Novo Nordisk announced today that it entered into exclusive negotiations for a controlling stake in drug delivery device maker Biocorp. France-based Biocorp specializes in the design, development and manufacturing of delivery systems and medical devices. Its offerings include Mallya, a Bluetooth-enabled smart add-on device for pen injectors. Mallya, a smart sensor, attaches directly to insulin […]
Software / IT
FDA clears GE Healthcare’s Sonic DL AI tech that speeds up MRI
GE HealthCare (Nasdaq:GEHC) announced today that it launched its now FDA-cleared Sonic DL MRI technology. Chicago-based GE HealthCare developed Sonic DL as a state-of-the-art deep learning-based technology. The company designed it to accelerate image acquisition in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This platform could enable new imaging paradigms, including high-quality cardiac MRI in a single heartbeat, […]
New FDA clearance will boost Philips and Masimo partnership
Philips and Masimo today announced an FDA clearance that allows the incorporation of Masimo’s advanced monitoring tech into Philips’ existing high-acuity patient monitors. The FDA clearance allows the companies to use SedLine brain function monitoring, Regional Oximetry and CO2 measurements in Philips’ patient monitors, IntelliVue MX750 and MX850. This is the latest extension of Masimo […]
Exactech announces global release of next-gen GPS Shoulder
Exactech will mark the global release of the latest version of its ExactechGPS shoulder surgery navigation software at the annual Shoulder Masters Course in Amsterdam later this week. The launch is taking place in EMEA and APAC countries. It follows the first surgery in the United Arab Emirates earlier this month, leveraging the company’s Active […]
HeartBeam partners with Samsung to boost at-home cardiac care
HeartBeam has announced a strategic alliance agreement (SAA) with global tech giant Samsung. The alliance, announced today, builds upon an existing SAA between Samsung and Livmor, whose assets HeartBeam acquired earlier this year. Livmor created the FDA-cleared wearable Halo atrial fibrillation detection system — an FDA-cleared, Samsung-Galaxy-watch-based arrhythmia detection tool. Meanwhile, HeartBeam recently secured a […]
FDA approves Zoll therapy for sleep apnea with MRI
Zoll Medical announced that it received FDA approval for its Remedē system for conditional use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based Zoll designed its Remedē system as an implantable, transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation therapy. It treats adults with moderate to severe central sleep apnea (CSA). Full-body MRI approval applies to all models of the […]
Convatec, Beta Bionics partner on iLet bionic pancreas
Convatec announced that it partnered with Beta Bionics on the launch of the iLet Bionic Pancreas for automated insulin delivery. FDA last week cleared the Beta Bionics iLet ACE automated insulin pump and iLet dosing decision software. Convatec offers design and manufacturing services for infusion set technologies and insertion devices for insulin pump treatment. Beta […]
HeartBeam wins AI-related patent for handheld vector ECG
HeartBeam (Nasaq:BEAT) announced today that it received a key patent relating to AI capabilities for its AIMIGo system. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the allowance for a patent titled “Hand Held Device for Automatic Cardiac Risk and Diagnostic Assessment.” The patent describes a system that combines recorded cardiac signals from AIMIGo with […]
Stryker announces first completed cases with brain surgery guidance platform
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that surgeons began early product surveillance cases for its Q Guidance system with cranial guidance software. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed the Q Guidance System as an image-based planning and intraoperative platform. The company launched the system for spinal applications in September 2022. This latest iteration offers support for cranial surgeries. Stryker received […]
Masimo expands HEOS home monitoring platform
Masimo (Nasdaq:MASI) today announced the global expansion of its HEOS platform for always-on connection through its secure cloud. The Masimo Health secure cloud covers 4 million devices, offering customers an enhanced health-tracking experience. This software upgrade enables Masimo’s devices and cloud solution to seamlessly integrate with HEOS-enabled devices. Those include sound bars, wireless speakers, amplifiers […]
Philips study shows AI can help predict ventricular tachycardia
Philips (NYSE:PHG) presented data demonstrating how artificial intelligence (AI) can help predict life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Amsterdam-based Philips presented an abstract highlighting recent research at the annual Hearth Rhythm Society (HRS) congress in New Orleans. The study, “Near-Term Prediction of Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias using Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Single Lead Ambulatory ECG,” used an AI-based learning model. It […]
