Siemens Healthineers (ETR:SHL) announced today that it received FDA clearance for the Magnetom Free.Max magnetic resonance (MR) scanner. The German medtech giant developed the High-V MR scanner to combine a 0.55 Tesla field strength with deep learning technologies and advanced image processing to broaden the range of MR clinical applications, according to a news release. […]
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Lazurite to unveil ArthroFree wireless arthroscopic camera system, appoint new execs
Lazurite (formerly Indago) announced that it will present its ArthroFree wireless arthroscopic camera system next week. Cleveland-based Lazurite will unveil the ArthroFree platform at the annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society for Sport Medicine (AOSSM) and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., from July 7 to […]
EchoNous raises $60M for AI-guided ultrasound
EchoNous announced that it raised $60 million to launch its flagship AI-guided Kosmos ultrasound device. Redmond, Wash.-based EchoNous received the investment from Kennedy Lewis Investment Management, with the funding combining senior secured debt and equity to build on the support of KKR, EchoNous’ principal investor since 2015, according to a news release. The company said […]
Philips treats first patient with 3D intracardiac echocardiography catheter
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it treated the first patient with its real-time, 3D intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) catheter. Dr. Mohamad Adnan Alkhouli performed a left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedure with Philips’ VeriSight Pro platform at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. The real-time 3D Philips intracardiac echocardiography catheter, when combined with Philips’ premium cardiology […]
Philips seeks to reduce MRI evaluation of the heart down to a few minutes
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it’s part of a research project for developing a change in MRI imaging in cardiology. Amsterdam-based Philips is collaborating with the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) to research a new technique to bring ultra-fast, easy cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to clinical settings in a way that benefits […]
Medical device startup Indago raises $10M, changes name
Indago announced today that it completed a $10 million financing round and changed its name to Lazurite Holdings. Cleveland-based Lazurite said in a news release that the $10 million raised in a convertible note round of financing will be used to complete the pre-submission testing of the ArthoFree wireless camera system before submitting the device […]
Accuray promotes exec Suzanne Winter to president
Accuray (NSDQ:ARAY) announced that it promoted executive Suzanne Winter to president, effective as of July 1, 2021. Winter, who previously served as Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Accuray’s chief commercial officer and SVP of R&D & medical & scientific affairs, will continue to report to CEO Joshua Levine. “Suzanne has had a significant impact on Accuray’s product portfolio […]
Latest iCad 3D mammography AI gains CE mark
iCad (NSDQ:ICAD) today announced that the third version of its ProFound AI for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has won CE mark approval. Compared with previous software versions, the latest generation of ProFound AI offers up to a 10% improvement in specificity performance while maintaining a high sensitivity level, and approximately 40% faster processing on the new […]
Unraveling aducanumab’s impact remains a challenge
The FDA’s conditional approval of Biogen’s (NSDQ:BIIB) and Eisai’s (OTCMKTS:ESALY) Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) may have been controversial, but the decision will likely have a significant financial impact. There are 6 million people with Alzheimer’s in the U.S. alone, according to Alzheimer’s Association estimates. Approximately half of those patients have mild symptoms, which is the group most likely […]
Avicenna.AI’s triage system get regulatory nods
Avicenna.AI announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance and CE mark for its Cina Chest vascular condition triage system. Marseille, France-based Avicenna.AI designed Cina Chest to leverage deep learning algorithms to offer automatic detection and triage capabilities for both pulmonary embolism (PE) and aortic dissection (AD) from CT-scan imaging, according to a news release. […]
Butterfly Network wins Canadian approval for next-gen handheld ultrasound
Butterfly Network (NYSE: BFLY) announced today that Canada has approved its second-generation iQ+. Butterfly Network touts the iQ+ features what the company describes as the world’s only Ultrasound-on-Chip technology, boasting hardware and software advances to improve usability and care delivery. “We are excited that the Butterfly iQ+ will now be available for purchase by Canadian […]