Scientists spread across Europe and the U.S. filed for protection of an implantable electrode array including a plurality of microneedles, which may be implanted into the auditory nerve bundle and stimulate the auditory nerve in response to receiving electrical signals representative of observed sounds.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Contraline, Deepwell Digital, DNA Diagnostics, GE Healthcare, Gocheck Kids, Glytec, Hearx, Medtronic, Merit Medical, Microbot Medical.
New research has pinpointed gene signatures that determine what immune responses will be activated in the development of sepsis, pointing to novel targets and opening the way for the stratification of clinical trials and for patients to be treated on the basis of their immune response, rather than their symptoms.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Accuray, Beijing Oriental, Endosound, Neuroone Medical, Olink, Shineco, Thermo Fisher, Truenorth Medical.
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Firefly Neuroscience, Glucotrack, GT Medical, Isotope Technologies, Tandem Diabetes, Zimmer Biomet.
The U.S. CMS has floated an alternative payment model dubbed the Transforming Episode Accountability Model for Medicare beneficiaries in fee-for-service care, but some in industry have misgivings about the proposal.