GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) today announced plans for its Edison Digital Health Platform. The news was part of HIMSS 2022 in Orlando, Florida, where GE Healthcare officials described Edison as a vendor-agnostic hosting and data aggregation platform with an integrated AI engine. The Edison Digital Health Platform could enable health providers to effectively deploy clinical, workflow, […]
Memic Innovative Surgery’s SPAC deal is off
Memic Innovative Surgery and the SPAC called MedTech Acquisition Corp. are calling off the merger that would have taken Memic public. The two companies said the decision was mutual — the result of market conditions and associated volatility due to recent world events. Memic is the developer of Hominis — the first FDA-approved, robotically assisted […]
Zimmer Biomet debuts AI to predict post-operative recovery
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) today launched WalkAI, artificial intelligence that can predict which patients will have lower gait speed 90 days after hip or knee surgery. WalkAI is part of ZBEdge, Zimmer Biomet’s suite of integrated smart, digital and robotic technologies to boost patient outcomes after orthopedic surgeries. The proprietary algorithm behind WalkAI […]
Dentsply Sirona announces $150M accelerated share repurchase
Dentsply Sirona (Nasdaq: XRAY) said today that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with Bank of America, National Association to repurchase $150 million of its common stock. The agreement will be completed under Dentsply Sirona’s present share repurchase authorization. The accelerated share repurchase agreement has Dentsply Sirona initially receiving delivery of roughly […]
Stereotaxis opens new headquarters in St. Louis
Surgical robotics company Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS) is holding a grand opening today for its 45,000 ft² headquarters facility in downtown St. Louis. The new headquarters is located in the renovated historic Globe Building in St. Louis’s growing Downtown North Urban Insight District. It’s an all-in-one facility housing research and development, advanced manufacturing, and distribution space […]
FDA clears VySpine’s LumiVy lumbar IBF system
VySpine (Tallahassee, Florida) said today that FDA has granted a 510(k) clearance for its LumiVy lumbar IBF system, designed for use after lumbar discectomy in fusion procedures. The LumiVy system features lumbar interbody fusion devices made from either PEEK Optima LT1 or PEEK Optima HA-enhanced. “The LumiVy Lumbar IBF System is our latest innovation in […]
Pearl’s AI for dental X-rays wins FDA clearance
Pearl (Los Angeles) announced today that FDA has cleared its AI-powered, real-time pathology detection software Second Opinion. The system can help dentists accurately identify a broad range of common dental conditions in patient X-rays, according to Pearl. Second Opinion applies computer vision to identify and highlight key pathologic and nonpathologic findings. Displays are displayed immediately. Dentists […]
Life Spine announces first surgical procedure with its Prolift Lateral Helo Fixated
Life Spine today said it had its first surgical case with its Prolift Lateral Helo Fixated expandable lateral spacer system. The company announced in May 2021 that FDA had cleared the system. The Prolift Lateral Helo Fixated with Osseo-Loc surface technology offers a micro-invasive solution for lateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to Huntley, Illinois–based Life […]
Former Cardiovascular Systems chief medical officer joins Big Sky Biomedical incubator
Dr. Ryan Egeland — who served as Cardiovascular Systems’ chief medical officer until earlier this month — has joined the Big Sky Biomedical incubator as a managing director. “Big Sky Biomedical was founded to enhance early-stage innovation and development in some of the fastest-growing segments of healthcare, including neurovascular, structural heart, and regenerative medicine,” Egeland […]
Implantable cardiac device data could help predict hospitalization, death
A new study out of Manchester in the U.K. suggests that data from implantable cardiac devices could help health providers predict whether patients are at greater risk of hospitalization or death. Out of more than 400 people with Medtronic cardiac devices, those with a high-risk score based on cardiac implantable electronic device physiological data had […]
Stryker closes Vocera Communications acquisition
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it has completed its Vocera Communications acquisition, a deal previously pegged at $3.1 billion. Vocera is a provider of digital care coordination and communication offerings, including the hands-free Vocera Smartbadge. “This acquisition provides significant opportunities to advance innovations and accelerate our digital aspirations,” Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo announced in a […]