Tag: Surgery
Plexāā Launches Wearable Device and App to Prepare Patients for Breast Surgery
What You Should Know:
– Plexāā, a medtech company focused on improving surgical outcomes, has announced the U.S. launch of its BLOOM43 platform on the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
– The platform combines…
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Post-Weight Loss Surgery with Dr. Robyn Daugherty
Dr. Robyn Daugherty, a double board-certified female plastic surgeon and founder of Daugherty Plastic Surgery in Baton Rouge, LA again joins eHealth Radio and the Plastic Surgery Information Channel. She specializes in aesthetic procedures…
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Comparison of SHAP and clinician friendly explanations reveals effects on clinical decision behaviour
Clinical decision-making substantially impacts patients’ lives and their quality of life. However, the black-box nature of AI-powered clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) complicates the interpretation of how decisions are derived. Explainable AI (XAI) improves…
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PreActiv’s mission to improve surgery outcomes using digital perihabilitation
PreActiv is a digital platform that provides patients recovering from surgery with personalised, evidence-based prehabilitation programmes compatible across all devices. These programmes adapt to patient progress in real time and include education, community support,…
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Integrating a Multimodal Digital Device for Continuous Perioperative Monitoring in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: Development and Usability Study
Background: Minimally invasive thoracic surgery has improved lung cancer outcomes but requires enhanced postoperative care. Traditionally, the episodic care model has limited timely and multidimensional monitoring of patients. Recent technological advances in multimodal digital…
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Trust carries out robotic-assisted HIT list to reduce waiting times
Rajeev Peravali, consultant general and colorectal surgeon at the trust who led the surgery HIT list (Credit: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust)
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has carried out a robotic-assisted…
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Manchester University NHS FT partners with Medtronic
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is working with MedTech firm Medtronic to co-develop AI and robotic surgery solutions.
The organisations have signed a research, development and innovation (RDI) collaboration agreement to focus on projects…
Parasym Launches Nuropod, a Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device
What You Should Know:
– Parasym has launched Nuropod, the first ear-based, clinically studied vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device in the U.S. that does not require surgery.
– The wearable device is designed to reduce symptoms…
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Scottish MedTech firm launches paediatric sleep diagnosis study
(L to R) Dr Yola Jones of Seluna, Dr Ruth Hamilton, Dr Scott Black of Seluna, Prof Haytham Kubba, and Innes Taylor of Seluna (Credit: Martin Shields Photography)
Glasgow-based MedTech firm Seluna has launched…
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