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BD, JDRF Extend Partnership to Develop Combined Infusion and Monitoring Products

JDRF and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) are accelerating the development of new products that combine BD’s proprietary insulin infusion and glucose sensing technologies through a new collaboration announced today. This new, three-year commitment is an extension of existing JDRF-BD collaborations focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D).

20 Jun 2013

Novel Coating Holds Promise for Implantable Sensors

New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body.

12 Jun 2013

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Facilitates Sensuss Bring Sports Impact Measurement Devices to Market

According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly 4 million mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI) or concussions are reported each year due to impacts in sports and recreational activities. Realizing the epidemic of this issue, Jeff Lawson, CEO of Sensuss, embarked on developing a portfolio of products to measure the impacts that athletes sustain.

From Avnet, Inc. 4 Jun 2013

Miniaturized Wireless Ultrasonic Sensors May Help Treat Diabetes and Heart Failure

The military has for decades used sonar for underwater communication. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo are developing a miniaturized version of the same technology to be applied inside the human body to treat diseases such as diabetes and heart failure in real time.

3 Jun 2013

Non Invasive Hemoglobin Monitor from OrSense Found to be Safe for Pre-Donation Blood Bank Screening

OrSense Non Invasive Hemoglobin Monitor Shown Safe and Accurate for Pre-Donation Screening in Blood Banks – Four abstracts demonstrating the clinical value of NBM-200 to be presented at the ISBT in Amsterdam – Petach Tikva, Israel, May 28, 2013 – OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced today that its non-invasive Hemoglobin (Hb) NBM-200 monitor was the topic of multiple recent studies highlighting the clinical value of the device.

From OrSense 29 May 2013

Polar Introduces Bluetooth Smart Sensor for Runners to Track Speed

Polar USA, the leader in heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment technologies, today introduced the new Polar Stride Sensor Bluetooth® Smart, the first ever Bluetooth Smart sensor that will allow runners to track speed and distance and capture intelligent training data while using a compatible device.

29 May 2013

Biosensors Announces Completion of Spectrum Dynamics Assets Acquisition

Biosensors International Group, Ltd. ("Biosensors" or the "Company", Bloomberg: BIG SP; Reuters: BIOS.SI; SGX: B20), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices, today announced the completion of its acquisition of substantially all assets of Spectrum Dynamics, a leader in advanced functional assessment technologies, including those used to evaluate patients for cardiac interventions.

28 May 2013

New Report Analyzes Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring Technologies and Products

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Noninvasive Glucose Monitors Devices, Technologies, Players and Prospects" report to their offering.

27 May 2013

Masimo rainbow Acoustic Monitoring Technology Enables Accurate Noninvasive Respiration Rate Detection

Masimo announced today that a new study to be published in the June 2013 edition of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia (available online today) concludes that Acoustic Respiration Rate (RRa™) shows "significantly greater accuracy and precision for respiratory rate as compared to capnometry." Study results suggest that "the capnometer is about 3% less precise" than RRa (95% confidence interval, 0.9-4.8%).

From Masimo Corporation 17 May 2013

Thin and Flexible Skin-Like Heart Monitor Developed at Stanford

Most of us don't ponder our pulses outside of the gym. But doctors use the human pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health.

15 May 2013

Medical Sensor News

BD, JDRF Extend Partnership to Develop Combined Infusion and Monitoring Products

Novel Coating Holds Promise for Implantable Sensors

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Facilitates Sensuss Bring Sports Impact Measurement Devices to Market

Miniaturized Wireless Ultrasonic Sensors May Help Treat Diabetes and Heart Failure

Non Invasive Hemoglobin Monitor from OrSense Found to be Safe for Pre-Donation Blood Bank Screening

Polar Introduces Bluetooth Smart Sensor for Runners to Track Speed

Biosensors Announces Completion of Spectrum Dynamics Assets Acquisition

New Report Analyzes Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring Technologies and Products

Masimo rainbow Acoustic Monitoring Technology Enables Accurate Noninvasive Respiration Rate Detection

Thin and Flexible Skin-Like Heart Monitor Developed at Stanford

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