Orthopedic Surgery
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Orthopedic Surgery
CES 2020: ReliefHeat Smartphone Controlled Heat Pad
Many people with back pain make use of heat pads and other heating devices to relieve some of the discomfort they're feeling. This typically requires being tethered to a wall outlet for power. ReliefHeat is a battery powered device, the...
Orthopedic Surgery
Microsure, a Dutch Microsurgery Robotics Firm, at CES 2020
Among the myriad of consumer gadgets at CES 2020, we ran into a Dutch maker of microsurgery robotic equipment. Microsure makes the MUSA robot, which already has the CE Mark in Europe. Here's a company rep giving us an...
Orthopedic Surgery
Augmedics Secures FDA Clearance for xvision, an AR Surgical Guidance System
Augmedics, a Chicago-based startup developing surgical virtual reality technologies, received FDA 510k clearance for its augmented reality (AR) xvision system. xvision is comprised of a headset that emulates "X-ray vision" during surgery by...
Orthopedic Surgery
Laser Ultrasound System Images People's Insides from a Distance
Clinical non-invasive ultrasounds require their transducers to make contact with the skin, as that allows high frequency vibrations to travel through the body. Many patients, including children, people with burns, and those with sensitive skin...
Orthopedic Surgery
Bone Bandage Soaks up Adenosine Molecules to Repair Hard Tissue
Researchers from Duke University have developed a bone bandage that accumulates pro-healing adenosine molecules to accelerate bone repair. Bone fractures are complex, difficult injuries resulting in prolonged and sometimes incomplete...
Orthopedic Surgery
Optical Coherence Tomography Finally Used to Measure Cartilage Health
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging modality that provides a micron-level look at the tissues being examined. It is used in ophthalmology to assess the eyes and for imaging the interior of arteries to help with atherectomies....
Orthopedic Surgery
Senza Omnia Stimulator for Chronic Pain, with Widest Frequency Range, FDA Approved
Nevro, a firm based in Silicon Valley, won FDA approval for its Senza Omnia spinal cord neurostimulation system for chronic pain management. The device can deliver traditional spinal cord stimulation at frequencies below 1.5 kHz, along with...
Orthopedic Surgery
New Medical 3D Printer Unveiled by B9Creations
B9Creations, a company out of Rapid City, South Dakota, is releasing its B9 Core Med 500 medical printer, a device based on the popular B9 Core Series line of devices. The company is already well established in the dentistry field with its...
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Printed Kirigami Sensor Hugs Shoulder to Measure Recovery
The thing that separates us apes from monkeys is the range of motion of our shoulders. Able to swoop from vine to vine, apes have a very complex joint whose motion hasn't been studied in full detail. That's because it is very difficult to...
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