Smart Pants Track Physical Activity
July 25, 2023
Engineers at the Federal University of Espirito Santo in Brazil have developed smart pants that can non-intrusively track physical movements and provide updates to caregivers...
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AI-Powered Pain Relief: Interview with Claire Smith, VP at Nevro
July 19, 2023
Nevro, a medtech company based in California, has developed the HFX iQ spinal cord stimulation system, which is intended to treat chronic pain. While spinal...
Nanomagnet Patch Measures Muscle Movements
Researchers at UCLA have developed a wearable patch that can measure muscle movements in underlying tissues. The patch contains nanomagnets, and movements in underlying muscles...
Stiff and Tough Hydrogel for Cartilage Repair
July 18, 2023
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a protein-based hydrogel that is highly adapted for articular cartilage repair. A major challenge in creating...
MISHA Knee Shock Absorber: Interview with Anton Clifford, CEO of Moximed
July 12, 2023
Moximed, a medtech company based in California, has developed the MISHA knee system, an implantable shock absorber for use in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The...
Flexible Knee Wearable Tracks Motion
June 26, 2023
Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design have created a flexible knee wearable that contains integrated circuitry within its knitted structure. The wearable...
Implant Coating Fights Infection and Monitors Strain
May 17, 2023
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a bioinspired implant coating that is designed to be implanted along with devices such as...
Printing Bacteria to Make Bone-Like Structures
March 17, 2023
Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a method to 3D print mineralized constructs with a little helping hand from...
Implantable Device Adheres to Muscle, Treats Atrophy
November 16, 2022
Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard have developed a mechanically active gel-elastomer-nitinol tissue adhesive, otherwise known as MAGENTA. The implantable...
AI-Designed Custom Knee Implants
October 13, 2022
Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK have trialed Generative Design, a design approach that relies on machine learning and artificial intelligence, to...
AR Headset Helps Surgeons Place Implants: Interview with Louie Vogt of Enovis Surgical
August 18, 2022
Enovis, a medtech company based in Delaware formerly known as DJO, recently announced the launch of ARVIS (Augmented Reality Visualization and Information System), an augmented...
Ultrasound Sticker for 48 Hours of Imaging
August 11, 2022
Engineers at MIT have created an ultrasound patch that can provide long-term ultrasound imaging of internal organs and structures. The device contains a rigid piezoelectric...