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Medical Devices

A woman holding a smartphone staring out the window
By Adam Ang | 11:19 am | January 22, 2024
More hospitals are coming into the fold in the coming months.
Surgeons performing a procedure
By Adam Ang | 06:38 am | January 19, 2024
The local robotic surgery market is expected to boom as demands fly and options expand and become cheaper.
Nurses reviewing a patient's record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang | 09:47 pm | January 16, 2024
Singapore is becoming concerned about cybersecurity risks with the increasing integration of medical devices in its health system.
Nurses and doctors gather in a hallway for a discussion
By Adam Ang | 02:58 am | January 13, 2024
Also, Konkuk University Hospital is joining the latest R&D initiative in South Korea to further enhance Alzheimer's diagnosis through AI.
A live demonstration of robotic surgery on a test animal at Dr Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung in June 2023
By Adam Ang | 05:28 am | January 09, 2024
The expansion aims to connect the western and eastern islands at a distance of 3,500 kilometres.
Englewood Health building with sign
By Andrea Fox | 10:39 am | December 29, 2023
Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy enables doctors to perform minimally invasive biopsies in distant areas of the lungs, including small nodules in the peripheral regions.
Nurses and doctors walk down a hospital hallway, one checks patient monitoring data on a tablet.
By Andrea Fox | 11:01 am | December 28, 2023
The watchdog agency said that it found the existing coordination agreement does not reflect "organizational and procedural changes," including the FDA's authority to find that medical devices in use violate federal law. 
An emergency medical technician using the Microsoft HoloLens to locate areas for ECG Probe Placement in a patient
By Adam Ang | 11:48 pm | December 25, 2023
1990 Suwa Seriya, now equipped with Mediwave's emergency response suite, posts a response time of 11 minutes and 38 seconds.
A doctor looking for patient data on a desktop computer
By Adam Ang | 01:51 am | December 22, 2023
Also, FPT has closed a deal to exclusively distribute Nipro's blood glucose monitors in Vietnam.
Geisinger and healthcare at home
Remote Patient Monitoring
By Bill Siwicki | 12:38 pm | December 21, 2023
The health system and health plan has seen a 4-times ROI from its durable medical equipment technology work with its healthcare at home program. What's more, Geisinger has reduced overall turnaround time by 83%.