Safer transfer of critically ill patients
October 19, 2022
QUEBEC CITY – Technimount EMS, a provider of mounting solutions for medical devices, continues to innovate with the Xtension Pro Assistant – CCT, a solution that allows the safe transfer of critically ill patients to specialized care facilities. The Xtension Pro Assistant – CCT is the result of a research and development process that was conducted in collaboration with one of Canada’s leading healthcare institutions, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, part of CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.
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OTTAWA – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) formally announced a collaboration that aims to improve the quality of patient care. TOH will integrate data and reporting to standardize and improve its services by using artificial intelligence and smart connected devices. The collaboration agreement between TOH and BD will specifically focus on four key areas:
SUDBURY, Ont. – Verv Technologies and McMaster University announced a new collaboration that will further develop Verv’s ground-breaking technology to improve at-home healthcare. A $314,000 investment from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is allowing the partners to work together to develop a series of blood tests that have the potential to change how individuals manage their own healthcare.
CALGARY – Plug and Play Alberta has announced 11 startups selected for the second batch of their Health program. This program aims to bring global innovation to Alberta by facilitating opportunities for business development, mentorship, as well as pilots and proof of concepts between the selected startups and founding partners of the program.
TORONTO – FACIT congratulates Ontario-based start-ups Hyivy Health and HDAX Therapeutics as the latest recipients of capital through its Prospects Oncology Fund. Selected among a top-tier pool of applicants, these Ontario-based innovations illustrate excellent potential to benefit patients with cancer.
TORONTO – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has announced the launch of a new assistive device – the first of its kind in Canada – that is designed to help non-speaking children and adults with severe physical disabilities communicate with the world around them, all by the power of their own humming.
SURREY, BC – NeuroCatch Inc., a subsidiary of HealthTech Connex, is excited to announce that the newest version of its NeuroCatch Platform brain function assessment system has received a Health Canada medical device license. The previous generation NeuroCatch already received Health Canada approval in 2019 and is currently being used in a number of clinical research studies throughout North America.
SURREY, BC – Fraser Health’s fleet of 16 Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) robots now have UVGI ‘helpers’. Two new UVGI disinfection pods have joined the team. The robots and pods are deployed at hospitals across the region to kill viruses and bacteria that linger on surfaces and can potentially cause infection.
TORONTO – A team of researchers from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University Health Network (UHN) are the first in the world to demonstrate that focused ultrasound technology can safely be used to deliver a therapeutic to targeted brain regions in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The leading-edge study has been published in “Movement Disorders”.