Researchers at Massachusetts’ Tufts University have made a prototype smart bandage that can help heal wounds and deliver drugs directly into the site of the injury only when they’re needed.
Read MoreMedical device developer Avinger Inc. has begun a study comparing optical coherence tomography (OCT) with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) as imaging tools for diagnosing and treating peripheral artery disease (PAD). Avinger designs and develops image-guided, catheter-based systems that use OCT.
Read MorePatients are being treated faster and with less pain at Dr. Chigurupati Ramana’s office in Oklahoma City. He is using new laser technology called DABRA to treat patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), or blockages in the body’s arteries. “A lot of them have been dealing with pain and felt like that was just part of getting old and kind of just made a compromise that this is just what happens when you get old,” Ramana said. “But it doesn’t have to be that way.”
Read MoreModulated Imaging, the leader in optical imaging solutions powered by Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for noninvasive assessment of tissue health, announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new medical device, the Clarifi™ Imaging System.Clarifi is the first and only commercialized diagnostic medical device to use SFDI, a patented technology based on structured light, that helps clinicians assess tissue function and compromised circulation by measuring oxygenation and hemoglobin levels in superficial tissue. This essential information can be used in the assessment, management and treatment of several challenging conditions, including peripheral vascular diseases, diabetic foot ulcers, burns, skin flaps, and chronic wounds.
Read MoreChronic wounds are a major health issue affecting tens of millions of people the world over. With high susceptibility to infection, they are the major cause of limb amputations, not including from traumatic injuries. Although skin is well-adapted to fast healing and swift immune response when injured, chronic wounds can often overwhelm the immune system and lead to bacterial infection, namely from S. aureus.
Read MoreWhen the body is functioning as it should, wounds repair themselves naturally. Sometimes, however, wounds do not heal, due to conditions such as diabetes or other chronic diseases. This puts the patient at risk of infection and other complications, at worst even requiring amputation.
Read MoreDr. Taylor Ware, assistant professor of bioengineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. The highly selective grant supports early career researchers who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar and offers an opportunity for junior faculty to jump-start independent research.
Read MoreLight therapy is increasingly being used to treat medical conditions such as skin complaints and pain, and now British doctors are harnessing it to treat chronic wounds such as ulcers and bed sores. Phototherapy, as it’s called, usually involves using a single wavelength of light that has been identified as having a particular property.
Read More“People ask, why didn’t we think of this before?” says Matt MacKenzie, the Nova Scotia inventor of a new medical device. It allows a caregiver — or a person slumped over in a wheelchair — to reposition simply by pressing a button on a hand-held remote control.
Read MoreA simple cut or wound with someone with diabetes can become a very serious situation if left untreated. A team of researchers at Northwestern University have recently developed a new, “regenerative bandage” that may help heal wounds faster and safer — without using drugs.
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