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OrthoSensor Achieves CE Mark for VERASENSE Knee System, Plans European Launch

OrthoSensor announced today plans to launch its VERASENSE Knee System in European markets after recently receiving CE Mark approval. VERASENSE is the first integrated intelligent orthopaedic device to provide surgeons with real-time quantitative data on knee implant positioning, limb alignment and soft tissue balance during total knee replacement surgery.

From OrthoSensor, Inc. 5 Oct 2013

IDTechEx Report Forecasts $1 Billion Market for Printed Sensors by 2020

IDTechEx forecasts that the market for printed and flexible sensors will increase by more than $1 billion by 2020. This is one of the many findings discussed in the latest report "Printed and Flexible Sensors 2014-2024: Technologies, Players, Forecasts".

From IDTechEx Ltd. 3 Oct 2013

Safebrain Systems Completes Technical and Manual Upgrades to Safebrain Impact Sensors

Safebrain Systems Inc., is pleased to announce the completion of technical and manual upgrades including new firmware to the Safebrain individual sensors for a full market release. These individual sensors have been modified for optimum performance, durability and ease of use by the consumer.

26 Sep 2013

Insulin Pump with Sensor Helps Reduce Rate of Severe and Moderate Hypoglycemia

Use of an insulin pump with a sensor that suspends insulin delivery when blood glucose falls below a set threshold reduced the rate of severe and moderate hypoglycemia among patients with type 1 diabetes and impaired awareness of hypoglycemia, according to a study in the September 25 issue of JAMA.

26 Sep 2013

Wearable Electromagnetic Wave Sensors Monitor Vital Signs of Patients

Imagine being able to continuallThe sensor design y monitor patients’ vital signs, such as their heart rate, blood oxygen levels and temperature without having to hook them up to a machine? Thanks to the development of exciting new smart sensor technology, researchers at LJMU's Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Research Institute are close to making this a reality.

24 Sep 2013

Artificial Nose Device Detects Blood-Borne Infections Faster

Disease-causing bacteria stink — literally — and the odor released by some of the nastiest microbes has become the basis for a faster and simpler new way to diagnose blood infections and finger the specific microbe, scientists reported here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.

10 Sep 2013

Arizona State Hockey Program Renews Partnership with Safebrain Systems

Safebrain Systems Inc. President and CEO Michael Scott is extremely excited to announce that the Arizona State Hockey program has partnered with SafeBrain for another hockey season.

7 Sep 2013

X2 Biosystems’ xPatch Sensor Systems Surpass 5000 Unit Shipment Milestone

As millions of fall sports participants take to the field to kick off the 2013 sports season, players in a wide range of activities are wearing electronic head-impact monitoring patches ("xPatches") developed by X2 Biosystems with advanced technology from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.

From STMicroelectronics 7 Sep 2013

Researchers Report Successful Use of Electromagnetic Tracking Technology for Implanting CRT Devices in Heart Patients

Heart failure patients and others who need implanted cardiac devices to help their heart beat regularly may benefit from a new technology to guide their implantation procedure. It uses electromagnets, which work like a GPS tracking system, instead of radiation-based imaging, researchers reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

5 Sep 2013

Arizona State University’s Biosensor Lab to Develop Health Monitoring Device for Workers in Hazardous Environments

Jeffrey La Belle’s Biosensor Lab at Arizona State University is leading research behind development of a health and environmental monitoring device designed for emergency first-responders and people who work in places with hazardous substances and materials.

5 Sep 2013