Philips today announced interoperability between its Philips Capsule and Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX). Interoperability between the Capsule medical device information platform (MDIP) and PIC iX offers hospitals a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive patient overview. Philips aims to create an open patient monitoring ecosystem, bringing together disparate devices and systems on a single interface. In […]
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‘Love, yet fear’ — how medtech is stepping into the digital sphere
Dr. Rajiv Sethi likes to compare the implementation of digital technologies and automation in medtech to the automation in an airplane. If the pilots experienced an issue with their technology or the weather, for instance, they could manually interject, he says. But, the “vast majority of the work” goes down to automation. Sethi serves as […]
iRhythm launches next-gen Zio monitor, enhanced long-term monitoring service
iRhythm Technologies announced today that it launched its next-generation Zio monitor in the U.S. In the launch, San Francisco-based iRhythm also included an enhanced Zio long-term continuous monitoring (LTCM) service. Zio, the company’s smallest, lightest and thinnest cardiac monitor, aims to enhance the cardiac monitoring experience for patients. The company said its new service enhancements […]
Eko Health partners with FIGS to expand its digital stethoscope’s reach
Healthcare apparel company FIGS and digital health tech outfit Eko Health today announced the U.S. launch of the FIGS | Eko Core 500 digital stethoscope. As with the initial edition of the Core 500 launched in June after FDA clearance a month before, the product combines Eko’s TrueSound sound filtering and noise reduction technology with […]
Lawsuit alleges ‘potentially problematic’ patient data sharing from Medtronic Diabetes devices
A class-action lawsuit filed against Medtronic alleges that the company’s insulin delivery devices shared patient data with third parties. The lawsuit — filed by the plaintiff “A.H.” in U.S. District Court in Central California — levels allegations against Medtronic and its MiniMed and InPen devices. It addresses MiniMed’s transmission and disclosure of personally identifiable information […]
FDA clears new infusion pump and software from ICU Medical
ICU Medical announced today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to its Plum Duo infusion pump with LifeShield infusion safety software. The San Clemente, California-based company plans to make the pump and software available to U.S. customers in early 2024. Plum Duo, the latest addition to the ICU Medical infusion device portfolio, builds on the […]
Eitan Medical launches cloud-based infusion management platform
Drug delivery technology developer Eitan Medical announced today that it launched the Eitan Insights cloud-based infusion management system. Netanya, Israel-based Eitan Medical designed Eitan Insights to meet the unique needs of at-home and specialty infusions. The company’s infusion systems, Sapphire, and Avoset, connect and transmit infusion data to the platform. Sapphire now features a plug-and-play […]
Philips partners with Amazon Web Services on its HealthSuite
Philips today announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services to develop generative AI applications for its imaging archiving and communications system. As part of the partnership with AWS, Philips’ HealthSuite imaging picture archiving and communications system will move to the cloud. Amazon Bedrock will enable Philips to develop generative AI applications to advance PACS image […]
Asensus Surgical to collaborate with Google Cloud on machine learning for surgical robots
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that it entered into a multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud. The collaboration integrates Google Cloud’s secure cloud data architecture and machine learning into the Asensus surgical robot platform. It further expands the capabilities of Asensus’ performance-guided surgery framework through its Intelligent Surgical Unit (ISU). Research Triangle Park, North Carolina–based Asensus […]
Glooko picks up security certification for diabetes patient management platform
Glooko announced today that it received ISO 27001 certification for its data management and remote patient monitoring platforms. Palo Alto, California-based Glooko develops remote patient monitoring and chronic care management products. These include data management technologies for insulin delivery devices. ISO 27001, an international compliance framework, serves as the international security standard for protecting customer […]
Fujifilm to acquire Inspirata’s digital pathology business
Fujifilm announced today that it entered into an asset purchase agreement for the global digital pathology business of Inspirata. Upon completing the agreement, Fujifilm absorbs Inspirata’s Dynamyx digital pathology technology. Additionally, it takes on employees and customers of the company. Fujifilm expects to complete the transaction in early 2023. Terms of the agreement have not […]
