From Hepa Wash’s new collaboration to Stimwave’s FDA clearance, here are five medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Hepa Wash collaborates with GALS program Hepa Wash announced in a Dec. 7 press release that it has collaborated with the German Accelerator Life Sciences (GALS) program to expand its […]
Hospital Care
CareFusion warns customers about Alaris syringe pump alarm
CareFusion issued a warning to customers of its Alaris syringe drug pump system, cautioning them that pumps made before 2008 may display an error message that could stop the pump from working. The company wrote that it has received a report from a customer that the device displayed a re-occurring internal malfunction error code, PL3, […]
Study: Glytec’s diabetes management tech improves care for patients leaving the hospital
A prospective study conducted by Eastern Virginia Medical School showed that patients had no diabetes-related readmissions or ER visits within 30 days of leaving the hospital when providers used the Hospital-to-Home module of Glytec‘s eGlycemic diabetes management system. Twenty-eight people with diabetes were enrolled in the study and all of them had A1C levels above […]
Rivanna tackles epidural failure rates with its hand-held imaging device
When they were students in the biomedical engineering department at the University of Virginia, Will Mauldin and Kevin Owen found a problem that needed solving – anesthesiologists often fail to successfully place an epidural on their first try. It’s a problem that costs the medical system more than $1.5 billion each year, according to Rivanna Medical. […]
OptiScan CEO: Glucose monitor approval is biggest advancement for ICU care in 10 years
Just last week, OptiScan Biomedical announced that its OptiScanner 5000 glucose monitoring system won 510(k) clearance for use in surgical intensive care units. The regulatory win was supported by eight rigorous clinical trials, CEO Peter Rule told Drug Delivery Business News, and represents a victory for a technology that the company hopes to expand into a platform system. […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: Oct. 20, 2017
From InspireMD’s distribution deal to RenalGuard touting a new study, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth a mention. 1. InspireMD inks Chile distribution deal InspireMD announced in an Oct. 12 press release that it has signed a distribution deal with CorpMedical Chile to distribute the MGuard Prime […]
The 11 most innovative medical devices of 2017
The nominees for the best medical technology of 2017 were recently announced for the 11th Annual Prix Galien USA Awards. The Galien Foundation, the host of the awards, hands out the Prix Galien Award annually to examples of outstanding biomedical and technology product achievement designed to improve human condition. Before candidates can qualify for the […]
OptiScan’s glucose monitoring system for the ICU wins 510(k) clearance
OptiScan Biomedical said today that its OptiScanner 5000 glucose monitoring system won 510(k) clearance. The device is the first of its kind, providing physicians with trending and tracking information to manage their patients’ blood glucose levels in surgical intensive care units. The Hayward, Calif.-based company’s technology uses alarms to alert clinicians when patients are experiencing […]
Adventist Health System to use Glytec’s diabetes management system at 39 acute care facilities
Glytec has partnered with Adventist Health System to bring its eGlycemic diabetes management system to 39 of the health system’s acute care facilities. Glytec’s cloud-based eGMS will become a part of the standard of care for patients who need insulin therapy, in both the critical care units and on the medical-surgical floor, the companies said. […]
Baxter launches asset tracking system for infusion pumps
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) today launched the DeviceVue asset tracking solution for hospitals using its Sigma Spectrum infusion system. The product was designed to help clinicians and biomedical engineers quickly find unused pumps by viewing pump location and status data from their computers or phones. The company said it is the first and only smart infusion pump manufacturer to […]
