Clarius Mobile Health announced today that it partnered with ImaCor to make available a handheld transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) system. According to a news release, the partnership will enable the availability of the world’s first handheld TEE system designed to manage and guide care for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). ImaCor designed […]
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Haemonetics completes move to new Pennsylvania manufacturing facility
Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) announced today that it fully commenced operations at its new manufacturing center in Clinton, Pennsylvania. Boston-based Haemonetics previously operated at a manufacturing plant in nearby Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, from 1990 until now. According to a news release, the custom-built facility constitutes approximately 200,000 square feet in Clinton Commerce Park near Pittsburgh International Airport. Initial […]
Device developer SeaStar Medical hires chief medical officer
SeaStar Medical has hired Dr. Kevin Chung as chief medical officer of the medtech developer starting July 1. Denver-based SeaStar is developing a platform therapy focused on hyperinflammation of vital organs. The company’s Selective Cytopheretic Device was designated as a breakthrough device by the FDA earlier this year. SeaStar is set to go public in the […]
FDA clears RapidAI’s pulmonary embolism triage platform
RapidAI announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Rapid PE Triage & Notification product. San Mateo, California-based RapidAI designed its Rapid PE Triage & Notification product for the fast identification and communication of suspected central pulmonary embolism (PE). According to a news release, Rapid PE Triage & Notification works in conjunction with […]
Labcorp launches at-home collection device for diabetes risk testing
Labcorp (NYSE:LH) announced today that it launched an at-home collection kit that measures HbA1c from a small blood sample. Burlington, North Carolina-based Labcorp’s first-of-its-kind diagnostic offering uses a collection device from Weavr Health and is offered through its Labcorp OnDemand platform. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Medtronic’s renal denervation system demonstrates better blood pressure control, time in range
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that new data supports the use of its Symplicity Spyral renal denervation (RDN) system. As part of the medtech giant’s Spyral HTN global clinical program, three-year data from the Spyral HTN-ON MED and GSR-Define trials were presented at EuroPCR 2022 as late-breaking clinical trials demonstrating the benefit of the Symplicity blood […]
Nuwellis rises on Street-beating Q1
Nuwellis (Nasdaq:NUWE) shares ticked up today on first-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. The Minneapolis-based fluid overload treatment developer — formerly known as CHF Solutions — posted losses of $4.5 million, or 42¢ per share, on sales of more than $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, for a bottom-line from […]
FDA clears four new parameters for Caretaker Medical’s wireless patient monitoring system
Caretaker Medical announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for four new hemodynamic parameters for its VitalStream platform. Charlottesville, Virginia-based Caretaker’s wearable, wireless, non-invasive VitalStream platform now has clearance to monitor cardiac output, stroke volume, heart rate variability and left ventricular ejection time. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.
Masimo says study supports using SedLine brain monitoring during cardiac surgery
Masimo (Nasdaq:MASI) announced today that a retrospective study backed the use of its SedLine brain function monitoring system. Irvine, California-based Masimo’s study investigated the impact of anesthesia during cardiac surgery guided by SedLine monitoring. The company published the findings in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. According to a news release, Dr. André Denault and […]
Philips says CavaClear used successfully for IVC filter removal
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that the first patients were successfully treated with its CavaClear IVC filter removal laser sheath. Patients were treated for inferior vena cava (IVC) filter removal using CavaClear at Northwestern Medicine (Chicago) by Dr. Kush R. Desai and at Stanford Hospital (Palo Alto, California) by Dr. William T. Kuo. Amsterdam-based Philips […]
Baxter-sponsored study supports use of hemodynamic monitoring to help predict outcomes
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) announced today that study findings supported stroke volume and cardiac monitoring for predicting patient outcomes. The Baxter-sponsored study found that monitoring stroke volume and cardiac output trends for patients with critical conditions may offer vital insight into cardiac function and aid in predicting patient outcomes, including mortality. Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter’s study findings were […]
