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Heart scanner will reduce pressure on emergency departments

Heart scanner will reduce pressure on emergency departments

A portable scanner that lets doctors quickly assess the seriousness of chest pain in patients is a step closer to production following a clinical trial.

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Commercialisation in sight for cornea technology

Sterile, off-the-shelf, replacement corneas are moving closer to commercialisation, thanks to IKC support.

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Knee surgery technology to be tested in human trial

A bespoke technology package for complex knee surgery will be tested in its first human trial later this year.

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New device can accurately diagnose hip dysplasia

A new diagnostic tool to identify hip dysplasia in newborn babies has successfully completed a small-scale trial at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool. 

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Dressing that promotes healing moves closer to clinical trial

A dressing that can speed up healing in chronic wounds is undergoing regulatory approval in preparation for its first trial with patients. 

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Shock absorbing surgical tool reduces fracture risk

Dr Jeffers from Imperial College London secured IKC funding to create a novel titanium device to repair joints or correct their alignment.

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Best foot forward for technology

Best foot forward for technology

Collaboration with clinicians and NHS Blood and Transplant is enabling the evaluation of an existing technology to help prevent foot ulcers in diabetic patients.

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Woundhealing regenerative gel

A gel that combines with regenerative cells from the omentum, the fatty layer inside the abdomen, is being developed to support wound healing following colorectal surgery.

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SAFER implant testing for knee repair

SAFER implant testing for knee repair

Researchers at the University of Leeds Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering are using an approach they call SAFER – Stratified Approaches for Enhanced Reliability.

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Biomimetic scaffold for large joint repairs

Biomimetic scaffold for large joint repairs

A UCL team working to design an osteochondral scaffold that can repair large joint defects has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to develop ways of manufacturing the device. The early development of the biomimetic scaffold was supported through the IKC’s partnership with Arthritis Research UK, which enabled it to be tested in sheep and […]

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