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Beam Brush, smartphone app gain FDA 510(k) clearance

By Neil Versel 04:51 am July 2, 2012

The Beam Brush, a Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush from Louisville, Ky.-based startup Beam Technologies, and a companion app have received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA on June 21 cleared the product for sale as a Class I medical device on and the company announced the clearance Friday. Technically a manual toothbrush, the Beam Brush likely will go on sale this fall...

Indiana University aims to adapt VA telehealth network to treatment of brain injuries

By Neil Versel 05:23 am June 27, 2012

Jacob Kean Researchers from Indiana University Medical Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs will be looking at how to adapt the VA's extensive telemedicine network to assess and treat veterans with mild traumatic brain injuries. Mobile technologies likely will be a key part of the process. The VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service has presented a five-year, $920,000 career...