QT Ultrasound said today that it is launching a chain of commercial mammography scanning centers using its radiation and compression-free breast imaging technology. The Novato, Calif.-based company said the chain will function under the moniker QTbreasthealth, and will provide women a “unique spa-like, patient-centric environment.” The company has already opened locations in Novato, Walnut Creek, […]
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CES 2019: Medical technologies you need to know
Mobile health devices and wearables are increasingly playing a prominent role at the annual CES show in Las Vegas, with 505 digital health and 620 wearables exhibitors at this year’s show. Health and medical devices touted at CES 2019 – Jan. 8–11 – were meant to improve everything from posture to sleep analysis. Time will tell […]
Korean JLK Inspection launches AI-powered imaging diag system
Korean JLK Inspection said yesterday that it launched its AIHub artificial intelligence-powered medical image diagnostics platform. The newly launched AIHub system is designed to analyze images from a number of different imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, X-ray and mammography, the Seoul-based company said. JLK Inspection claims the system can detect and monitor […]
Omron launches HeartGuide watch-based wearable BP monitor
Omron Healthcare (TYO:6645) said late last week that it launched its HeartGuide wearable blood pressure monitor, touting it as the world’s first such device. The HeartGuide is an FDA-cleared, wearable oscillometric blood pressure monitor intended for personal use and styled to function as a wrist watch, the Lake Forest, Ill.-based company said. The device features a cuff […]
DermaSensor raises $5.8m for handheld cancer detection device
DermaSensor has raised $5.8 million from 23 investors in an offering that began in November, according to a report filed with the SEC this month. The Florida-based company’s handheld device uses a light-emitting tip to evaluate potentially cancerous lesions on the surface of a patient’s skin. Using precision optics, the device can detect cellular pathological […]
CathWorks wins FDA 510(k) for FFRangio
Non-invasive fractional flow reserve tech developer CathWorks said yesterday that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its FFRangio non-invasive fractional flow reserve analysis technology. The Israel-based company said that approval came based off of results from the FAST-FFR blinded comparative study study which showed that its FFRangio system was accurate when compared to invasive FFR. “The FDA […]
Check-Cap wins conditional IDE approval for C-Scan pilot study
Check-Cap (NSDQ:CHEK) said today it won conditional approval from the FDA for its investigational device exemption application to launch a pilot study of its C-Scan system. The Israel-based company’s C-Scan system is designed as an alternative to standard colon cancer screening methods. The system uses an ingestible, ultra-low dose X-ray capsule and a wireless tracking system […]
6 exhibitors at DeviceTalks West you should know
DeviceTalks West is an annual event that allows some of the best minds in medtech to exchange ideas, insights and technologies. Medical Design & Outsourcing’s parent company WTWH Media holds DeviceTalks annually in Boston, Orange County, Calif., and the Twin Cities in Minnesota. It is hosted by MassDevice and attendees can plan to enjoy networking with people in […]
U of Missouri becomes first to ship isotope for thyroid cancer in U.S.
The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) recently shipped its first batch of a medical isotope used to diagnose and treat thyroid cancer, making it the first domestic source of Iodine-131 (I-131) in 30 years. I-131 has only an eight-day half-life, making stockpiling impossible, and demand is expected to increase. Thyroid cancer is “the most rapidly increasing […]
Blue Spark wins CE Mark for wearable, wireless TempTraq monitor
Medtech developer Blue Spark Technologies said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for the TempTraq bluetooth wearable temperature monitor. The TempTraq system is a disposable, wearable continuous temperature monitoring patch that wirelessly delivers temperature readings, the Cleveland-based company said. The system includes the ability to set alerts, which are sent to […]
FDA issues Class I recall for Roche Diagnostics’ warfarin test strips
The FDA today issued a Class I recall for certain lots of Roche Diagnostics‘ warfarin test strips used with the CoaguCheck test meter devices. Roche voluntarily recalled the strips in September, warning that for patients and doctors who use at-home devices to monitor levels of the blood thinner, the devices may yield inaccurate results. The FDA said today […]