Microbot Medical (Nasdaq:MBOT) announced today that it entered into a collaboration with Corewell Health to enable telerobotic capabilities. The collaboration, separated into multiple phases, seeks to enable telerobotics between remote centers. It aims to do so utilizing the Liberty endovascular robotic surgical system. The Braintree, Massachusetts-based company has plans to submit Liberty for FDA IDE approval […]
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GE HealthCare, AirStrip partner on patient monitoring, cardiac data visualization
GE HealthCare announced today that it entered into a joint commercialization agreement with AirStrip to distribute patient monitoring technology. AirStrip, a member of the Nantworks group of AI-driven companies, develops cardiology and patient monitoring solutions. These technologies offer data visualization technology through a proprietary, native mobile application. Clinicians can see clinical data on mobile devices […]
FDA clears on-device triage algorithms for critical care from GE HealthCare
GE HealthCare announced today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to its Critical Care Suite 2.1 with a pneumothorax (PTX) algorithm. The industry-first clearance allows the suite to detect, notify and triage the diagnosis of PTX. Chicago-based GE HealthCare’s updated algorithm expands the suite’s on-device triage capabilities, according to a news release. It provides immediate […]
Philips unveils next-gen ultrasound systems
Philips today highlighted the capabilities its next-generation EPIQ Elite and Affinity ultrasound systems. The new systems feature automated tools and a common user interface with transducer compatibility across Philips ultrasound systems. That includes the recently introduced Compact Ultrasound 5000 Series. Amsterdam-based Philips says its latest advances demonstrate a positive impact on patient and staff satisfaction. […]
Philips inks multi-year health technology deal with NYU Langone Health
Philips announced an eight-year strategic partnership with NYU Langone Health to enhance patient care through innovation. Philips values the deal with NYU Langone, ranked the nation’s top academic medical center by Vizient, at up to $115 million. The company aims to offer new technologies for clinicians to collaborate in real-time. This extends to sharing pathology, […]
GE HealthCare, Masimo collaborate on patient monitoring tech
GE HealthCare and Masimo today announced a joint agreement to integrate patient monitoring technologies. The agreement aims to integrate Masimo Signal Extraction Technology (SET) pulse oximetry into GE HealthCare’s Portrait Mobile wireless, wearable patient monitoring solution. Portrait Mobile, built as an internet of medical things (IoMT) platform, uses cloud-native technology. It provides an end-to-end experience […]
BD launches next-gen needle-free blood draw tech
BD announced today that it launched new, FDA-cleared needle-free blood draw technology. The launch of the technology helps to further enable the company’s “One-Stick Hospital Stay” initiative. BD announced this initiative more than two years ago in an effort to transform the patient experience. With FDA 510(k) clearance, BD can now offer its new PIVO […]
Philips launches Visual Patient Avatar monitoring solution
Philips today announced the launch of its Visual Patient Avatar monitoring solution. Visual Patient Avatar conveys critical information about a patient’s condition through colors, movement and shapes, according to Philips. It all rests within an anesthesiologist’s or anesthetist’s peripheral field of view. Current operating room (OR) patient monitors display abundant patient data through vital signs […]
Getinge makes infection prevention play with Healthmark buy
Getinge announced today that it has acquired Healthmark Industries, a Fraser, Michigan–based provider of instrument care and infection control consumables. The Swedish medtech company paid $320 million in cash for 100% of Healthmark. The acquisition aims to bolster Getinge’s footprint in the U.S. sterile reprocessing market while paving the way for Healthmark’s global expansion. The […]
Masimo’s LiDCO module wins CE mark for hemodynamic monitoring
Masimo today announced it received CE mark approval for its LiDCO board-in-cable (BIC) module in hemodynamic monitoring. The Irvine, California-based company designed LiDCO BIC to connect to multi-patient monitoring platforms, such as the Masimo Root Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Hub. It allows clinicians to easily add LiDCO hemodynamic monitoring with the company’s versatile PulseCO algorithm […]
Philips takes steps to improve health monitoring, care coordination with open ecosystem
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 […]