A group of researchers from the University of Washington have created an application that only requires a smartphone and a folded piece of paper to detect ear infections, according to a recent Gizmodo report. Researchers published data from a study of the application, dubbed EarHealth, on Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, according to […]
Diagnostics
Philips, Rutherford Diagnostics ink 10-year UK-based partnership deal
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said today that it inked a 10-year strategic partnership deal with Rutherford Diagnostics to offer advanced diagnostics services across the UK. Through the partnership deal, Philips will supply radiology technology while Rutherford will provide healthcare expertise through five new diagnostics centers across the UK, the companies said. “For Philips, a successful managed service […]
Check-Cap signs second trial site, beats Street on Q1 loss
Check-Cap (NSDQ:CHEK) said today that Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.) has signed on as the second trial site in the U.S. pilot study of the company’s C-Scan colorectal cancer-screening system. The single-arm study to evaluate the safety and usability of the X-ray-enabled, cancer-screening capsule will enroll up to 45 adults considered to be at average risk […]
AliveCor wins FDA nod for 6-lead personal ECG
AliveCor said today that it won FDA clearance for its KardiaMobile 6L six-lead personal ECG device, touting it as the first device of its kind to win FDA clearance. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said that the six-lead device features a design consistent with its existing KardiaMobile product, but features an additional two electrodes on the […]
Report: Google’s AI is better at spotting early lung cancer than doctors
Google developers said this week that the company has trained algorithms to analyze CT scans to find early signs of lung cancer. At the Google I/O developer conference, Google said its AI model could identify early signs of lung cancer in patients who later developed the disease despite five out of six radiologists missing the […]
Abbott launches smartphone-connected Confirm Rx implantable cardiac monitor
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it is launching its next-generation, FDA and CE Mark cleared, smartphone-connectable Confirm Rx implantable continuous cardiac monitor. The Chicago-area medical device maker said that the newly launched next-gen Confirm Rx is a paper-clip sized implantable device intended for the remote monitoring of unpredictable heart rhythm problems, and is intended to produce […]
RenalytixAI wins breakthrough FDA nod for AI-powered kidney disease Dx
AI-powered kidney disease and transplant management diagnostic developer RenalytixAI said yesterday that it received an FDA breakthrough device designation for its KidneyIntelX artificial-intelligence powered diagnostic for kidney disease. The New York-based company touted the FDA clearance as the first ever for an AI-powered kidney disease diagnostic. The KidneyIntelX is designed to diagnose and improve clinical management of […]
European researchers develop speedy 3D microscope
A new 3D microscope can image biological processes much faster than 2D microscopes, according to European researchers. A team from an international research group, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), developed the new light-field microscopy system to improve humans’ ability to study biology in action. “Many important biological processes occur in three dimensions and on millisecond timescales,” […]
FDA clears AliveCor’s KardiaMobile for bradycardia, tachycardia monitoring
AliveCor said yesterday that it won expanded FDA 510(k) clearance indications for its KardiaMobile personal ECG device, now cleared for detecting bradycardia and tachycardia. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s KardiaBand is a wrist-worn electrocardiogram device previously cleared to detect atrial fibrillation and normal sinus rhythm. “No other consumer ECG device in the world, can tell […]
Onera raises $9m Series A for home sleep diagnostic
Onera Health said today that it raised $9.3 million in a Series A funding round to support its at-home sleep diagnostic patch system. The round was led by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Imec.xpand and joined by Imec and BOM, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said. “Imec is proud of the progress made by Onera. It’s inspiring to […]
The grim stories behind seven of medtech’s worst failures
Medical devices save or restore thousands of patient lives every year, but the dark side to medtech innovation is increasingly drawing attention. For all the good the industry does, it’s worth remembering that the costs can be high – even fatal – when medical device companies don’t get things right. The examples range from women […]