ElectroCore this week said it received FDA emergency use authorization for its gammaCore Sapphire CV to treat asthma exacerbations in known or suspected COVID-19 patients. The gammaCore Sapphire CV is a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation that can be used at home or in a healthcare setting to acutely treat adults with known or suspected COVID-19 […]
iVWatch lands FDA clearance for continuous intravenous monitoring device
Continuous IV monitoring system developer ivWatch announced that it received FDA clearance for its new SmartTouch disposable sensor. SmartTouch is indicated for the early detection of peripheral IV infiltration and extravasation events. The latest FDA clearance expands ivWatch’s sensor portfolio to include the single-use sensor for all patient age groups. It is miniaturized and disposable and […]
ivWatch pulls in $1.5m
Continuous IV monitoring system developer ivWatch filed an SEC Form D to confirm the sale of $1.5 million in an equity offering. Newport News, Va.-based ivWatch is offering a total of $13 million in equity, leaving $11.5 million remaining to be sold, according to the SEC filing. The company did not disclose the issuer size […]
Forest Devices partners with Alberta Health Services
Forest Devices announced that it entered into a partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS) to improve healthcare delivery for stroke patients. Pittsburgh-based Forest Devices and Calgary, Alberta-based AHS aim to evaluate, implement and scale technologies that can improve patient outcomes and health system economics in Alberta throughout the five-year collaboration, according to a news release. […]
Smith College team wins ventilator design challenge
A team of Smith College engineering alumnae, staff and faculty has won the CoVent-19 Challenge to design a rapidly deployable ventilator to address shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries. A dozen anesthesiology resident physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital kicked off the public challenge April 1, attracting 200 entries. The 30-person team […]
Aerus healthcare-specific air purifier cleared by FDA
Aerus announced today that it received Class II medical device clearance from the FDA for the Aerus Medical Guardian with ActivePure technology, which the company calls the first active air purifier for healthcare. ActivePure was designed to operate continuously in occupied spaces and prevent recontamination in real time. The free-standing, portable unit uses NASA-inspired technology […]
Mayo Clinic needed to engineer its way through COVID-19: Here’s what they did.
The health system’s medical and engineering staffs had to devise their own solutions for lab gear, PPE and operating room air decontamination. As COVID-19 settles into several regions of the U.S., healthcare systems that once sat on the sidelines likely will find themselves in the same situation as their counterparts in the Northeast did earlier […]
Federal officials to young people: Stop spreading COVID-19
As the numbers of positive COVID-19 cases soars across the South, federal officials today implored young people to be more careful about spreading the disease. Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, holding their first public briefing in two months, spoke of the risks of continuing to spread the virus by people who are […]
Texas governor halts elective procedures in populous counties
Citing the need to preserve hospital beds for COVID-19 patients, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today issued an executive order halting elective medical procedures in the state’s four most heavily populated counties . The order, issued this morning, covers the counties of Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis counties. Bexar County includes the city of San Antonio. […]
DeviceTalks Weekly: Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo says medtech can increase workforce diversity
This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast episode talks with industry leaders about improving worker diversity and developing new ways to treat COVID-19 patients. Kevin Lobo, chairman and CEO of Stryker, explains how his company — and the industry group AdvaMed that he currently leads — has been working to increase diversity of its workforce, particularly in […]
NCC-PDI announces pitch competition for COVID-19-related pediatric devices
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announced a pitch competition for COVID-19-related pediatric medical devices. The competition, which is accepting submissions from now through July 6, focuses on devices that support home health monitoring and telehealth to improve sustainability, resiliency and readiness in diagnosing and treating children during a pandemic, according to a news […]
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