Forward Science said yesterday that it acquired exclusive rights to earpieces from Dental Innovations for smart earplug technology for dental health providers. The Dental Innovations device, which Forward Science will rebrand as EarAid, is designed to protect dental professionals who are exposed to damaging noise from high-speed handpieces, high-volume suction, ultrasonic instruments, model trimmers and […]
Cala Health touts top-line data on Trio wearable for essential tremor
Cala Health yesterday presented top-line data from a study of its Cala Trio therapy for treating essential tremor. Trio is a wrist-worn neuromodulation device designed to stimulate nerves responsible for the tremor to provide symptomatic relief. Burlingame, Calif.-based Cala Health said its Prospect trial, which is touts as the largest ever conducted for essential tremor, […]
Medtronic announces Infuse spine trial
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won FDA approval for a clinical trial of its Infuse bone graft in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion spine procedures. The Minneapolis-based company started recruiting for the prospective, randomized pivotal trial, which is slated to enroll up to 1,000 patients. The TLIF trial would be the second clinical trial for Infuse, […]
Body Vision Medical raises $20m for lung diagnostic tech
Body Vision Medical said today that it closed $20 million in Series C funding, which is earmarked for its LungVision 2.0 platform. The Ramat Ha Sharon, Israel-based company said the money will be used to streamline commercialization and manufacturing activities for the LungVision 2.0. LungVision 2.0, which was cleared by the FDA in May, features […]
Fitbit adds FibriCheck afib detector
Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) and FibriCheck said yesterday that they inked a deal to enable European users to monitor their heart rhythm for irregularities directly from a Fitbit smartwatch. Users in Belgium, Holland, Ireland and the U.K. are affected by the partnership, which combines the CE-marked FibriCheck software with the Fitbit smartwatch technology to check for irregularities such […]
Robocath touts R-One coronary angioplasty platform
Robocath said today that it completed its first two coronary angioplasties performed with its R-One robotic platform. Both procedures were performed in France, as Drs. Eric Durand and Rémi Sabatier oversaw one at Rouen University Hospital and Dr. Jean Fajadet performed one at Clinique Pasteur in Toulouse. The R-One system is designed to facilitate and enhance […]
Medtronic touts new spine products
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today announced a number of procedural solutions for spine surgery as part of its Surgical Synergy platform aimed at creating consistent, predictable and reproducible spine procedures. The Fridley, Minn.-based company also announced it has surpassed 1,000 patient cases for its Mazor X Stealth Edition since its commercial launch earlier this year. The device uses […]
Cook Regentec spinout Sexton Biotechnologies raises $5m
Cook Regentec spinout Sexton Biotechnologies said today that it raised $5 million for the cell and gene therapy bioproduction tools it’s developing. The company is Cook’s first to pick up outside investment capital and spin out as an independent biotechnology company, according to a news release. Sexton is made up of a 17-person team from Cook […]
Medtech trade lobbies unite for anti-tax push
A group of medical device industry trade associations are joining together to push the U.S. Congress toward repealing the medical device tax that’s been in abeyance since 2015. MDMA, AdvaMed, MITA and a group of medical innovators, physician inventors, patient groups and more today sent a letter urging congressional leadership to permanently repeal the medical […]
The impact of the U.S.-China trade war on medtech
James McGregor doesn’t believe the trade war is just another trough in the up-and-down relations between the United States and China. In fact, he doesn’t believe the present state of affairs is properly called a trade war at all. “It’s a technology war more than a trade war,” Shanghai-based McGregor said yesterday at the MedTech […]
Baylis Medical touts first MitraClip procedure with VersaCross catheter
Baylis Medical said today that it successfully completed the first Abbott (NYSE:ABT) MitraClip procedure with Baylis’ VersaCross transseptal solution catheter. VersaCross is a left-heart access device designed with an atraumatic radio frequency-tipped pigtail wire to achieve access and then serve as an exchange wire, reducing the number of exchanges throughout the procedure. The MitraClip is designed […]
