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Lymphoedema maintenance simplified with new foam sleeve

Medical device manufacturer Medi USA has launched a product for at-home lymphoedema management.

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Smart dressings with built-in healing sensors

Australian researchers at RMIT have developed smart, electrospun wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to alert patients and medical professionals when a wound is...

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Electrospinning for cardiovascular disease

UK-based Electrospinning is supporting Aortyx to develop an endovascular patch that has the potential to treat aortic dissection, a life-threatening cardiovascular disease in which the...

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Stylish incontinence underwear launched

Global hygiene and health products company Essity has launched a form-fitting incontinence underwear product designed to look like real underwear and designed with a superabsorbent...

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Nonwoven fabric swab with soft and spongy touch

A surgical swab composed of at least two layers of nonwoven fabric and an inner layer of textile polymer net has been developed by Bastos...

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Skirt assembly for implantable prosthetic valve

An implantable prosthetic heart valve is disclosed by Edwards Lifesciences of Irvine, California, USA.

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Haemostatic dressing for large surface wounds

A method to effect rapid haemostatic response and control haemorrhage by introducing a haemostatic composition into a bleeding wound cavity has been developed by RevMedx.

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Sealant patch to stem bleeding during surgery

A haemostatic sealant patch made using an advanced textile impregnation technology could soon be used to resolve complex bleeding in patients undergoing general surgery.

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Head trauma bandage cap

An emergency haemostatic head trauma bandage cap with a strap system has been developed by First Responder Solutions of Carmel, California, USA.

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Electrospinning completes £4.5m fundraising round

Electrospinning, a UK-based developer and manufacturer of nanofibrous biomaterials for use in tissue regenerative devices, has completed a £4. 5m (US$6.

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