Siemens Healthineers announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its MammoMat B.brilliant mammography platform. Clearance includes elements involving full-field digital mammography, or two-dimensional breast imaging, breast biopsy and titanium contrast-enhanced mammography. New features of the system enhance user ergonomics and workflow while reducing patient discomfort. Siemens Healthineers also submitted an FDA premarket approval […]
Siemens Healthineers
FDA clears self-driving mobile C-arm from Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers announced today that the FDA granted clearance for its Ciartic Move mobile C-arm with self-driving capabilities. Ciartic Move accelerates and standardizes 2D fluoroscopic and 3D cone-beam computed technology (CT) imaging. Working in hospitals and outpatient facilities, it enables consistent automated workflows and reduced imaging time. Siemens Healthineers designed the system to address the […]
Siemens Healthineers to close Fast Track Diagnostics unit
Siemens Healthineers announced today that it intends to close its Fast Track Diagnostics Unit in a move that affects just shy of 100 workers. The business closure affects about 90 employees, mostly based in Luxembourg. The company has conversations underway with local employee representatives and plans to follow local labor regulations and guidelines in accordance […]
Siemens Healthineers launches surgical planning app on Apple Vision Pro
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 […]
FDA clears new radiotherapy systems from Siemens Healthineers’ Varian
Varian announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its TrueBeam and Edge radiotherapy systems with HyperSight imaging. The Siemens Healthineers company designed HyperSight to empower clinicians to accurately tailor treatments to individual patients. This helps improve patient outcomes, thanks to new capabilities and workflows across the company’s linear accelerators. HyperSight allows clinicians to […]
Profound Medical, Siemens Healthineers collab on ultrasound ablation
Profound Medical (Nasdaq:PROF) announced today that it entered into a non-exclusive collaboration with Siemens Healthineers. The two companies aim to lay the groundwork for Profound to begin marketing a complete therapeutics solution. They want to combine the Profound TULSA-PRO system with the Siemens Magnetom Free.Max magnetic resonance (MR) scanner. While this combination falls under the […]
Layoffs in medtech: These companies recently reduced their workforce
The workforce reduction trend has swept the economy recently, and unfortunately, the medtech space is not immune to layoffs. You’ve probably read about the ongoing layoffs sweeping the tech industry, media and more. For instance, Yahoo, Disney, Zoom and more all reported workforce reductions as companies across industries grapple with economic pressures. Think inflation, supply […]
FDA clears Syngo Virtual Cockpit tech from Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers announced that the FDA cleared its Syngo Virtual Cockpit, a private, secure communication platform. The platform enables real-time image visualization, acquisition and collaboration between healthcare professionals across multiple sites. Siemens Healthineers designed the software so users can connect to CT, MR, PET and a number of other scanners. Scanners include those made by […]
FDA clears new MR scanner from Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers announced today that the FDA cleared its Magnetom Cima.X 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging whole-body scanner. Magnetom Cima.X includes the strongest-ever gradients system for a clinically released whole-body MR scanner, according to a news release. This makes smaller structures in the body visible and captures images faster than previous MR scanners. Other […]
Siemens Healthineers unveils new dual-source CT scanner
Siemens Healthineers announced the unveiling of its Somatom Pro.Pulse system dual-source computed tomography (CT) scanner. The new system expands the clinical reach of Siemens Healthineers’ signature dual-source technology. It also features myExam Companion and integrated 3D cameras to simplify scanner operation. The system also requires up to 20% less power consumption than previous dual-source systems. […]
Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics to lay off 300 workers in New Jersey
Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics filed with the state of New Jersey to confirm the planned layoffs of 300 employees at its Morris, New Jersey location. The latest round of layoffs for the company follows the elimination of 67 roles at a diagnostics facility in Flanders, New Jersey, in June. A number of companies around medtech enacted […]