Baxter (NYSE:BAX) announced today that study findings supported stroke volume and cardiac monitoring for predicting patient outcomes. The Baxter-sponsored study found that monitoring stroke volume and cardiac output trends for patients with critical conditions may offer vital insight into cardiac function and aid in predicting patient outcomes, including mortality. Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter’s study findings were […]
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Here are the top neurological device features from MassDevice and its sister publications (and scroll down to read the latest cardiology device news from MassDevice):
+ 7 brain-computer interface companies you need to know
+ Brain breakthroughs: Aprinoia Therapeutics’ harnesses AI and strategic partnerships to propel neurodegenerative disease research
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Latest Neurological News
Axonics launches F15 recharge-free sacral neuromodulation system
Axonics (Nasdaq:AXNX) announced today that it launched its F15 recharge-free sacral neuromodulation (SNM) system in the U.S. Irvine, California-based Axonics received FDA approval for the F15 SNM system in March. The company designed the newly developed F15 recharge-free SNM system to feature a functional life span of over 15 years at typical stimulation parameters, with […]
Archimed Group to acquire Natus Medical for $1.2B
Natus Medical today announced that it entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by Archimed for a total equity value of $1.2 billion. Through the agreement, Natus shareholders will receive $33.50 in cash for each share of Natus common stock to represent a 29% premium to the stock’s close price on April 14. “The sale […]
FDA grants STeP designation for Pear Therapeutics’ neurobehavioral digital therapeutic
Pear Therapeutics (Nasdaq:PEAR) announced today that it received STeP designation from the FDA for its Pear-010 product candidate. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics designed its Pear-010 prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) candidate to provide a neurobehavioral intervention (virtual reality-delivered pain reduction) to patients 18 and older with acute postoperative and acute postprocedural pain. The company said in a […]
Boston Scientific wins FDA approval for imaged-guided software for DBS therapy
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) today announced it received FDA approval for its Vercise Neural Navigator with StimView XT. The Marlborough, Massachusetts–based company designed its latest image-guided programming software in collaboration with Brainlab AG. It enables clinicians in real-time to visualize lead placement and stimulation modeling of the brain anatomy of patients with Parkinson’s disease or essential […]
Catheter delivery could enable better brain implants: Synchron’s neuroscience chief explains how
Synchron’s catheter delivery could make brain-computer interface technology simpler, safer and more accessible than the leading alternative: open-brain surgery. Officials at Synchron — developer of the catheter-delivered Stentrode brain-computer interface (BCI) implant — believe they’re the only BCI company tapping into blood vessels to capture signals from the brain. They say they’ve already enabled a […]
CMS will limit coverage of Aduhelm to people in clinical trials
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a national policy regarding coverage for Aduhelm (aducanumab). Controversy has surrounded the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm from Biogen (NSDQ:BIIB) and Eisai (TYO:4523) since the FDA’s fast track approval last year. Three members of an FDA advisory committee resigned after the approval. About a week later, nonprofit watchdog group Public Citizen called for high-profile resignations of […]
Aidoc wins FDA clearance for brain aneurysm triage, notification platform
Aidoc announced today that it received its ninth FDA 510(k) clearance for triage and notification of brain aneurysms. New York-based Aidoc develops triaging and notification algorithms designed to flag and communicate certain conditions, allowing for increased efficiency in prioritizing incidental critical conditions through artificial intelligence (AI). The newly cleared algorithm adds the flagging and communication […]
Cordis among those investing $15M in Endovascular Engineering
Endovascular Engineering today announced the closing of a $15 million Series A1 financing co-led by Santé Ventures and Cordis. The Menlo Park, California–based startup is also called E2. It’s focused on developing advanced mechanical thrombectomy technology. Get the full story on our sister site Medical Tubing + Extrusion.
Battelle, Spark Biomedical partner on opioid use disorder detection, treatment
Battelle announced today that it entered into a collaborative agreement with Spark Biomedical to jointly run a pilot clinical study. Through the joint study, the two companies aim to advance the remote detection and treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) using wearable biosensors. According to a news release, the study’s primary objective is to collect […]
GE Healthcare, Imeka to collaborate on brain MRI technology
Imeka announced today that it will collaborate with GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) to expand magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for brain health. Under the collaboration, GE Healthcare will integrate Imeka’s non-invasive neuroimaging technology into the BrainWave advanced diffusion processing package to allow researchers and clinicians to analyze diffusion MRI signals in the brain in greater detail. GE […]