Archive for the ‘Forensic Science’ Category

Scientists at the research arm of General Electric have developed a heat sensor that consists of wings of the Morpho butterfly coated with single-walled carbon nanotubes. The device detects mid-wave infrared light with a precision of less than 0.06° C at a rate of about 40 Hz. GE believes the technology can be used in future medical imaging devices for visualizing inflammation and for thermal characterization of ... Full story

The FDA granted pre-market approval to St. Jude Medical for the company’s Therapy Cool Path Duo and Safire Blu Duo cardiac ablation catheters and the matching IBI1500T9-CP V1.6 generator to power them. The catheters provide cooling irrigation all around the tip from a dozen ports so that only targeted tissue is destroyed.  The system is already ... Full story

It’s been implanted in Europe and other places outside the U.S. for over a decade, and the company says that the implant can deliver lower wear and dislocation rates when compared to competing devices. The system is specifically designed to address the challenges of treating patients – in both primary and revision cases – who are ... Full story

FutureMed featured back-to-back sessions from Paul Grundy, MD and Watson guru Marty Kohn, MD. We’ll give you a rundown of both of their presentations here: Paul Grundy, MD, IBM’s global director of healthcare transformation, is a proponent of a primary-care model called the “Patient Centered Medical Home.” Dr. Grundy explained that he developed the model by ... Full story

Having received European CE Mark approval in September, Cellnovo out of London, UK has launched its diabetes management system that looks like a smartphone system, but is actually an integrated glucometer, wirelessly connected insulin pump, activity monitor, and cell phone-based data transfer system to share readings with family and clinicians. To kick off the release of the ... Full story

Boston Scientific has launched its TruePath CTO Device in the U.S. with a rollout in Europe scheduled for later in the year. penetrating through chronic total occlusions that block peripheral arteries, avoiding the need for the patient to undergo a bypass. The device features a diamond coated tip that can spin at 13,000 rpm to drill right ... Full story

Bovie Medical received FDA clearance for its J-Plasma handpiece with retractable cutting feature for coagulating soft tissue during surgeries. It is available for both open and laparoscopic procedures. The device is powered by a previously approved Bovie GS electrosurgical generator. J-Plasma™ is formed by passing an inert gas, such as helium, over a sharp conductive point which ... Full story

Researchers from Joint Quantum Institute (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland, College Park), the Neils Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Harvard University have described a theoretical system that may allow the detection of very small electrical signals by utilizing laser light. The technology framework uses a nano scale mechanical ... Full story

Let’s just say that you’re a medic out there “in the field” in the middle of the night, with bad guys all over the surrounding hill tops, and they just shot one of your buddies.  You managed to move the injured soldier to a safer location, and are attempting to setup an IV, but you certainly don’t want to turn on the flashlight with enemy ... Full story

Analogic has announced the worldwide launch of three new ultrasound systems from its subsidiary BK Medical, the Pro Focus UltraView 800, the Flex Focus 800, and the Flex Focus 500. All three models sport the company’s “Quantum Technology” that provides high resolution visualization of the tissues. Quantum Technology offers image quality enhancements including improved contrast resolution, as well ... Full story