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11 New Breakthrough Medical Technology Examples

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The Advanced Medical Technology Association reports that the United States is the largest medical device market in the world, attributing to over 40% of the MedTech market. Medical technology, or MedTech, proves to change and improve rapidly year by year. Table of Contents What is Medical Technology?

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Osteoboost: FDA-Cleared Wearable Device for Osteopenia Treatment Open for Pre-Orders

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– Osteoboost is a prescription wearable medical device, worn low around the waist, that delivers targeted vibration therapy directly to the hips and spine – areas most at risk of debilitating osteoporotic fractures.

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Harnessing Health Technology and Precision Data to Transition to Proactive Healthcare

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Shifting Primary Care to Preventative Care to Increase Engagement In contrast to many other countries, Americans have fewer physician visits and a lower ratio of practicing physicians and hospital beds per 1,000 population. This can be done through both in-person and virtual settings.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

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Analytic expertise is required to help prevent “information overload” and provide healthcare professionals with the tools for integrating and using the data for the betterment of that patient. As a result, a substantial quantity of stored data is never used in either inpatient or outpatient settings [2].

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ECRI Unveils Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2024

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bar coding, gravimetric analysis) both to help prevent errors during the manual steps in the process and to help catch errors before they reach the patient. Insufficient Governance of AI Used in Medical Technologies Risks Inappropriate Care Decisions AI offers the promise of speeding up processes and assisting in clinical decisions.

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MindRhythm Raises $5M for Stroke Triage Medical Device in EMS Settings

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What You Should Know: – MindRhythm , a medical technology company focused on preventing neurological injury in stroke, today announced it has raised $5 Million in an oversubscribed round of seed funding.

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POGO Blood Glucose Monitoring Now Available in Kroger Health Pharmacies Nationwide

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What You Should Know: – Intuity Medical, Inc., a commercial-stage medical technology and digital health company focused on making life with diabetes easier, today announced that the POGO Automatic® Blood Glucose Monitoring System is now available at the more than 2,200 U.S.