MedgadgetInternet journal of emerging medical technologies.Infrared Device to Test IVF Embryo Viability- July 11, 2008 Yale scientists have been working on a new method to screen IVF embryos for viability. From the BBC: The ViaTestE device, developed by scientists from Yale, can score the metabolic activity of a sample of the fluid from around the embryo using spectrophotometry, which uses infrared light to measure the make-up of a substance. For example, it is used to tell if milk is full-fat or semi-skimmed. In this instance, the technology checks the activity of metabolites - the substances produced by...http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/07/infrared_device_to_test_ivf_embryo_viability.htm... At-Home Monitoring Solution from Intel- July 11, 2008 Intel, a company known primarily as a microchip manufacturer, is aggressively positioning itself in the medical device market. The FDA just gave approval to market the company's new device that assists with monitoring at-home patients. From the press release: The Intel Health Guide is a comprehensive solution, combining an in-home patient device, as well as an online interface allowing clinicians to monitor patients and remotely manage care. The solution offers interactive tools for...http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/07/athome_monitoring_solution_from_intel.html Endurant Stent Graft System For Tortuous Aortas- July 10, 2008 Medtronic has announced its plans to start global marketing, pretty much everywhere except for the US, the company's next generation endovascular AAA device, the Endurant Abdominal Stent Graft System. The device was recently given EU's CE Mark of approval. The United States will likely be next, as the company is also announcing the first Endurant implants in a U.S. clinical trial. The Endurant Stent Graft was CE (Conformité Européene) marked last week, and Medtronic will begin...http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/07/endurant_stent_graft_system_for_tortuous_aortas.... Health 2.0 Accelerator- July 10, 2008 World's foremost popularizer of Health 2.0 (vs Health 3.0 or Health 4.0; we tend to think of ourselves as a Health 4.0 enterprise), Mr. Matthew Holt tells Medgadget: For several months there has been discussion amongst Health 2.0 companies about the concept of a Health 2.0 Accelerator. It started with Marty Tenenbaum's introduction of the concept in September 2007. It continued with the discussion at the San Diego meeting in March 2008. Since then conversations and meetings among a small...http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/07/health_20_accelerator.html Company Claims a Boost in IVF Rates with a New System- July 10, 2008 Ruskinn Technology of Sony Pencoed, South Wales was showing off its new Ac-tive® IVF system (Assisted Conception Total In Vitro Environment) at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual meeting earlier this week. The company claims that their device results in higher conception rates. From the press release, titled "New IVF "lab in a box" increases clinical pregnancy rates by 50%": The state-of-the-art gas controlled device mimics ‘inutero’ conditions..http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/07/ruskinn_touts_ivfs_systems_success_rates.html |