MPN looks back at a handful of newly announced medical devices from the last 10 days.
Eargo devices are easy-to-use, work right out of the box, are sold as a pair and are rechargeable.
1 - Eargo
Eargo is a new hearing device designed for people who experience, mild to moderate, hearing loss and don’t want to use normal hearing aids.
The Eargo hearing devices, are virtually invisible. Combining high-end consumer electronics aesthetics with medical device engineering, Eargo devices are packed with technology, yet tiny enough to hide inside the ear.
Esophageal Cooling Device controls the body temperature from within
2 - Esophageal Cooling Device (ECD)
The ECD is used to cool patient body temperature via the oesophagus. It is a disposable, single use device that has three channels, two of which are for running fluids and the third one for drainage and decompression. It has just been FDA-approved.
BrainPort V100 device has been approved for sale in the European Economic Area
3 - BrainPort V100
The BrainPort V100 is a non-surgical, non-invasive assistive aid that translates visual images of the user’s environment into electro-tactile signals displayed on the user’s tongue. With supervised training, users learn to interpret the electro-tactile signals to perceive shape, size, location, and motion of surrounding objects.
4 - The mysterious 'Google Wristband'
Google confirmed plans for a healthcare wearable device. But don't assume that this is an Apple Watch rival. Google X (the R&D arm of Google) has a Life Science division, who made it very clear that this device is intended strictly for medical research.
The core component of the product system is the globally unique insulin pen, that can administer all marketable insulins of different manufacturers.
5 - Esysta - the bluetooth insulin pen
Esysta claims to be the first validated plug-and-play diabetes management system. It uses a transmitting insulin pen, which automatically transfers the data.