MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for November 30, 2016

Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. Smart patch monitors blood, releases blood thinners to prevent clots Researchers from the North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a patch designed to monitor a patient’s blood and release blood-thinning drugs to prevent dangerous blood clots, or thrombosis. The team’s work was published in Advanced Materials. When blood clots disrupt the flow of blood throughout the body, the result can cause pulmonary embolism, heart attack or stroke. Conventional treatment requires patients to regularly test their blood to ensure proper dosages of blood thinners such as Heparin. Read more 4. Moximed launches IDE trial of Atlas unicompartmental knee California orthopedic device developer Moximed said today it enrolled the 1st patient in an FDA approved investigational device exemption trial of its next-gen Atlas unicompartmental unloading knee implant. The Atlas is designed to treat osteoarthritis knee joint pain in patients ages 35 to 65 whose condition has not degenerated enough to require arthroplasty. The device is a joint...
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