10 INNOVATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

HeartLogic heart failure diagnostic

It is a product created by Boston Scientific Corporation. It is use to predict heart failure a week before it happen by detecting early signs of worsining heart failure. The features like multiple sensors help to track physiological trends The sign is like:

-heart sound-elevated filling pressure and weakened ventricular contraction

-heart rate-indicated cardiac status and arrythmias

-thoracic impendance-measure fluid accumulation and pulmonary edema

-respiration-monitor rapid shallow breathing pattern associated with shortness of breath

iStent Inject

This tool was created by Glaukos Corp function to reduce intraocular pressure in eye safely and effectively for patient who had diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudo-exfoliative glaucoma or pigmentary glaucoma. The injection is implanted through a single-entry point during cataract surgery or by creating a bypass through the primary blockage site to improve physiological outflow.

Magtrace and Sentimag magnetic localization system

A device created by Endomagnetics company functionn to localized and guide lymph node biopsies for patients who are having mastectomy to treating breast cancer. It contain a solution of iron nanoparticles that are coated with a carboxydextran shell. The magnetic particles are injected into the breast tissue and are absorbed by the lymph nodes. Surgeons can then use the Sentimag probe on the patient’s skin near the tumor to detect magnetic particles located within the sentinel lymph node. The node can then be removed to send to the labarotory for cancer cells (biopsy) test.

rhPDGF-BB technology

The product created by Lynch Biologics that contain recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor-BB (rhPDGF-BB) with is function to stimulate the growth of mesenchymal stem cells. It also helps in blood vessel formation, blood vessel growth and mitogenesis

FreeStyle Libre 14-day flash glucose monitoring system

The product was created by Abbott function to monitor glucose level without using lancet or glucose strip but can be monitor by apply the small sensor on the back of upper arm skin. It can gives real-time readings for up to 10 days by providing real time monito, reading trend for 8 hours and arrow for the trend moving.

Sentinel cerebral protection system

Produce by Boston Scientific to capture and remove the thrombus or blood clot in blood when doing trans catheter aortic valve replacement procedure. So it can prevent paient from getting complication due to blockage of blood.

Medtronic DBS therapy for epilepsy

The device created to reduce seizure from happened to the certain characteristic of patient. The characteristic for the patient are:

-had an average of six or more seizures per month over a three months period.

-18 years and older who have been diagnosed with epilepsy characterized by partial-onset seizures, with and without secondary generalization

-resistant to 3 or more antiepileptic medications.

It function by controlling electrical stimulation at the anterior nucleus of the thalamus, which is the part of the brain that is involved with producing seizures.