For Immediate Release MACK Molding and Southwestern Vermont Health Care Dive Deep in Search of Personal Protective Equipment BENNINGTON, VT—April 21, 2020—Mack Molding and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) have partnered to develop an innovative […]
A Connecticut medical device manufacturer will produce ventilators for the state. Governor Ned Lamont has contracted with the company for the work. This comes as the Trump administration has turned down the state’s request for […]
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) From people in their homes to small businesses to major manufacturers, there’s a huge effort to make masks to protect against the coronavirus. Our Olivia Lyons shows you how one newly designed […]
Researchers at Yale New Haven Health System have devised a way to sterilize N95 respirator masks, which are currently in short supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of getting thrown away, the masks that […]
Researchers at Tohoku University, in Japan, have developed a smart contact lens that is self-moisturising to prevent dry eyes. The battery powered contact lens uses a special mechanism to maintain a layer of fluid between […]
A team of researchers at Penn State University have developed a wearable gas sensor that monitors the wearer’s health and environment. The sensor is an improvement on existing technology through the use of a self-heating […]
A team of researchers at Purdue university have developed a wearable device that will assist in making treatments easier and less expensive for patients experiencing swallowing disorders. The stickers on the sensor are disposable and […]
A new medical device developed by a speech-language researcher at Purdue University is helping patients with Parkinson’s communicate better. The device is named SpeechVive and it uses a reflex to give the user louder and […]
A team of researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a microscopic implantable device that lures and traps cancer cells for use in biopsies and early cancer detection. The scaffold-like device attracts cancer cells […]
A group of researchers recently presented their findings to the American Chemical Society regarding developing a cancer detecting pen for use in surgery. The “MasSpec Pen” is a handheld medical device that allows surgeons to […]