Article from Surgery International online magazine. A prototype technology designed to reduce the risks of spinal fusion surgery could becommercially available as early as next year. The cutting-edge prototype device and software also offer remote postoperative monitoring,raising the bar for ... Read More about Device set to revolutionise spinal fusion surgery
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Taking the guess work out of spinal surgery
UC Associate Professor Debbie Munro has invented prototype technology to reduce the risk in spinal fusion surgery. Spinal fusion is a highly invasive surgery where an implant is placed in the spine to prevent movement between bones. The treatment has a high failure rate after only five years, ... Read More about Taking the guess work out of spinal surgery
UC Entrants Win All Three HealthTech Awards for Best Research
University of Canterbury (UC) innovators and their health technology solutions are the winners of the 2021 HealthTech awards. UC Engineering academic Dr. Debbie Munro won the HealthTech Award for Best Translational Research for her project titled: Diagnostic Implantable Sensor System ... Read More about UC Entrants Win All Three HealthTech Awards for Best Research
UC Inventors Win Big at NZ’s First HealthTech Innovation Challenge
Deborah Munro wins Large Enterprise Category. Several University of Canterbury (UC) innovators and their health technology solutions are among the inaugural winners of the first HealthTech Supernode Challenge on October 22, 2020, a national innovation challenge, announced at an awards ceremony ... Read More about UC Inventors Win Big at NZ’s First HealthTech Innovation Challenge
DIY MEMS: Fabricating Micro Electro Mechanical Systems in Open Use Labs
A Recent Scientific Publication by Dr. Deborah Munro This book describes the future of microscopically small medical devices and how to locate a lab to start conducting your own do-it-yourself microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) research in one of the many national, international, government, ... Read More about DIY MEMS: Fabricating Micro Electro Mechanical Systems in Open Use Labs