Medical Devices

The thin implants are being used in children as young as 6 months old and the technology is able to grow with the child, says Dr. Daniela Carvalho, pediatric ear, nose, and throat specialist at Rady Children's Health in San Diego.

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These technologies introduce new considerations regarding safety and effectiveness across the total product life cycle.

Dr. Arti Masturzo, chief medical officer at medical supplier CCS, said RFK Jr.'s proposal for Americans to use government-issued wearables raises questions about data privacy and how best to prioritize preventative health.

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, can be asymptomatic, so patients are sent home with virtual cardiac monitors, says Sukrti Nagpal, deputy CMO of virtual care provider Doccla, and Yosef Safi Harb, founder and CEO of health monitoring company Happitech.

Treatment-resistant depression research uses a stimulator placed at the intersection of highways within the brain for patient relief, says Dr. Joshua Eloge with the Woman's Board Depression Treatment Research Center and Jenn Wong of Abbott.

Phantom Neuro has developed a sensor device that wirelessly records electrical activity so that a person who has a prosthetic limb has the ability to control movement, says CEO and founder Connor Glass.  

Lattice Medical's Mattice is a 3D-printed structure that regenerates breast tissue after a mastectomy, says CEO and cofounder Julien Payen.  

Maestro is a surgical assistance platform designed for minimally invasive soft-tissue procedures such as laparoscopic operations, says Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical.  

Intraoperative 3D scans can be projected to the surgeon's eyes to align to pre-op imaging, says Nissan Elimelech, founder of Augmedics.