Category: Medical Textiles
US clearance for sterilisation wrap
Ahlstrom has received FDA 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Reliance Fusion sterilisation wrap for the sterilisation of surgical equipment...
Technology license to develop comfortable mastectomy bra
Since most breast prostheses are designed based on Western models, it is often difficult for breast cancer patients in Asia to find a comfortable fit...
Textile and polymer laminate layers for implants
A method for the manufacture of a medical implant is provided by Edwards Lifesciences, a medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA.
Ontex launches baby swim pants
Ontex Group, a Belgium-based provider of personal hygiene solutions, has launched a baby swim pants range for retailers based on its HappyFit baby pants manufacturing...
Therapeutic shirt for improved posture
A therapeutic shirt with high compression support in specific regions that provides improved posture for pregnant women and overweight wearers has been developed by Preferred...
Compound multi-layer waterproof bandage
A waterproof bandage for protecting sensitive sites from water intrusion, despite potential flaws in the seal to skin, has been developed by US inventors from...
Laboratory testing using menstrual blood
Qvin, a biotechnology research company that has developed a healthcare service that collects menstrual blood samples as an alternative to traditionally collected venous blood draws,...
Reusable hospital gowns lower GHG emissions most, finds study
In an effort to identify opportunities for waste reduction and reuse across the health system, the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care led research on...
OTC solution helps manage malodorous smells from leg ulcers
Cinesteam, a cinnamon-based over-the-counter (OTC) solution developed by Cemag Care can help manage intense and unpleasant wound malodours from leg ulcers.
Lymphoedema and surgical wound dressing
A dressing configured to provide radial or semi-radial expansion to a tissue site to increase the flow of fluids in and around the tissue site...
Multi-layer compression bandage system
A multi-layer compression bandage system for treating patients having chronic venous insufficiencies, venous ulcers and related conditions is disclosed by Sandra Muller-White, a wound care...
Coated antimicrobial fabric for hospital curtains
Researchers at Empa in Switzerland, together with chemical company BASF, the Spiez Laboratory and the Technical University of Berlin, have developed coated fabrics that inhibit...
Artificial spider silk for medical scaffolds
Latvian company PrintyMed is developing biocompatible artificial spider silk to create scaffolds that can be used for tissue engineering applications, such as three-dimensional heart valves,...
Funding to improve radiation protection for medical practitioners
Texray has secured SEK45m (€3. 9m) in funding in an investment round led by Industrifonden and supported by private investors at Impilo.
US launch of breathable surgical gown with instrument pockets
Cardinal Health has announced the US launch of its SmartGown Edge breathable surgical gown with Assist instrument pockets, which are designed to provide surgical teams...
Barbed mesh for incision closure and hernia repair
A barbed mesh for soft tissue closure and hernia repair without the need for sutures is disclosed by a researcher at Washington University, St Louis,...