LivaNova (NSDQ:LIVN) announced that it has added Google’s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily to its study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for difficult-to-treat depression (DTD). The Recover clinical will gather quantitative data on patient behavior using Verily’s technology and analytics. The data could help the researchers understand depressive episodes and the patient’s response to treatment. Study participants will […]
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BD touts cybersecurity cred of its microbiology informatics software
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) announced that its BD Synapsys microbiology informatics solution received certification from the Underwriters Laboratory Cybersecurity Assurance Program (UL CAP). UL CAP is an independent program that uses standardized, testable criteria to assess software vulnerabilities and weaknesses. BD touts its BD Synapsys software as one of the first life-science diagnostics informatics platforms to meet […]
Some SpaceLabs devices vulnerable to serious cyberattack
Certain SpaceLabs Healthcare telemetry receivers are at risk of cyberattack by a program as virulent as the WannaCry malware attacks of 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The SpaceLabs Xhibit telemetry receiver model number 96280, v1.0.2 and all versions of a former SpaceLabs product, Arkon, may be affected by the BlueKeep virus, […]
Insulet partners with Abbott and Dexcom on automated insulin delivery
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) each announced today that they are partnering with Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) to feed blood glucose monitor data into an automated insulin delivery system. For Acton, Mass.–based Insulet, the agreements are a boost for its next-generation Omnipod Horizon automated insulin delivery system, which is presently an investigational device in the United States. The idea of […]
PhysIQ raises $6m for its AI for wearable insights
Purdue University-affiliated artificial intelligence company PhysIQ has reaised $6 million in equity, according to an amended SEC Form D. West Lafayette, Ind.-based PhysIQ listed the first sale of the amended equity offering as occurring on Nov. 15, 2019. The company does not intend for the offering to last for more than one year, according to […]
CloudCath raises $12m for at-home dialysis monitoring software
CloudCath announced today that it completed a $12 million Series A financing round for its at-home dialysis monitoring treatment platform. San Francisco–based CloudCath’s system, which is its first product, is designed to enable remote, real-time monitoring for people undergoing at-home peritoneal dialysis to allow for earlier complication intervention. Proceeds from the funding round are also […]
Intuitive Surgical acquires Orpheus Medical to expand informatics offerings
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) announced that it completed the acquisition of privately-held Orpheus Medical for an undisclosed amount to grow its integrated informatics platform. New York-based Orpheus Medical offers information technology connectivity and expertise in processing and archiving surgical video to hospitals around the world. The company develops and distributes a clinical video management and analytics platform […]
PhysIQ awarded $500,000 for AI research
PhysIQ, a Purdue University-affiliated artificial intelligence company, announced today that it received a $500,000 investment from the Purdue Research Foundation’s Foundry Investment Fund to help the company advance its medical technology. West Lafayette, Ind.–based PhysIQ develops healthcare solutions by applying AI to real-time physiological data from wearable sensors. The company’s FDA-cleared technology is designed to […]
Eko AFib and heart murmur algorithms win FDA clearance
Eko announced today that it won FDA clearance for its suite of algorithms that combine with the company’s digital stethoscopes to screen for heart conditions during routine physical exams. The San Francisco-based company develops an artificial intelligence-powered, cloud-based software application designed to analyze electrocardiogram (ECG) and heart sound/phonocardiogram (PCG) data, using signal processing and convolutional […]
Intelerad to be sold to Hg
Medtech software company Intelerad Medical Systems will be sold to a UK-based private equity firm that specializes in software and service businesses, according to its current owner, Novacap. The Canada-based private equity firm said it will sell Intelerad to Hg. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. Intelerad specializes in […]
New 510(k) boosts iRhythm, Verily efforts for AFib screening
The latest 510(k) clearance for the Verily Study Watch will further the efforts of the Google sister company and iRhythm Technologies (NSDQ:IRTC) to improve atrial fibrillation treatment. Verily — a life science company under Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL) — recently received an FDA 510(k) clearance to include an irregular pulse monitor in its Study Watch wearable. “We’ve worked carefully […]