Tag:Device

Health

FDA Approves Cardiac Assist Device for Children with Heart Failure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a medical device that supports the weakened heart of children with heart failure to help keep them...

Joseph Acosta - December 16, 2011

Health

New Device Seals Off Brain Aneurysm through Less Invasive Procedure

As Stephanie Weiss was coming to grips with the news she had two large and three small aneurysms in her brain, the Los Angeles...

Joseph Acosta - December 7, 2011

Health

Device that Removes Plaque may Prevent Heart Attacks

Drilling through concrete to create an opening may sound more like construction than medicine. However, the approach is similar to what researchers at Orlando Regional...

Joseph Acosta - November 22, 2011

Food

New Snapi Kitchen Server Grabs Attention of Consumers

It is a snappy new kitchen device that makes it a snap to serve up a wide variety of foods. Snapi® is a creatively designed, single-hand server...

Joseph Acosta - October 31, 2011

Education

Novel Device Makes Vaccinations more Effective and Painless

Getting a yearly flu shot or other vaccinations, while generally considered a wise health move, used to be painful or uncomfortable. Now, a breakthrough device...

Alan Gray - October 27, 2011