Affluent Medical today announced the successful first-in-human implant of its minimally invasive urinary incontinence treatment device. Dr. Roman Zachoval completed the first implant of Artus, an artificial urinary sphincter. Zachoval, head of urology at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, implanted Artus in a 68-year-old male patient with severe urinary incontinence. The procedure lasted about 80 […]
Urology
Biobot Surgical secures $18M Series B for Mona Lisa surgical robot
Biobot Surgical announced today that it closed a Series B funding round worth $18 million to support its surgical robot. Tony Tan, a healthcare entrepreneur, led the round for the robotic-assisted transperineal biopsy and treatment company. Existing shareholder Zig Ventures also participated. Biobot plans to use the funds raised to accelerate its global expansion and […]
BlueWind reports first patient treated in study of neuromod for urinary incontinence
BlueWind Medical announced today that a doctor treated the first patient in the RESTORE study of its Revi iTNM device. Dr. Osvaldo Padron of Florida Urology Partners in Tampa, Florida, treated the first patient. The prospective, multi-center, open-label, post-market, randomized controlled trial aims to recruit 150 patients across up to 20 U.S. centers. BlueWind designed Revi […]
UroMems has positive results for first-ever female implant of smart urinary sphincter system
UroMems announced today that it successfully met the six-month primary endpoint for the first female patient implanted with UroActive. Grenoble, France-based UroMems designed its smart UroActive implant to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The company says it’s the first smart, automated artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) to treat SUI. Powered by a MyoElectroMechanical system (MEMS), UroActive […]
Vessi Medial raises $16.5M for cryotherapy for bladder cancer
Vessi Medical announced today that it closed a Series A financing round worth $16.5 million to support its cryotherapy technology. Misgav, Israel-based Vessi develops its technology to treat non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). It could provide a therapeutic alternative to transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), the current first-line therapy. Vessi believes its bladder-specific, proprietary […]
Avation Medical raises $22M for closed-loop wearable neuromod tech
Avation Medical announced today that it raised $22 million in a Series C financing round to support its wearable peripheral neuromodulation technology. New investors ShangBay Capital and Asahi Kasei led the round. Other new investors included Angelini Ventures, JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund and more. Existing investors Arboretum Ventures, Tonkawa, Medtronic and Avestria Ventures participated, too. […]
Boston Scientific to acquire Axonics for $3.7B
Boston Scientific announced today that it agreed to acquire Axonics (Nasdaq:AXNX) in a deal worth approximately $3.7 billion. Shares of AXNX skyrocketed before the market opened today, rising 21.1% to $69.72 apiece. Shares of BSX stayed even. Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific priced the acquisition at $71 in cash per share. It amounts to an equity […]
UroMems reports positive feasibility data for smart urology implant
UroMems today announced that it the treatment cohort in a feasibility study of its UroActive system reached six-month primary endpoints. Grenoble, France-based UroMems designed its smart UroActive implant to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The company says it’s the first smart, automated artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) to treat SUI. Powered by a MyoElectroMechanical system (MEMS), […]
Calyxo closes $50M funding round to support kidney stone treatment
Calyxo announced that it closed a $50 million Series D financing round to support its CVAC aspiration system for kidney stone removal. Avidity Partners led the round, with existing investors Questa Capital and CRG providing significant participation. Pleasanton, California–based Calyxo’s CVAC system uses irrigation and aspiration to remove kidney stones. The design aims to minimize […]
Levita Magnetics takes its MARS robotic surgery platform international
Levita Magnetics today announced the international launch of its MARS (magnetic-assisted robotic surgery) system with its placement at Hospital Luis Tisne in Santiago, Chile. Dr. Julio Jimenez used the system to perform same-day-discharge cholecystectomies (gallbladder removal) and bariatric surgeries. Jiminez previously helped Levita Magnetics with its clinical trials, said Levita Magnetics founder, CEO and President […]
Bright Uro raises $23M Series A to support urodynamics system
Bright Uro announced today that it closed $23 million in a Series A funding round to support its Glean urodynamics system. Irvine, California–based Bright Uro plans to use the funding to help garner FDA 510(k) clearance for Glean. It set its sights on a U.S. launch for the product in 2024. Glean, a comprehensive system, […]