The computerized "eye" is better than any human eye. That theory has been proven positive when it comes to spotting brain aneurysms. An IBM (Armonk, New York) and Mayo Clinic (Rochester, New York) alliance has yielded analytics technology with a 95% accuracy rate in detecting aneurysms, compared with a 70% rate for standard manual interpretation. (Medical Device Daily)
For up to 10% of people with sleep disordered breathing, standard CPAP machines won't do the trick. Royal Philips Electronics (Murrysville, Pennsylvania) has launched a new, enhanced version BiPAP autoSV Advanced for patients who have both obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea as well as Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, a periodic breathing disorder. (Medical Device Daily)