Inflatable-tip catheter is pumped for less invasive heart surgery
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jgriffin
Wed, 12/13/2023 – 16:02
As a less invasive alternative to open-heart surgery, cardiac surgeons are increasingly accessing the…
As a less invasive alternative to open-heart surgery, cardiac surgeons are increasingly accessing the heart from within using central venous catheters. An experimental catheter could soon make such procedures quicker and easier than ever before. Source: New Atlas
This new robotic catheter will make your heart surgeries safer
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jgriffin
Wed, 12/13/2023 – 15:57
With the potential to make procedures safer, less invasive, and more accessible to a broader range of pa…
With the potential to make procedures safer, less invasive, and more accessible to a broader range of patients, the robotic catheter, funded by grants from NIBIB, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and the Department of Energy, may pave the way for a new era in cardiac care. Source: Interesting Engineering
A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer
Science Highlights
jgriffin
Tue, 11/28/2023 – 15:27
A beating heart makes for a formidable surgical arena, but a new robotic catheter could someday equi…
Clinical study suggests measuring uterine muscle activity could inform strategies for safer and faster childbirth
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jgriffin
Thu, 11/02/2023 – 16:14
Artificially causing – or inducing – labor is becomi…
Spectral Flow Cytometry: Separating the Fluorophore Rainbow
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jgriffin
Tue, 10/24/2023 – 09:15
Spectral flow cytometry separates similarly emitting fluorophores and enabled Kaitlyn Sadtler to construct …
New insight into the immune response forges a path toward improved medical implants
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jgriffin
Fri, 10/20/2023 – 13:10
Introducing medical devices — commonly made of materials such as titanium, silicon…
Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic system
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jgriffin
Fri, 10/20/2023 – 10:14
Navigating the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain with standard surgical instruments can…
Is It Flu, COVID-19, or RSV? How to Navigate the New World of At-Home Testing
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jgriffin
Thu, 09/28/2023 – 10:13
eMed is working with the National Institutes of Health to study what impact having more a…
Do COVID Tests Still Work for New Variants Like EG.5 and BA.2.86?
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jgriffin
Wed, 09/13/2023 – 11:23
Many different conditions affect the accuracy of COVID tests, especially at-home tests, Todd Merchak,…
Johns Hopkins team wins NIH prize for hemorrhage diagnostic tool
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jgriffin
Wed, 09/13/2023 – 11:11
A team of Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering undergraduates took home a $15,000 prize at the Nationa…