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31. Wearable, MR-Quality Imaging Technology That Could Lead To… Telepathy? 3/17/2017

    Advances in medical imaging could miniaturize MRI-quality technology to the size of a wearable, says tech innovator and co-founder of Openwater Mary Lou Jepsen. 

32. GE Healthcare Expands Digital Offerings With Maternal-Infant Monitoring Acquisition 3/16/2017

    GE Healthcare has acquired UK-based fetal monitoring company Monica Healthcare for an undisclosed amount.

33. FDA Drafts List of Class II Devices Exempt From 510(k) Notifications 3/15/2017

    In accordance with the recently passed 21st Century Cures Act, the FDA is compiling a list of class II medical devices that will no longer be subject to premarket notification requirements, or 510(k)s.

34. Oral Delivery System Could Remove Needles From Vaccines 3/14/2017

    A novel oral delivery system could one day offer an alternative to injectable vaccines with a pill-sized device that releases a jet stream of water and vaccine molecules into the inner skin of the cheek.

35. Zoll In-Hospital Wearable Defibrillator Gains FDA Approval 3/13/2017

    Zoll Medical, a Japanese medtech specializing in acute critical care, has received FDA approval to begin U.S. distribution of its hospital wearable defibrillator (HWD), a device that can detect life-threatening arrhythmias in hospitalized patients and automatically deliver a shock to the chest.

36. Could Mini Robots Evolve MRI From Diagnostic Tool To Therapeutic Option? 3/10/2017

    Engineers at the University of Houston (UH) are working on a millirobot prototype that can navigate the body with the assistance of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner — technology that would both steer the robots and image the body simultaneously.

37. Stryker's Balloon VCF Treatment Cleared For Use With Delivery, Mixing System 3/9/2017

    Stryker announced that the FDA has cleared its AVAflex balloon system, indicated for the minimally invasive treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCF) through a single incision, for use with the AutoPlex mixer and delivery system.

38. MIT's Electrode Array Can Monitor Dopamine Levels Long-Term 3/8/2017

    Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an electrode array that allows for long-term monitoring of dopamine in the brain, which could shed light on diseases like Parkinson’s and depression, and lead to more effective treatments.

39. FDA Clears First Robotic System For Dental Implant Procedures 3/7/2017

    The FDA has approved “game-changing” technology that provides pre-operative and intra-operative guidance for surgeons performing dental implant procedures. 

40. Fiber Optics May Provide Minimally Invasive Alternative To Traditional Muscle Biopsy 3/6/2017

    New technology may provide a minimally invasive alternative to traditional muscle biopsies, which are commonly used to diagnose patients showing symptoms of muscular disorders, diseases, or infections.