Day: December 25, 2022

To help UK manufacturers build a business case for investing in robots, Intertronics has released a new whitepaper, Achieving ROI with robotics. Based on in house expertise and contributions from Mike Wilson, chief automation officer at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, the piece discusses why the UK sits below the global average for robot density and what the industry can do about it. The outcomes of the roundtable discussion are available to read on the Intertronics website. The benefits of robotics…

Ethicon, the Johnson & Johnson MedTech company, has partnered with Roadshow Promotions to help change the way medtech companies bring new solutions to healthcare partners. Roadshow Promotions has created a bespoke double decker bus to take Ethicon’s surgical technologies on a tour of the country. Starting the tour in Glasgow and calling at Hospital Trusts across the UK, the bus has been fitted with surgical demonstration stations, meeting spaces and interactive information screens to help showcase the latest surgical technologies.…

A patch the size of a postage stamp can continuously deliver ultrasound imaging for 48 hours, and it has been used to see changes in the lungs, heart and stomach of people exercising and drinking Patches the size of a postage stamp stuck to your skin can provide continuous ultrasound imaging of internal organs for 48 hours. This can reveal details such as the human heart changing shape during exercise, or the stomach expanding and shrinking when a person eats…

A transparent dressing inspired by duct tape has been shown to quickly heal internal injuries in rats. Leaks after gastrointestinal surgery can cause dangerous infections, affecting millions of people each year. Surgeons typically use stitches to help heal wounds, but these can form imperfect seals and heal abnormally, allowing bacteria from the gut to escape into nearby tissues. Now, Xuanhe Zhao at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his colleagues have designed a transparent, degradable dressing that helps gut wounds…

The announcement of a £1.8 million project by NICE and MHRA to review the regulation of mental health and wellbeing apps has prompted plans for a new trade body for developers of such apps, with an online launch meeting planned for 25th January 2023 at 10am. Behind the project is Chris Whitehouse, Med-Tech Innovation News columnist and director of medtech policy at Whitehouse Communications, who says: “It’s very early days, but already we’re in touch with MHRA and NICE, and…