SS Innovations announced today that it appointed Dr. Frederic Moll to its board of directors, naming him vice chair. Moll, the founder of surgical robotics leader Intuitive Surgical, brings decades of experience to the board at SS Innovations. Labeled the “father of surgical robotics” by SS Innovations, he oversaw the development and commercialization of Intuitive’s […]
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Brightflow raises $18M for implantable cardiac pump
Brightflow SAS announced today that it completed an oversubscribed Series A financing round worth proceeds of €16.5 million ($18 million). New investors VIVES Partners (Belgium), Majycc Innovation Santé – UI Investissement (France), BNP Paribas Development (France) and international business angels led the financing. Existing investors GO Capital and Karista also participated. Paris-based Brightflow plans to […]
Enovis taps former DePuy Synthes executive to lead U.S. Surgical and Global Product and Enabling Technologies business
Enovis this week announced it appointed Tim Czartoski as president of its U.S. Surgical and Global Product and Enabling Technologies business. Czartoski will be responsible for the Wilmington, Delaware-based orthopedics company’s U.S. Surgical business, which includes the global surgical product engine and enabling technologies. He will report to Louie Vogt, group president of Enovis’ Reconstructive […]
Discure raises $16M for bioelectronic spine implant
Discure Technologies announced today that it raised $11 million in an oversubscribed Series A, adding to a separate $5 million fundraising. The Petach-Tivka, Israel-based company brought in $5 million through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) raise. BOLD Capital Partners, Supernova Invest and Sanara Capital led the company’s $11 million Series A. Multiple U.S. […]
J&J MedTech updates brand identity, renames five businesses
Johnson & Johnson MedTech today announced several of its medical technologies businesses will be renamed. The Ethicon, DePuy Synthes, Biosense Webster, Abiomed and Cerenovus businesses will now go by the J&J MedTech name. Johnson & Johnson said the rename is part of its updated brand and visual identity update, which was announced in September last […]
Apple introduces new sleep apnea, hearing aid features on Watch, AirPods
Apple today unveiled new sleep and hearing health features for its Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2, expanding its health metrics offerings. The Apple Watch now offers sleep apnea notifications, utilizing the tech giant’s new breathing disturbances metric. Apple says it expects FDA authorization soon, along with approval in other geographies. The company plans to […]
Edwards expects lower EPS after layoffs, Critical Care sale
Following recent developments at Edwards Lifesciences , the company is expecting lower earnings per share in 2025 compared to its 2024 forecast. Analysts at Wells Fargo reduced their price target for the company in response to that as CEO Bernard Zovighian played down negative reactions by investors, speaking at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference last […]
Baxter adds former automobile exec to its board
Baxter announced today that it appointed Jeffrey (Jay) A. Craig to its board of directors. Craig’s appointment, effective today, brings the total number of directors on Baxter’s board to 12. In addition to joining the board, Craig also joins its Audit Committee. Most recently, Jay Craig served as executive chair and CEO of Meritor Corporation. […]
Procyrion adds Silk Road Medical exec to its board
Procyrion — developer of the catheter-deployed Aortix percutaneous mechanical circulatory support device — has a new board member. Lucas Buchanan is the COO of Sunnyvale, California–based Silk Road Medical. Boston Scientific is in the process of acquiring Silk Road and its technology to prevent stroke in patients with carotid artery disease in a $1.16 billion […]
Report: Abbott begins leadless pacemaker launch in UK
Abbott is reportedly kicking off the rollout of its Aveir DR leadless pacemaker system in the United Kingdom. Medical Device Network reported today that the company launched the dual-chamber leadless pacemaker in the UK. This launch follows the receipt of CE mark approval for commercialization in Europe in June. According to the report, Ross Campbell, […]
FundamentalVR unveils new version of Apple Vision Pro app for medical training
FundamentalVR announced that it released the second version of its surgical training application for the Apple Vision Pro system. Boston-based FundamentalVR made the update available on the visionOS App Store. It offers a refined immersive environment specifically designed to support hands-on medical training. That includes replicating a real-world cath lab. The second version of the […]
