EndoClot Plus this week announced that it has received FDA approval for its EndoClot Polysaccharide Hemostatic System (PHS). EndoClot PHS is a nonthermal, nontraumatic method for achieving hemostasis with GI bleeds and is designed to help gastroenterologists stop bleeding rapidly and reliably. The single-use device has a starch-based powder hemostat that is applied directly to […]
Blood Management
Grail, Quest Diagnostics to collaborate on Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test
Grail announced that it entered into an agreement with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) to collaborate on Grail’s Galleri multi-cancer blood test. Quest Diagnostics is slated to provide phlebotomy services in support of the Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test, according to a news release. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Grail completed enrollment for the Pathfinder prospective study of Galleri in […]
Truvian closes $105M oversubscribed Series C
Truvian Sciences announced today that it closed an oversubscribed Series C financing round worth more than $105 million. TYH Ventures, Glen Tullman of 7wireVentures and Wittington Ventures led the funding round, the proceeds from which are earmarked for the development of Truvian’s automated benchtop blood testing system, according to a news release. The benchtop system […]
Masimo completes Lidco acquisition
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) announced that it successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Lidco for $40.1 million. Irvine, Calif.-based Masimo acquired 100% of Lidco, a provider of advanced hemodynamic monitoring tech, on Feb. 2, 2021. Lidco was de-listed from the AIM submarket of the London Stock Exchange on Jan. 11 and will be re-registered by Masimo as […]
Silk Road Medical issues voluntary recall of Enroute transcarotid stent system
Silk Road Medical (NSDQ:SILK) announced today that it is voluntarily recalling additional lots of its Enroute transcarotid stent system. Enroute, which is manufactured by Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) subsidiary Cordis, has received a total of six product complaints between September 2020 and January 2021 involving an issue in which a tip detaches from the stent delivery system. Additionally, test […]
Atlanta company says its pulse oximeter works with all skin tones
Safe Heart USA claims that its pulse oximeter proved to be 100% more accurate than comparable devices in an analysis by the FDA. Atlanta-based Safe Heart’s iOX smartphone pulse oximeter combines hardware and software technology to accommodate individual skin tone and blood flow, according to a news release. The iOX is powered through the audio […]
Report: Higher error rate seen in use of pulse oximeters with Black patients
Pulse oximeters, a handy tool to measure oxygenation issues and elevated heart rates, are reportedly more error-prone with Black patients. The New York Times reported that, based on a study that had its findings shared with the New England Journal of Medicine, the devices can provide misleading results in more than one out of 10 […]
First patients treated with Abiomed ECMO tech
Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) announced that it treated the first two patients with its Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 compact cardiopulmonary bypass system. Danvers, Mass.-based Abiomed’s extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology pumps, oxygenates and removes carbon dioxide from blood for patients whose lungs can’t provide sufficient end-organ oxygenation, according to a news release. Breethe OXY-1 is designed to help oxygenate […]
Aidoc, Imbio partner on AI to detect blood clots
Aidoc announced today that it is partnering with Imbio in an effort to provide an end-to-end AI solution for pulmonary embolism (PE). The goal of the collaboration between Aidoc and Imbio is to improve the efficiency and quality of pulmonary embolism detection and treatment, according to a news release. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical […]
Drawbridge Health, Cambridge partner for COVID-19 remote blood sample collection study
Drawbridge Health announced today that it has partnered with the University of Cambridge (UK) to use the OneDraw blood collection device for detecting COVID-19. Melo Park, Calif.-based Drawbridge and Cambridge’s Medical Research Council (MRC) epidemiology unit are using the OneDraw device for remote blood-sample collection in a large-scale surveillance study for assessing the prevalence of […]
CHF Solutions’ Q3 sales soar, shares still dip
CHF Solutions (NSDQ:CHFS) shares ticked down today despite third-quarter results that topped the consensus revenue forecast. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based blood management technology developer posted losses of -$4.3 million, or -$2.08 per share, on sales of $1.9 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2020, for a minor bottom-line slide on sales growth of 52.1%. […]
