Getting a CT scan could result in adverse consequences for patients with insulin pumps, cardiac implantable electronic devices and neurostimulators, according to a new report form the FDA. The federal watchdog said it received a small number of reports of adverse events related to CT imaging in patients with implantable and wearable electronic devices. The […]
Imaging
MGH launches study with Philips’ IntelliSite digital pathology
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said today that Massachusetts General Hospital will operate as the key testing site for a precision study of its Intellisite Solution digital pathology whole slide imaging. The study from Time to Talk – Speech Pathologists aims to examine the reproducibility of the IntelliSite pathology solution in disease detection as “part of the […]
BioTelemetry ponies up $16m for VirtualScopics
BioTelemetry (NSDQ:BEAT) said last week that it agreed to pay about $15.5 million to acquire clinical trial imaging provider VirtualScopics (NSDQ:VSCP) with an all-cash tender offer. Terms of the deal for Rochester, N.Y.-based VirtualScopics include a $4.05-per-share tender for roughly 3 million VSCP shares. BioTelemetry, which is based in Malvern, Pa., is also due to offer $336.30 per share for VirtualScopics’ […]
Carestream seeks FDA nod for OnSight 3D cone-beam extremities CT imager
Carestream Health said today it filed a 510(k) application with the FDA seeking clearance for its OnSight 3D Extremity System cone-beam based extremity CT imaging device. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company’s system is designed to provide high-quality, low-dose 3D imaging for use by orthopedic and sports medicine practices, hospitals, imaging centers, urgent care facilities and other healthcare […]
Clarius claims 1st portable ultrasound for iPhone, Android
Mobile ultrasound developer Clarius Mobile Health said yesterday it released the 1st smartphone-connected portable ultrasound scanner designed to work with Apple IOS and Google Android devices. The device will be premiered at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Conference in New York this week, the company said. “Physicians have been asking for a portable […]
Toshiba deals medical biz to Canon for $5.9B as U.S. authorities launch accounting probe
Toshiba (TYO:6502) said yesterday that it inked a deal to sell its medical device business to Canon (NYSE:CAJ) for $5.9 billion, as the U.S. Justice Dept. and the SEC probed the accounting practices in its U.S. businesses, and today said it plans to lay off an additional 3,000 workers. Toshiba last week granted Canon exclusive negotiating rights to buy […]
Jilted Fujifilm questions Toshiba on timing of medical biz sale to Canon
Fujifilm Holdings (TSE:4901), which lost out last week to Canon (NYSE:CAJ) in the race to be picked as preferred bidder for conglomerate Toshiba‘s (TYO:6502) medical device business, questioned Toshiba today on the timing of the deal for Toshiba Medical Systems. In a letter to embattled Toshiba, Fujifilm cited media reports saying profits from the sale would contribute to Toshiba’s finances […]
Johnson & Johnson bails on Sedasys anesthesia device
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) reportedly confirmed last week that it’s discontinuing its Sedasys computerized anesthesia system, 3 years after a hard-won pre-market approval from the FDA. The federal safety watchdog denied approval for Sedasys back in 2008, prompting J&J to take another run at a PMA, which was also denied. After a rare appeal of that denial in […]
SuperSonic Imagine inks distro deal with Sandhill Scientific, releases 2015 earnings
SuperSonic Imagine said today it inked a U.S. distribution deal with Sandhill Scientific to distribute its Aixplorer ShearWave Elastography-equipped ultrasound system designed to assess liver disease, along with releasing its 2015 earnings. Through the agreement, Sandhill will have rights to sell the Aixplorer ultrasound system to gastroenterologists and hepatologists from March 14, while SuperSonic Imagine […]
Hitachi, Redlen ink development deal for next-gen CT component
Hitachi (NYSE:HIT) and Redlen Technologies said they inked a deal to co-develop a component used in photon-counting computed tomography devices. The Japanese conglomerate’s Hitachi Medical subsidiary and Redlen are slated to develop a direct-conversion semiconductor X-ray detector module, a necessary component for PCCT systems, the companies said. Saanichton, British Columbia-based Redlen makes high-resolution cadmium zinc telluride semiconductor radiation detectors. […]
Arterys raises $12m Series A round from MR-based vascular imaging
Arterys said today that it raised a $12 million Series A round for the MR-based vascular imaging system it’s developing. The San Francisco-based company said its system uses data from a 10-minute MRI chest scan to compute blood flow information with “deep learning” and artificial intelligence technology. Available to researchers now, the system is expected […]