For inventors of medical devices, it can be deeply gratifying when an invention improves the patient experience, bringing relief that can be psychological as well as physical. In a recent article published on Machine Design, Rehana Begg pointed out how electrical cords and wires on medical devices can produce anxiety for patients who are already in a state of discomfort and fear. Wired medical dev... Read MoreArchive for the ‘Medical Device Patenting News’ Category
Wireless Charging in Medical Devices Becoming a Valued Feature
For inventors of medical devices, it can be deeply gratifying when an invention improves the patient experience, bringing relief that can be psychological as well as physical. In a recent article published on Machine Design, Rehana Begg pointed out how electrical cords and wires on medical devices can produce anxiety for patients who are already in a state of discomfort and fear. Wired medical dev... Read MorePatented Cervical Artificial Disc Revolutionizes Spinal Injury Recovery
A new medical device called Simplify® recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This device is a cervical artificial disc meant to serve as an implant for people who whose existing cervical disc have become too narrow, causing pain in their spinal cord. This implant is placed into a patient’s spine through cervical disc arthroplasty, which originally began to ... Read MoreMedical Innovations That Are Changing the Course of Healthcare
Technology has come a long way in the past hundred or so years, as artificial intelligence, computers, and advanced imaging have brought new ways of thinking to the medical world. Today this innovation and invention seems so commonplace that we may not realize the impact it has had on the world of medicine and humanity. The COVID-19 pandemic also forced pharma and healthcare to grow by leaps and b... Read MoreInventor, Take a Deep Breath and Help America Fight This Pandemic with Your Patented Medical Idea
The current (and future) pandemics are telling reminders of the importance of “air” to the human condition. COVID-19 and other airborne viruses are terrifying proteins which invade our lungs and affect our ability to breathe. When this happens, hospital operating rooms rely on advanced automated ventilator machines to help our loved ones breathe by getting oxygen into the lungs and rem... Read MoreA New Medical Patent Allows You to Listen to Music and Limit the Inhalation of Air Pollution and Viruses
In an age where technologies converge and companies constantly re-invent themselves, Dyson has signaled its intent to be a front-runner, with a new patent for air-purifier headphones that include a face mask. With the coronavirus recently causing world-wide alarm as it approaches pandemic levels, Dyson confirmed the mask will limit the spread of flu viruses. Whether it will be 100% effective again... Read More