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Vitalograph has joined forces with MedM Inc. to further enhance patient respiratory monitoring experience with digital health capabilities. The MedM health monitoring app is paired with Vitalograph’s Asthma-1 BT and Lung Monitor BT Smart devices. The app works as a digital asthma or lung function diary, helping users to better understand and manage their condition. Patient diaries like ...
miDiagnostics, which originated from an innovative co-operation between imec and Johns Hopkins University, is taking another important step in its goal to enabling fast and high-quality diagnostic testing at any location. Today, the company announced that, in close cooperation with Brussels Airport, Ecolog and Eurofins, it is setting up a pilot program to test passengers with the aim of ...
Cairn Diagnostics, an innovative leader in providing cutting-edge breath tests intended for routine use in diagnostic medicine, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of the Company’s 13C-Spirulina Gastric Emptying Breath Test (GEBT) to now include “at home” administration under virtual supervision of Cairn Diagnostics. GEBT ...
Efforts to develop a quick and non-invasive breath test for the presence of COVID-19 are underway in Vancouver, British Columbia. Imspex’s BreathSpec® is one of a battery of tests that are being used by Dr Renelle Myers and her Vancouver Coastal Health team in their work to develop a breath test that identifies the possible presence of COVID-19 in people who are showing minimal symptoms ...
A non-invasive test for COVID-19 with instant results would be a gamechanger in the efforts against COVID-19. Breath analysis shows a great potential for a rapid, non-invasive detection of COVID-19 infections. Follow our journey around the world, where we shine a light on current research projects where IONICON PTR-TOF instruments are deployed fighting this global pandemic by testing breath for ...
MD Tech Review, a premier medical innovation magazine, has voted MediPines as a 2020 Top Ten Patient Monitoring Solution Provider. MediPines’ innovative respiratory technology, AGM100®, is making a positive impact in hospitals battling Covid-19. This industry recognition came about as MediPines introduced the AGM100®, an advanced respiratory monitoring system, commercially in the ...
A ground-breaking development in the detection of reduced lung function, as seen in COVID-19 patients, is saving lives, time, and resources. It’s thanks to the world’s first non-invasive lung function monitor, the MediPines AGM100®, developed in California, tested at University of British Columbia and Stevenson Memorial Hospital, and approved for use in Canada. Hospitals are ...
NDD Medical Technologies (NDD) is the leading provider of pulmonary function equipment, dedicated to the early detection and accurate diagnosis of COPD and other chronic lung diseases. In line with its continued commitment to supporting respiratory professionals—particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic—NDD is now offering free, live spirometry training sessions to provide ...
In September the International Association for Breath Research (IABR)’s Breath Summit 2019 took place in Leicestershire, UK. IONICON participated as an exhibitor and with scientific contributions, also conducting a crowd breath experiment. Numerous excellent talks covered the whole spectrum of breath analysis could be enjoyed by the attendees. Several presented PTR-TOF as their main tool ...
At the end of the program the startups will get a chance to compete for more than $200,000 in prize money. Last week MassChallenge HealthTech unveiled the 30 digital health startups that will make up its 2019 cohort. The program gives the startups co-working office space and a tailored curriculum, with the primary goal of connecting startups to advisors, investors, pilots and research ...
Axetris, Laser Gas Detection, Leister Corporate, Breath Analysis Axetris Laser Gas Detection modules can detect methane and carbon dioxide at the same time with one device only. This is used in medical applications, such as breath analysis. Breath tests are an effective tool to investigate functional bloating, diarrhea, constipation, and suspected malabsorption, such as lactose and fructose. ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Gastric Emptying Breath Test (GEBT), a new non-invasive test to aid in the diagnosis of delayed gastric emptying, known as gastroparesis. Current tests used to diagnose gastroparesis typically involve the use of a small amount of radioactive material or imaging equipment, so testing must be conducted in specialized outpatient centers. ...
Cairn Diagnostics, formerly known as Advanced Breath Diagnostics (ABDiagnostics), has launched the 13C-Spirulina Gastric Emptying Breath Test (GEBT). The GEBT is intended for measurements of the rate of solid-phase gastric emptying and as an aid in the diagnosis of delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis) in symptomatic adults. The Cairn GEBT was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have published results that suggest a non-invasive breath test for liver disease using an IONICON PTR-MS. Elevated levels of limonene in patients have been found to be indicative of a diseased liver. Especially in the UK liver disease has risen sharply over the past few decades and is the third biggest cause of premature mortality. Patients do not ...