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Jawbone Moves into Health Gadgets

Jawbone may be known better for its stylish Bluetooth headsets and the portable speaker called the Jambox but it is now moving into its first non-audio product called UP, a wearable health monitor with a wrist sensor.

18 Jul 2011

Polestar Technologies Launches Oxygen Sensor

Polestar Technologies, a well-known innovative sensing technology and sensor system provider, has launched a new oxygen (O2) sensor for the regenerative medicine market.

From Polestar Technologies, Inc. 16 Jul 2011

PositiveID Develops Continuous Glucose Sensing System

PositiveID, a developer of medical devices for diabetes management, biological detection systems and clinical diagnostics, has developed a continuous glucose sensing system.

16 Jul 2011

Biometric Patient Secure System Installed for Patient Safety

Broadlawns Medical Center has installed a new Biometric Patient Identity Security System called PatientSecure for increasing patient safety.

7 Jul 2011

UNSW Researchers Develop Fall Predictor Sensing Device

Scientists from the University of NSW (UNSW) have developed a new sensing device, which predicts who is most likely to fall and need hospital care for injuries.

6 Jul 2011

OmniVision to Purchase VisEra’s Wafer-Level Lens Production Operations

OmniVision Technologies has signed a $45 million agreement with VisEra Technologies to purchase its wafer-level lens production operations.

5 Jul 2011

New DNA Replication Technology Could Improve Genetic Diagnostics and Screenings

Researchers from the University of British Columbia have designed a DNA measurement platform that would provide revolutionary performance standards in the accuracy and sensitivity of sample screening.

5 Jul 2011

California State Law Makes Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors Mandatory

As per the State Senate Bill 183, which has become a law in California (state Health & Safety Code § 13260-13263) from 1st July onwards, most homes in Piedmont and all through the state would need to install Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors.

2 Jul 2011

DMI Receives NASA Contract for rHEALTH Sensor

The DNA Medicine Institute (DMI) has successfully completed the reduced gravity tests on the rHEALTH sensor in September 2010. The sensor would be used in the NASA Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology (FAST) program.

1 Jul 2011

BIOTRONIK Introduces Lumax 540 VR-T DX for Cardiac Patients

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, a company specializing in cardiac medical devices, has declared that it is planning to launch the new, innovative Lumax 540 VR-TDX, a single chamber implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD), along with Linox SDX cardiac lead system, at the EHRA EUROPACE electrophysiology congress.

28 Jun 2011