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Smit Shah is a biomedical engineer currently working as a consulting analyst at Accenture. He has a Masters in Engineering Management from Duke University. When not working, he enjoys cooking, concerts, and exploring New York City.

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Guided Therapeutics’ LuViva Cleared for Early Detection of Cervical Disease Ob/Gyn

Guided Therapeutics’ LuViva Cleared for Early Detection of Cervical Disease

July 20th, 2012 Norcross, GA-based Guided Therapeutics has announced CE Mark approval of its LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan, which uses spectroscopy to detect early stage cervical disease. LuViva shines light at the cervix and uses spectroscopy to analyze the returned light, which allows the device to provide immediate results. Additionally, an initial...
SoloHealth Station Kiosks Set to Provide Free Health Screenings Following FDA Clearance etc.

SoloHealth Station Kiosks Set to Provide Free Health Screenings Following FDA Clearance

June 7th, 2012 SoloHealth, Inc. of Duluth, GA has announced plans to begin a nationwide rollout of its SoloHealth Station following FDA clearance of the kiosk. SoloHealth’s kiosks, which can be located just about anywhere, provide patients with an assessment of their vision, blood pressure, weight, and BMI in under 10 minutes. Following the basic...
Glooko IR Adapter Connects Patients’ iPhones to Their Glucose Meters Medicine

Glooko IR Adapter Connects Patients’ iPhones to Their Glucose Meters

May 31st, 2012 Glooko, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) has announced the launch of its new Glooko IR Adapter, which connects to the company’s Glooko MeterSync cable to allow users of Roche’s ACCU-CHEK glucose meters to track their blood glucose levels on their iPhones and iPods. After importing glucose readings into the free Glooko Logbook app, patients...
Researchers Develop Non-Invasive PET Imaging Options for Alzheimer’s Disease Geriatrics

Researchers Develop Non-Invasive PET Imaging Options for Alzheimer’s Disease

April 23rd, 2012 It is estimated that Alzheimer’s disease will affect 100 million people by 2050, but currently doctors rely on family history and intellectual tests to diagnose patients. Using these current methods, about 20% of patients diagnosed with AD are false positives, and the only definitive way to identify AD is post-mortem analysis of...
New Blood Test Might Predict Heart Attack Risk News

New Blood Test Might Predict Heart Attack Risk

March 22nd, 2012 While the presence of certain cardiac biomarkers in blood can be used to determine whether a patient has already suffered a heart attack, there is currently no blood test to determine a patient’s imminent heart attack risk. Now, researchers from Scripps Translational Science Institute and the Scripps Research Institute believe they may...
Abbott’s FreeStyle InsuLinx System Set for US Launch Medicine

Abbott’s FreeStyle InsuLinx System Set for US Launch

March 9th, 2012 Abbott has announced FDA clearance of its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System, which will be made available in the US later this year. The system, which was CE marked last year, incorporates an easier to use touchscreen interface which can be personalized with messages and a home screen photograph. Additionally, Abbott...
AccessClosure’s MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device Grips Artery Wall for a Better Seal Cardiac Surgery

AccessClosure’s MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device Grips Artery Wall for a Better Seal

February 28th, 2012 Mountain View, CA-based AccessClosure, Inc. has announced the launch of its new MynxGrip vascular closure device, which is based on the company’s popular Mynx platform. Like the Mynx Cadence, MynxGrip uses polyethylene glycol (PEG) to provide an extravascular seal which dissolves completely within 30 days. It improves on the...
Boston Scientific Introduces First 16-Contact Percutaneous SCS Lead Neurosurgery

Boston Scientific Introduces First 16-Contact Percutaneous SCS Lead

December 9th, 2011 Boston Scientific has announced FDA approval of its new Infinion 16 Percutaneous Lead for use with the company’s Precision Plus Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) system. The Precision Plus system is used to treat chronic pain by electrically stimulating the spinal cord, and Boston Scientific claims that by providing greater coverage...
Tandem t:slim Insulin Pump Gets FDA Clearance Medicine

Tandem t:slim Insulin Pump Gets FDA Clearance

November 16th, 2011 Tandem Diabetes Care out of San Diego, CA will soon be marketing in the U.S. its t:slim insulin pump thanks to a newly issued FDA approval.  The t:slim looks more like an iPhone 4 than a critical medical device, including a color touchscreen and USB connectivity for syncing with a computer and for recharging the internal...
Torax’s Medical Beads Adapted to Treat Fecal Incontinence GI

Torax’s Medical Beads Adapted to Treat Fecal Incontinence

November 14th, 2011 Torax Medical, Inc., maker of the LINX Anti-Reflux Treatment System, has announced CE Marking of its FENIX Continence Restoration System. Like LINX, the FENIX System consists of a band of magnetic beads, but instead of being implanted around the esophageal sphincter, it is implanted around the anal sphincter to treat fecal...
Valkee Headset Treats Seasonal Depression by Shining Light on the Brain Neurology

Valkee Headset Treats Seasonal Depression by Shining Light on the Brain

November 10th, 2011 As the days continue to grow shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, patients who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) will start to experience symptoms of depression. Finish company Valkee Ltd. has performed research which shows that the brain is sensitive to light, and claims that its bright light headset can help treat SAD. The...
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Imagene Profiles Cancer Biomarkers in Real Time

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Empowering Stroke Survivors: Interview with Kirsten Carroll, CEO at Kandu Health

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Alpha TAU Killing Tumors With Highly Targeted Alpha Radiation

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Exclusive Look at HandX Robotic-Assisted Surgical Device from Human Xtensions

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Diabetes Management Tech for Type II patients: Interview with Jeffrey Brewer, CEO of Bigfoot Biomedical

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Monitoring Congestive Heart Failure Through Speech: Interview with Tamir Tal, CEO of Cordio Medical

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In-Office Pediatric Ear Tube Procedures: Interview with Preceptis Medical's Greg Mielke

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