Siemens Healthineers announced that it launched an app for surgical planning and medical education on the Apple Vision Pro. The Cinematic Reality app enables users to view immersive, interactive holograms of the human body captured through real-world medical scans. Surgeons, medical students or patients could use this technology. Visualizing through the app could assist in […]
Digital Health
iRhythm proposes $450M offering
iRhythm announced today that it intends to offer $450 million in convertible senior notes. San Francisco–based iRhythm plans to offer the notes — due 2029 — to qualified institutional buyers. It intends to grant initial purchasers a 13-day option to buy up to an additional $67.5 million in notes. The notes will be senior, unsecured […]
iRhythm teams up with Epic to streamline Zio access
iRhythm announced that it plans to use Epic’s Aura platform to streamline access to its Zio long-term monitoring and telemetry services. With this collaboration, iRhythm can make Zio more readily available to healthcare providers using Epic. That also applies to the more than 250 million patients in the U.S. who have a health record in […]
Masimo stock dips despite Street-beating Q4
Masimo shares fell slightly despite fourth-quarter results that came in ahead of the consensus forecast. Shares of MASI dipped 2.6% at $126.76 apiece in midday trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — fell 0.3%. The Irvine, California–based patient monitoring technology developer posted profits of […]
GE HealthCare, Biofourmis collab on at-home patient monitoring
GE HealthCare announced today that it entered into a collaboration with Biofourmis to enable safe, effective, accessible care in the home. The two companies paired up to support the patient journey beyond the hospital setting. Their collaboration leverages combined expertise in innovative care-at-home solutions. They say hospital systems face increased costs of care due to […]
DarioHealth acquires digital health company Twill, prices $22.4M offering
DarioHealth (Nasdaq:DRIO) announced today that it acquired digital-led care leader Twill and priced a $22.4 million private placement. New York-based DarioHealth says the acquisition enables it to create a comprehensive digital platform for chronic conditions. This offering would span a wide spectrum of health and wellbeing needs, from emotional health to chronic conditions. The company […]
Better Therapeutics wins FDA breakthrough nod for liver disease-treating digital therapeutic
Better Therapeutics (Nasdaq:BTTX) announced today that the FDA granted breakthrough device designation for its MASH treatment. The company’s prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) delivers novel cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It aims to treat adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), formerly known as NASH. This novel form of CBT targets the lifestyle behaviors known to cause and/or […]
Sparrow BioAcoustics launches software that turns a smartphone into a stethoscope
Sparrow BioAcoustics announced that it launched its Stethophone software that enables using a smartphone as a stethoscope. The software turns smartphones into medical-grade stethoscopes. It allows users to capture, analyze and share critical heart health data with medical personnel from any location. Sparrow won FDA clearance for the downloadable application in June 2023. That clearance […]
Stryker touts updates to Mako, introduces new joint replacement offering
Stryker today announced its plan to showcase new joint replacement technology and updates to its Mako surgical robotic platform. This week, the orthopedic giant is displaying new advances like myMako and Triathlon Hinge at AAOS in San Francisco. Stryker said in a news release that it wants to extend a surgeon’s Mako SmartRobotics experience in […]
Butterfly Network rolls out next-gen ultrasound-on-chip tech in the U.S.
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) announced today that it launched its iQ3 third-generation handheld point-of-care ultrasound system. The Butterfly iQ3 point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system is a semiconductor-based, single-probe, whole-body ultrasound offering. iQ3 features a brand-new ergonomic design and provides double the data processing speed compared to previous generations. The FDA cleared the iQ3 system last month. Burlington, […]
Smith+Nephew to show off new AI features for its Cori surgical robot
Smith+Nephew announced today that it plans to “provide a glimpse into the future” of its Cori surgical robotic system. The Cori handheld robotic system supports the entire continuum of care in knee arthroplasty. It offers a comprehensive solution for navigated total hip arthroplasty as well. Cori’s new image-agnostic, robotic-assisted solution could further help personalize surgery […]