Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) plans to launch a $1 billion private offering made up of 4.375% senior notes due 2025 and new senior notes due 2028. The company reported that it plans to use its available cash, the offering’s proceeds and funds from a revolving credit facility to redeem $1 billion of outstanding 5.25% senior notes due in […]
Imaging
Aprinoia raises $11m for Alzheimer’s imaging, therapy programs
Aprinoia Therapeutics said today that it has raised $11.1 million in a Series B round, led by KTB Network and DCI Partners. The Taiwan-based biotech plans to use its new funds to advance the preclinical and clinical development of its tau PET imaging tracer and therapy programs for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Get the full story […]
Guerbet to pay $23.7m for Accurate Medical Therapeutics
Contrast agent-maker Guerbet (EPA:GBT) has inked a €19.5 million ($23.7m USD) deal to acquire Israeli medtech company Accurate Medical Therapeutics. Accurate has developed two series of microcatheters designed for embolization procedures of tumors and vascular aneurysms. The first set of catheters optimize the product’s ability to access hard-to-reach lesions and navigate tortuous vascular networks. The second […]
LivaNova launches post-market study of bioprosthetic aortic heart valves
LivaNova (NSDQ:LIVN) announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in a post-market trial evaluating the overall incidence of reduced leaflet motion identified by CT imaging in patients receiving a bioprosthetic aortic heart valve. Four-dimensional CT scans will be taken of the trial’s 230 participants at least 30 days after they stop anticoagulation or dual […]
Hologic wins CE Mark for Brevera breast biopsy system
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) said yesterday that its Brevera breast biopsy system with CorLumina imaging tech won CE Mark clearance in the E.U. The real-time breast biopsy and verification system is designed to boost accuracy and improve the patient experience by streamlining the biopsy process, according to Hologic. The technology combines tissue acquisition, real-time imaging, sample verification and […]
Planmed Oy wins FDA nod for Clarity 2D digital mammography system
Planmed Oy said yesterday it won FDA approval for its Planmed Clarity 2D full-field digital mammography system. The company said the Clarity 2D system is designed to provide improved image quality, optimal ergonomics and usability for breast cancer screenings. The system also supports diagnostic work-up examinations and biopsy procedures, Planmed said. “We are excited that […]
The ‘smart pill’ market could be worth $3B by 2025 – meet the key players
The “smart pill” market is expected to nearly quadruple in value to $3 billion by 2025, according to Grand View Research. Driving this growth is an increasing demand for minimally-invasive procedures, as well as better patient monitoring capabilities. There are a number of players in the pharmaceutical and medtech arenas looking to stake a claim […]
Dilon Technologies acquires CoPilot VL video laryngoscope
Dilon Technologies said today it acquired the CoPilot VL video laryngoscope, saying the acquisition will expand its footprint into the anesthesia nad airway space. The CoPilot VL video laryngoscope is designed to provide high-quality video and uses a Bougie Port system to help navigate around corners into the airway, the company said. “We are very […]
Study: Legacy pacers, ICDs found safe for 1.5T MRI scans
Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators not marked as MRI-safe could still be mostly safe to use during imaging sessions with 1.5T MRI machines, according to a new study reported on by Healio. Results from the study were recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine. In the prospective, nonrandomized study, researchers aimed to explore […]
FDA clears Xcision Medical’s GammaPod breast cancer device
The FDA said today that it granted 510(k) clearance to the GammaPod stereotactic radiotherapy device made by Xcision Medical Systems to treat breast cancer. The federal safety watchdog said the GammaPod is designed to treat a portion of the breast in conjunction with breast-conserving surgery. It uses an array of 36 Cobalt-60 sources to beam radiation […]
5 medtech stories we missed this week: Dec. 22, 2017
From Hepa Wash’s new collaboration to Stimwave’s FDA clearance, here are five medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Hepa Wash collaborates with GALS program Hepa Wash announced in a Dec. 7 press release that it has collaborated with the German Accelerator Life Sciences (GALS) program to expand its […]