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The medical end market refers to the application of engineering to medicine and biology in order to improve healthcare treatment such as diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Includes, but is not limited to, prostheses, robotics, implants, devices, and genetic engineering. A major part of this category is research and development.
A Closer Look at Biosensor Technology at Sensors USA 2019
A key focus of the Sensors USA part of the IDTechEx Show! will be Point-of-Care Biosensors. Biosensor devices…
Skin Patches Take Center Stage at the IDTechEx Show
Wearable technology devices seek to provide value in the augmentation of the wearer by design and function. From…
New Exosuit Uses Hip Extension to Drive Leg Movement
Decreased mobility is a problem that affects an aging population. While exercise helps maintain mobility, improve…
Developing Wearable Ultrasound Patches for Non-Invasive Monitoring
Pulsify Medical, a digital medical technology company focused on the development of wearable ultrasound patches,…
KAUST Research Bridges Gap Between Symbolic and Subsymbolic Approaches
While even physicians may not always be able to explain how their so-called “clinical eye” works, it’s undoubtedly…
Five Key Lessons from Healthcare Sensor Innovations 2019
Healthcare Sensor Innovations 2019 was a conference and table-top exhibition organized by IDTechEx, a market…
Soft Artificial Skin Integrates Sensors and Actuators
It’s only recently neuroscientists have focused on how very important our sense of touch is. While children born…
Washable Smart Shirt Measures Lung Function
Hexoskin, a Canadian start-up, has developed a smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the…
Smartphone-Based Approach for Managing Chronic Conditions
Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, has announced an $8m funding round, the second significant investment…
Four-Limb Robotic System for Tetraplegics Uses Wireless Brain-Computer System to…
A whole-body exoskeleton, operated by recording and decoding brain signals, has helped a tetraplegic patient to…