FDA Clears AI-Powered Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detector
The FDA cleared an artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered device designed to non-invasively detect skin cancer in the primary care setting, the agency announced on Tuesday. Developer DermaSensor said the device uses AI-powered spectroscopy technology to non-invasively evaluate cellular and subcellular characteristics of a lesion for any of the three common skin cancers — melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, […]
Handheld Device Detects Alzheimer’s Biomarkers; Long COVID Smell Loss; MS Fatigue
A handheld wireless device using a graphene field-effect transistor sensor detected Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers amyloid beta, tau, and alpha-synuclein. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) Whistleblowers suggested that a University of Southern California neuroscientist may have manipulated data that supported a major stroke trial and blood-brain barrier research. (Science) Loss of smell and […]
First Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker Approved by FDA
The FDA approved the Aveir DR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker, the first such device to make it to the market, manufacturer Abbott announced. Approved for the treatment of abnormal or slow heart rhythms, the Aveir DR system comprises two small single-chamber pacemakers: the new Aveir AR pacemaker for the right atrium, and the previously approved Aveir […]
Real-World Data Affirms Next-Gen TAVR Device Advantage
PHOENIX — The newer generation Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device improved on procedural and possibly safety characteristics, the TVT registry showed. The Evolut FX device reduced need for device repositioning and cut procedure time, without a change in valve hemodynamics, at 30 days compared with the Evolut Pro+ device, reported Wah Wah Htun, […]
Early Postpartum IUD Placement Yields Low Complete Expulsion Rate
Inserting an intrauterine device (IUD) at 2 to 4 weeks postpartum matched the standard interval when it came to complete expulsions, a randomized trial found. At 6-month follow-up, 2% of patients in the early placement group had a complete expulsion compared with none in the group where placement was at the standard 6 to 8 […]
Mitral Valve Repair Devices Go Head-to-Head, and the Top Spot Belongs to…
BOSTON — The Pascal device for edge-to-edge mitral valve repair was as safe and effective as the MitraClip device, the pivotal CLASP IID trial showed. In a pre-specified interim analysis of the first 180 patients enrolled, Pascal was non-inferior for the primary effectiveness endpoint of proportion of patients with mitral regurgitation no worse than 2+ […]
Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder: Pilot study finds that implanted brain-stimulating device dramatically reduced bingeing episodes and helped patients lose weight
A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients with loss-of-control binge eating disorder (BED), according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The trial, described […]
Seeing how odor is processed in the brain: New study shows odor unpleasantness processed more quickly than perceived quality
A specially created odor delivery device, along with machine learning-based analysis of scalp-recorded electroencephalogram, has enabled researchers at the University of Tokyo to see when and where odors are processed in the brain. The study found that odor information in the brain is unrelated to perception during the early stages of being processed, but when […]
Automated Head-Raising Device Tied to Better CPR Results in Cardiac Arrest
A device that raises the head during CPR to improve blood circulation boosted the likelihood that patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) reached neurologically intact recovery, a researcher reported. Patients who received CPR along with the EleGARD “head-up” device were more likely than those in a comparison group to reach “neuro-intact” survival,” according to Paul […]
Digital Device Proves Effective for Treating Urinary Incontinence in Women
Pelvic floor muscle training using a motion-based digital intravaginal device significantly improved symptoms for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) compared with a home training program, a virtually conducted randomized controlled trial showed. Participants who used the device had greater improvements in urinary symptom severity and degree of bother as measured by the Urogenital Distress […]