Think Surgical announced two new collaborations surrounding surgical robotics and implants for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The company inked new collaborations with Maxx Orthopedics and b-ONE Ortho Corp. over the past two days. These deals come just days after the company announced a partnership with Waldemar Link on the same front. First, in collaboration with […]
Impulse Dynamics raises $136M for heart failure therapy
Impulse Dynamics announced today that it raised $136 million in financing to accelerate its investment in its heart failure therapy. Perceptive Advisors, Redmile Group, Alger and Hobart Healthcare led the financing round. The company expects it to accelerate investment in global commercialization, technology, product innovation and clinical evidence development. Marlton, New Jersey–based Impulse Dynamics plans […]
Pulse Biosciences reports positive 60-day evaluations for AFib-treating pulsed field ablation
Pulse Biosciences (Nasdaq:PLSE) today announced favorable findings from post-procedure evaluations of its CellFX pulsed field ablation system. The 60-day post-procedure evaluations looked at four initial patients treated in the company’s first-in-human feasibility study. This study, which kicked off in December 2023, looks at Pulse’s novel, proprietary CellFX nanosecond PFA technology for treating AFib. Dr. Vivek […]
FDA panel votes in favor of Abbott TriClip TEER system for treating tricuspid regurgitation
Abbott announced today that an FDA advisory committee ruled that the benefits of its TriClip outweigh the risks in treating tricuspid regurgitation (TR). The Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee for the FDA confirmed this with votes registering 13 to 1 in favor of TriClip’s benefits. Abbott submitted TriClip, a transcatheter […]
Zeda acquires The Orthopedic Implant Company
Zeda announced today that it agreed to acquire The Orthopaedic Implant Company (OIC) for an undisclosed amount. San Francisco-based Zeda says the acquisition marks a “significant leap forward” in strengthening its commitment to “revolutionizing manufacturing and distribution of medical devices globally.” OIC delivers high-quality, cost-effective orthopedic devices, Zeda said in a news release. The company […]
Johnson & Johnson MedTech expands Ethicon operations in Puerto Rico
Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced plans to expand an existing manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico to support Ethicon products. According to a company spokesperson, the expansion plans in Manatí, Puerto Rico, aim to increase production capacity for key Ethicon products. The company expects to add an estimated 100,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity. Customer demand […]
FDA clears first over-the-counter fingertip pulse oximeter from Masimo
Masimo announced today that it received FDA clearance for its MightySat Medical over-the-counter fingertip pulse oximeter. The company says that the regulatory nod makes MightySat Medical the first and only FDA-cleared medical fingertip pulse oximeter available over the counter (OTC), direct to consumers without a prescription. Irvine, California-based Masimo powers its OTC pulse oximeter with […]
Stryker touts updates to Mako, introduces new joint replacement offering
Stryker today announced its plan to showcase new joint replacement technology and updates to its Mako surgical robotic platform. This week, the orthopedic giant is displaying new advances like myMako and Triathlon Hinge at AAOS in San Francisco. Stryker said in a news release that it wants to extend a surgeon’s Mako SmartRobotics experience in […]
Smith+Nephew kicks off Aetos shoulder system launch at AAOS
Smith+Nephew announced today that it fully launched its Aetos shoulder system in the U.S. with additional FDA clearances. Aetos originally received FDA clearance in June 2023, bolstering the company’s upper extremity portfolio. London-based Smith+Nephew designed Aetos to restore patients’ range of motion and help minimize arthritic shoulder pain. The system features the Aetos Meta Stem […]
Butterfly Network rolls out next-gen ultrasound-on-chip tech in the U.S.
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) announced today that it launched its iQ3 third-generation handheld point-of-care ultrasound system. The Butterfly iQ3 point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system is a semiconductor-based, single-probe, whole-body ultrasound offering. iQ3 features a brand-new ergonomic design and provides double the data processing speed compared to previous generations. The FDA cleared the iQ3 system last month. Burlington, […]
Tandem Diabetes Care launches Mobi mini automated insulin patch pump
Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq:TNDM) announced today that it kicked off the U.S. commercial launch of its Mobi insulin patch pump. The San Diego–based company says Mobi, which is fully controllable from a mobile app, is the world’s smallest durable automated insulin delivery (AID) system. It received FDA clearance for people with diabetes ages six and […]