11 stories tagged medical-devices, newest first.
260 points by zdw | 53 comments
MIT News article on Encora Therapeutics, whose FDA-cleared wristband for treating tremors began as a project in MIT's 2.009 product-design class.
96 points by rbanffy | 78 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on the world's first fully implanted cochlear implant reaching patients, giving round-the-clock hearing with no visible external hardware.
468 points by sunnynagra | 217 comments
FDA news release announcing authorization of the first wearable device that continuously monitors both ketone levels and blood glucose.
431 points by davisr | 190 comments
A Reddit r/linux post claiming an insulin pump controller runs the Linux kernel while violating the GPL; the page loaded as a Reddit network-policy block.
355 points by pabs3 | 112 comments
Software Freedom Conservancy blog post by Bradley M. Kühn on an undisclosed bug in Abbott's FreeStyle Libre glucose monitors linked to seven patient deaths.
327 points by rbanffy | 91 comments
IEEE Spectrum feature on HistoSonics applying its tumor-liquifying ultrasound histotripsy technology to pancreatic cancer.
323 points by jamesbelchamber | 124 comments
A personal blog post by James Belchamber about attempting to reverse-engineer the USB data protocol of his Microlife blood pressure monitor.
373 points by 1659447091 | 104 comments
BBC Future article on how focused ultrasound techniques are enabling non-invasive, surgery-free cancer treatment.
419 points by lemper | 255 comments
A Daily WTF feature article by Remy Porter recounting the Therac-25 radiation therapy machine incidents and the software failures behind them.
403 points by mgerdts | 226 comments
FDA press release announcing authorization of Apple's Hearing Aid Feature, the first over-the-counter hearing aid software, for use with compatible AirPods Pro.
739 points by bookofjoe | 400 comments
FDA press release from March 5, 2024 announcing clearance of the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor.