A long-term followup study on Boston Scientific’s (NYSE:BSX) Watchman heart implant shows low risk of hemorrhagic stroke and a high percentage of patients who discontinued anticoagulation drugs at one year. Published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the new registry data represent the largest number and longest follow-up of patients […]
How GE Healthcare is investing in medtech innovation
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) appears to be taking the “throw it against the wall and see what sticks” approach when it comes to medtech innovation. GE’s Chicago-based healthcare subsidiary today announced a medtech 3D printing partnership with Formlabs (Somerville, Mass.). GE Healthcare also disclosed its participation in the recent $243 million Series C round of robot-assisted surgery […]
DOE lab is using machine learning to build a better battery
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is working to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to build a better battery. Should the DOE’s efforts prove fruitful, it could be a positive development for the medical device industry, where batteries have proven to be a technological stumbling block when it comes to device miniaturization. […]
Renovia lands FDA clearance for updated pelvic device
Renovia announced today that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Leva pelvic digital therapeutic for urinary incontinence (UI) in women. The Leva system is designed to strengthen pelvic floor muscles and treat stress incontinence as well as mixed and mild-to-moderate urgency UI in women. It uses Renovia’s patented movement-based sensor and app technology […]
Everything you need to know about medical device creation
Medtech development is hard. Medical device creation can require manufacturing know-how in areas as wide-ranging as electrical components, high-performance polymers, molding and machining – and that doesn’t even include the required expertise in design, regulatory requirements and achieving reimbursement. The good news is that the companies serving the medical device industry have become specialized experts. […]
5 ways medtech research aims to help veterans
As the United States prepares to honor its military veterans on Monday, medtech researchers are working to help survivors wounded in battle, both in body and mind. Whether the research comes out of government, industry or academia, there’s also a desire to help veterans facing other health challenges. Get the full story on our sister […]
BioSig opens new office in Rochester, Minn.
BioSig Technologies (NSDQ:BSGM) said yesterday that it is opening a technology development office in Rochester, Minn., in collaboration with Mayo Clinic. Westport, Conn.-based BioSig said its new office will serve as an R&D and product development hub in support of the projects developed through its strategic collaboration with Mayo Clinic and Mayo Ventures. Mayo Clinic, having […]
Shine Medical Technologies debuts therapeutics division
Medical isotopes maker Shine Medical Technologies last week created a division to make therapeutic products, saying it plans to first focus on a cancer treatment. The Janesville, Wis.-based company said its Shine Therapeutics business will begin with the development and commercialization of lutetium-177, an isotope that can be combined with a disease-targeting molecule, for treating […]
Titan Medical plunges on suspended timeline for Sport surgical robot
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD) shares lost nearly half their value this morning after the medical device company suspended the timeline for its Sport robot-assisted surgery device. Earlier this year the Toronto-based company pushed back the timeline for its 501(K) submission to the FDA from late this year to the first half of 2020. But late yesterday Titan […]
This device can reactivate dead brains: Is it creepy or cool?
Scientists at Yale University have developed a device that can restore circulation and cellular activity in a pig’s brain four hours after death, raising ethical questions about the possibilities of one day applying it to humans. BrainEx is an open-source device originally based on CaVESWave, a system developed by Biomed Innovations of North Carolina to preserve donated organs for […]
After 20 years at Boston Scientific, here’s what this medtech R&D leader has learned
David Knapp, VP of corporate research at Boston Scientific, has spent 20 years developing devices that cut across divisions at the medtech giant. At DeviceTalks Minnesota 2019, he gave attendees an insider’s view of what he’s learned about device development and healthcare. Want to see these interviews live? Join us at DeviceTalks West – Dec. […]
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