved impressive results with a new ovarian cancer screening technique
Dr. David Wong
Research into saliva is opening up new possibilities for diagnosing cancer.
Dr. Hyekyun Rhee
Discreet monitoring device enables teens to monitor asthma symptoms and change behaviours.
Andreas Haberlin and his team from Bern University Hospital, Switzerland want to banish the battery from medical devices such as pacemakers. They are researching ways to pu...
Professor Alexander Seifalian
This month we take a look into the latest research in artificial external organs created from nano-technology and stem cells.
Laura Galluccio
This month we take a look into the latest research in Body Area Networks (BAN) View
Professor Gordon Wallace
3D printing for medical use, customised devices and potential therapy delivery