Bionic contact lenses
Scientists from the University of Washington in Seattle have actually developed a functioning bionic contact lens prototype with a built-in antenna and a single LED light that has been tested on...
View ArticleSleep solutions that will improve your productivity in 2012
If you’re like most entrepreneurs in this world, your list of New Year’s resolutions probably mentions productivity. What business owner wouldn’t want to improve their productivity, right? You may...
View ArticleNanobubbles and nanoparticles improve chemotherapy
Recently, in several articles here on Patexia, we have commented on the importance of nanotechnology in medicine, including everything from lamprey robots to micro-surgeries. There is even a novel...
View ArticleNanotechnology sheds light on cancer stem cell therapy
A new nanotechnology breakthrough is helping scientists and oncologists evaluate why a certain subset of early-stage cancer cells, called cancer stem cells (CSC), are resistant to many front-line...
View ArticleNew LED technology a huge breakthrough in killing dangerous microbes
Most common infectious diseases, which impact millions of people each year, are caused by bacteria and viruses that are either consumed through improperly filtered drinking water or by airborne...
View ArticleArtificial heart makers hoping to expand technology towards permanent implants
Italian doctors at Rome’s Bambino Gesu hospital saved the life of a 16-month-old boy this week by implanting the world’s smallest heart to keep him alive until a permanent donor could be found. The...
View ArticleGoing, going… gone: electronic devices disappear after use
In many ways, we are living in a golden age of electronics and technological innovation, including science, medicine and the gadgets that comprise our daily lives. The average United States household...
View ArticleBroad Institute/MIT/Harvard CRISPR Patents Survive PTO Interference
Yesterday, the PTAB in interference 106,048 issued a short order finding no interference- in- fact between the claims of 12 Broad Institute patents (US Patent Number 8,697,359 et al.) and the...
View ArticlePTAB Terminates Interference Proceeding Between University of California and...
Written by Hyeongsu Rick Park and Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) terminated a patent interference proceeding between the University of California (UC) and the Broad...
View ArticleHybrid Vehicle Litigation Report: Paice’s Patent Progress
With its seminal patents and continual patent enforcement activity, hybrid vehicle technology company Paice has been a frequent subject of discussion in this space. In fact, my first post almost ten...
View ArticleFresh from the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases from the Federal Circuit
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt The Circuit grants a rehearing and revises its decision in Asetek to vacate the overly broad portion of an injunction. In Wasica, the...
View ArticleFresh From the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit -...
In Phil-Insul, collateral estoppel precludes IntegraSpec from relitigating claim construction in a second case involving a different defendant, different claims and “somewhat” different accused...
View ArticleTechnology Policies Protect The Company and its IP
A computer and technology policy is an important part of protecting and managing intellectual property. A business should consider establishing a policy that addresses the following points: USE OF...
View ArticleFDA Approves Prickless Glucose Monitoring System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced approval of Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for certain diabetes patients. The glucose monitoring tool will allow patients...
View ArticleFDA Approves NorthStar’s Tc-99m Generator
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced approval of the RadioGenix™ System, a technetium 99m (Tc-99m) generator. The RadioGenix™ System is developed by NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes,...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Proposes Stronger Cooperation for Health Technology...
On January 31, 2018, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal with the aim of strengthening EU cooperation among Member States when conducting a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of new...
View ArticleSeizure-Detecting Smart Watch Given FDA Approval
The FDA has recently approved Embrace, a smart watch designed to monitor epileptic patients for seizures, according to a press release. According to the press release, the device uses machine learning...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Acquires French Surgical Tech Firm Orthotaxy
On February 20, 2018, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced the acquisition of Orthotaxy, a privately-held developer of software-enabled surgery technologies, including a...
View ArticleTheranos Charges Provide Perspective for Medical Device Companies,...
On March 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it filed charges against the founder and CEO of Theranos Inc., Elizabeth Holmes, and its former president, Ramesh Balwani....
View ArticleEKG Monitor May Be Included in Future Apple Smart Watches
According to Bloomberg, Apple, Inc. is currently developing an electrocardiogram (also known as an EKG or ECG) feature in its smartwatch products. A report from Bloomberg and other sources have stated...
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