In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Dr. Robert Kowal CMO of Medtronic’s cardiac rhythm and heart failure business and vice president of medical affairs, explains how new tech, savvy patients, eager physicians and, yes, COVID-19, has fueled a renaissance for remote technology, once seen as a mature, staid business. Kowal, who left clinical practice to […]
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Volta Medical raises $28M for Afib treatment tech
Volta Medical announced this week that it raised $28 million in a financing round for its AI algorithms for treating cardiac arrhythmias. Marseille, France-based Volta Medical said in a news release that the $28 million, raised in a round led by Gilde Healthcare with participation from existing shareholder Pasteur Mutualité, will help the company establish […]
Philips wins $2.8M from DoD for early COVID-19 detection tech
The U.S Defense Department has selected Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) and BioIntelliSense to receive nearly $2.8 million. Amsterdam-based Philips (which has its U.S. base in Cambridge, Mass.) was selected by the DoD through a Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) award to validate BioIntelliSense’s FDA-cleared BioSticker device for the early detection of COVID-19 symptoms, according to a news […]
Taking the fight to COVID-19 – BD, DHL, Novant on delivering, shipping and administering the vaccine
This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast shares the stories of the professionals who are working to get the new COVID-19 vaccines into the hands – and arms – of the front-line fighters and people at greatest risk. Leading off, Elizabeth Woody, SVP of public affairs at BD, explains how the company is preparing for the increasing […]
Philips to acquire BioTelemetry for $2.47B
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it agreed to acquire BioTelemetry (NSDQ:BEAT) in a deal worth $2.8 billion. Amsterdam-based Philips is slated to commence a tender offer to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of BioTelemetry for $72 per share, to be paid upon completion. That represents a 16.5% premium to BioTelemetry’s closing price on Dec. 17, […]
Corindus wins FDA clearance for robotic surgery automation tech
Corindus Vascular Robotics announced today that it launched a new set of automated robotic movements in its technIQ series for the CorPath GRX. Waltham, Mass.-based Corindus received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new software automation designed to provide predictable and consistent movements for advanced device manipulation during complex coronary peripheral procedures, according to a news […]
DHS warns on Medtronic MyCareLink smart monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities
The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security warned on cyber vulnerabilities with the MyCareLink made by Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). Medtronic’s MyCareLink (MCL) Smart Model 25000 patient reader is potentially vulnerable to improper authentication, heap-based buffer overflow and the time-of-check/time-of-use race condition, according to a notice from DHS. Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could result in an attacker being […]
Volta lands FDA clearance for AI cardiac electrophysiology software
Volta Medical announced that it received FDA clearance for its VX1 artificial intelligence software for interventional cardiac electrophysiology. Marseille, France-based Volta’s AI-based tool is a machine- and deep-learning algorithm designed to assist operators in the real-time manual annotation of 3D anatomical and electrical maps of the human atria during Afib or atrial tachycardia, according to […]
Abbott launches first VR OCT training for surgeons
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that it launched its first virtual reality-based training program for interventional cardiologists. The company’s new training program uses VR with traditional training techniques to increase experience and expertise in using Abbott’s optical coherence tomography (OCT) to improve outcomes in patients who need a stent to open clogged arteries, according to a news […]
Cyber vulnerability discovered in GE Healthcare radiological devices
CyberMDX announced that it uncovered a cyber vulnerability across a range of popular devices made by GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE). The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) disclosed the vulnerability yesterday after CyberMDX discovered that it could affect dozens of radiological devices by allowing an attacker to gain access to sensitive data, […]
EZaccessMD launches at-home rapid COVID-19 test
Subscription-based telehealth provider EZaccessMD announced that it launched a rapid, in-home COVID-19 test from Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX). Rochester, N.Y.-based EZaccessMD said in a news release that its new offering for subscribers brings mobile testing equipment and a qualified provider into the home at no extra charge. The company touts a two-hour response time and test result […]