Arizona State University (ASU) reported the receipt of a patent for a device with colorimetric sensors for measuring excreted ketones in a body fluid. Additional sensors may be incorporated to measure flow rate of the body fluid, barometric pressure, humidity, and chemicals such as oxygen and carbon dioxide present in the fluid, and a system to measure metabolic rate and respiratory quotient via oxygen consumption rate and carbon dioxide production rate.
Wearoptimo Pty. Ltd. saw the publication of a patent application for its method and system for analyzing measurements from a wearable patch with sensors connected to microstructures that when applied to the skin penetrate the stratum corneum and enter the viable epidermis.
Pacira Cryotech Inc. reported the filing of a patent for a hand-held cryogenic treatment system with a probe configured to apply a cryogenic therapy to one or more nerves, such as the nerves of the stellate ganglion and autonomic tissue peripheral to the stellate ganglion.
Neurochase Ltd. filed a patent for a septum-sealed transcutaneous, fluid-transferring device through which repeated access for the removal or delivery of fluid to the central nervous system (CNS) can be gained.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta have developed melting microneedle patches comprising a drug dissolved or dispersed in a wax.
According to the old adage, "Where there's muck, there's brass." And this may prove to be the case for a group of researchers at Northeastern University in Boston, led by Kim Lewis. Their work over the past 18 months has captured media attention following their use of an electronic isolation chip (Ichip) to grow bacteria from soil and then identify and harvest antibiotic compounds contained therein.
