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A digital exercise and augmented reality training system improved mobility among stroke patients: A randomized control trial
CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that Selfit holds promise as an effective intervention for improving mobility and gait-related functions among patients with an early sub-acute stroke as compared to conventional physical therapy treatments.PMID:37302046 | DOI:10.3233/THC-220521
Source: Technology and Health Care - June 11, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Ilanit Evron Oren Schwartz Anna Sajina Liza Grosman-Rimon Israel Dudkiewicz Source Type: research

What ’s the Big Deal about Data in Medtech?
Discussion, “Top 5 Things You Need to Know about the Implantable Internet of Things." Brian Chapman, partner and leader of ZS’s medtech practice of ZS, attributes today’s focus on data to the intersection of two important things: "A general recognition that understanding more and connecting actions with outcomes will provide feedback and understanding that will drive standards of care. This is not new, but as capabilities rise in data collection, aggregation, and synthesize rise, and coupled with machine learning, the promise of data in healthcare is becoming even more ...
Source: MDDI - December 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Daphne Allen Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news

AI-Based Stroke Rehab System Shown to Be as Effective as One-on-One Therapy
The idea that the brain is capable of rewiring after a stroke is not new, but the therapy needed to achieve this is cumbersome at best. “Studies show that neuroplasticity requires hundreds to thousands of hours of repetition of focused, concentrated training to get the brain to have those functional changes,” said David Wu, Motus Nova’s CEO, in an interview with MD+DI. But he explained that those many hours of therapy with a clinician are not always feasible for patients, because of concerns about time and logistics, cost, and sometimes even a lack of motivation. So, Mo...
Source: MDDI - June 1, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news

Learning to Walk Again
When someone suffers a stroke, he or she often loses some mobility, and some 60 percent of survivors are left with lower-limb deficits. “They usually have one leg that's more impaired than the other leg, and then they undergo rehabilitation and physical therapy. And often they don't fully recover,” said Conor Walsh, professor of engineering and applied sciences at the John A. Paulson Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a core faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, in an interview with MD+DI. But a new device called ReSto...
Source: MDDI - April 17, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Design Source Type: news

Medline buys Canadian stroke rehab device maker NeuroGym
Medline has acquired physical therapy and rehabilitation equipment maker NeuroGym Technologies of Ottawa. NeuroGym’s equipment is designed for people who have had a stroke or other traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, chronic neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, balance issues and/or the need for fall prevention therapy. The equipment requires the patient to initiate movement, which the company says can help rewire the brain and speed recovery. It includes a sit-to-stand trainer, bungee mobility trainer to re-teach walking and improve balance, a pendulum stepper for lower extremity strength and r...
Source: Mass Device - July 11, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog Source Type: news

Dynatronics taps ex-NinePoint CEO von Jako as chief exec | Personnel Moves – July 11, 2018
Dynatronics said late last month it tapped former NinePoint Medical CEO Christopher von Jako as its new chief executive officer and board member, succeeding Kelvyn Cullimore Jr. who will stay on the company’s board of directors. Prior to joining Dynatronics, von Jako acted as prez & CEO of NinePoint Medical. Before joining Nine Point, von Jako also served as prez & CEO of NeuroTherm, prez of ActiViews and held positions with medtech companies including Integra LifeSciences, Covidien and Medtronic. “After thorough succession planning and a comprehensive search process, the board is pleased to have foun...
Source: Mass Device - July 11, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News AngioDynamics berkshiresterilemanufacturing Corindus Vascular Robotics Dynatronics Corp Guerbet integer MedPlast Medtronic Myomo Inc NinePoint Medical Inc. Pavmed viant Source Type: news

Necessity of early-stage verticalization in patients with brain and spinal cord injuries: Preliminary study.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Integration of the verticalization robot, Erigo, with functional electric stimulation and passive leg movements in the postacute rehabilitation of neurological patients could reduce the risk of secondary complications and improve functional outcomes (i.e. orthostatic hypotension, postural control and walking ability). OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate and quantify changes in the postacute stage, mainly related to heart rate and blood pressure in functional recovery, postural parameters, walking ability and psychoemotional reactions, during training using the verticalization...
Source: Technology and Health Care - May 18, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Daunoraviciene K, Adomaviciene A, Svirskis D, Griškevičius J, Juocevicius A Tags: Technol Health Care Source Type: research

Here & #039;s the Secret Behind Boston Scientific & #039;s New DBS Device
Unlike traditional deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems that are built from pacemaker technology, Boston Scientific's Vercise DBS is modeled from cochlear implant technology and the precise stimulation of auditory nerves it uses to replicate hearing. The device is now FDA approved for the treatment of Parkinson's disease symptoms, the company announced this week. "The cochlear implant technology, when you think about it, is really designed and engineered to precisely stimulate the auditory nerves to produce a sense of hearing," Maulik Nanavaty, a senior vice president at Boston Scientific and president of the company's ne...
Source: MDDI - December 12, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news

7 medtech stories we missed this week: June 2, 2017
[Photo from unsplash.com]From Implandata receiving CE Marking to Inolife eyeing up-listing, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Dextera seeks expanded indications for MicroCutter 5/80 stapler Dextera Surgical announced in a June 1 press release that it has filed a 510(k) with the FDA for its MicroCutter 5/80 stapler. The company wants to expand the indications of the MicroCutter 5/80 for use in liver, pancreas, kidney and spleen surgeries. Currently, the staplers are used for transection and resection in multiple open minimally-invasive urologic, thoracic and pediatr...
Source: Mass Device - June 2, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Business/Financial News Clinical Trials News Well Regulatory/Compliance Research & Development c2 Therapeutics Dextera Surgical DreaMed Diabetes EndoGastric Solutions Inc. Implandata Inolife MicroTransponder Inc. Source Type: news

Mirror therapy with neuromuscular electrical stimulation for improving motor function of stroke survivors: A pilot randomized clinical study.
CONCLUSION: MT combined with NMES may effectively improve muscle strength and balance in hemiplegic stroke survivors. However, further studies are necessary to demonstrate brain reorganization after MT combined with NMES. PMID: 26890230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Technology and Health Care - January 26, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Lee D, Lee G, Jeong J Tags: Technol Health Care Source Type: research