Align Technology (Nasdaq:ALGN) announced that it launched the Invisalign Virtual Care AI remote monitoring solution. Tempe, Arizona-based Align designed the next-generation platform to streamline workflows for doctors and their staff. Features include patient enrollment, setup, and review directly on the Invisalign Doctor Site. This eliminates the need to use separate standalone solutions. Assisted by artificial […]
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7 innovative digital health offerings to treat diabetes
From using your smartphone to track data to reversing your diabetes altogether, these digital health technologies stand out. Advances in treatments for diabetes never stop coming. Whether that be in the form of insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitors, we’ve seen plenty. Moving away from the physical device, innovations in the digital diabetes space continue […]
8 more surgical robotics companies you need to know
You know the big hitters in surgical robotics. Here are some of the companies you may not know about, but you should keep an eye on them. Last month, MassDevice compiled a list of 16 surgical robotics companies you need to know. That list included the usual suspects, like Intuitive, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and more. […]
Better Therapeutics submits FDA de novo request for type 2 diabetes treatment
Better Therapeutics (Nasdaq:BTTX) announced today that it submitted a de novo classification request to the FDA for its BT-001 technology. San Francisco-based Better Therapeutics seeks marketing authorization for the BT-001 prescription digital therapeutic (PDT). It potentially represents the first-in-class PDT using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat type 2 diabetes. Marketing initially would cover type […]
Smith+Nephew uses simulation technologies to boost its medical education
Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) announced today that it is expanding its medical education curriculum with advanced simulation technologies. London-based Smith+Nephew offers new training through its academy center of excellence. Professionals can access orthopedic, robotics and sports medicine procedural skills-training using virtual and augmented reality, haptics and 3D interactive gaming. Stephen Mitchell is a consultant trauma & orthopedic […]
Study backs automated insulin delivery system from Diabeloop
Diabeloop today announced 12-month data supporting its hybrid closed-loop DBLG1 automated insulin delivery system. Paris-based Diabeloop evaluated DBLG1 in a large, multi-country patient cohort. Results demonstrated constant improvement in time in range and time in hypoglycemia remaining significantly low. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
NIH grants Eko $2.7M to develop pulmonary hypertension AI tech
Eko announced today that it received a $2.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct Phase II grant. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the grant. The grant will fund the development of a machine learning algorithm, according to a news release. Eko said the algorithm detects […]
Dentsply Sirona launches laptop-based version of Primescan
Dentsply Sirona (Nasdaq:XRAY) announced today that it is launching new products and services, including the new Primescan Connect. The company said in a news release that it expects the product launches to “bring dentistry to a new level.” Primescan Connect is a laptop-based version of the company’s cart-based Primescan intraoral scanner. It is powered by […]
GE Healthcare, Wayra partner with startups to improve digital health across EMEA
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and Wayra today announced a collaboration to name seven medtech startups to the Edison Accelerator program. The seven startups represent the second cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The accelerator is a startup and scale-up program designed by GE Healthcare in partnership with UK-based Wayra. […]
Potrero Medical wins FDA breakthrough nod for algorithm that predicts acute kidney injury
Potrero Medical announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its AKI Predict machine learning algorithm. Hayward, California-based Potrero designed its algorithm for the advanced prediction of acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) in cardiac post-surgical intensive care patients. The company developed the Accuryn system that uses urinary catheters as […]
RapidAI wins Frost & Sullivan innovation award
Frost & Sullivan announced today that it recognized RapidAI with its 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. RapidAI develops artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for treating vascular and neurovascular conditions. It offers solutions for stroke diagnosis and triage. Its AI creates high-quality, advanced brain images from non-contrast CT, CT angiography, CT perfusion and MRI diffusion and […]