Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) said recently that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Quantra 2.2 breast density assessment software and that it inked a development and distribution deal with Clarius Mobile Health for its wireless, handheld ultrasound scanner. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company said the Quantra 2.2 software uses a proprietary algorithm to analyze mammography images for the […]
Imaging
Philips snaps up imaging workflow provider Analytical Informatics
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said last week that it spent an unspecified sum to acquire imaging workflow solutions provider Analytical Informatics to beef up its PerformanceBridge portfolio. Founded in 2011 and spun out of the University of Maryland, Baltimore-based Analytical Informations offers vendor-agnostic workflow tools and applications based on technology licensed from the university’s medical school, Philips […]
GE Healthcare inks licensing deal with Israel-based DiA Imaging Analysis
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) has inked a multi-year, non-exclusive licensing and professional services deal with medical imaging analysis company DiA Imaging Analysis, according to a press release from the company. Through the deal, Israel-based DiA said it intends to develop its automated imaging analysis tech to work with GE’s ultrasound devices. “We are pleased to partner with […]
Fresenius gets in on $3m Modulated Imaging Series A
Medtech imaging developer Modulated Imaging said today it closed a $2.9 million Series A financing round that was joined by dialysis giant Fresenius Medical Care‘s (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) Ventures arm. The round was led by Grey Sky Venture Partners and joined by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Fresenius Medical Care Ventures and Hamamatsu Photonics’ Photonics Management Corporation, the […]
AI healthcare biz Imagia closes Cadens Medical Imaging buy
Montreal-based artificial intelligence healthcare company Imagia said today it closed its acquisition of medical imaging dev Cadens Medical Imaging for an undisclosed amount. Cadens, founded in 2008, develops and markets FDA and CE Marked medical imaging software products designed for oncology. Imagia said it is hopeful that integration of its technologies and IP will enable […]
Avinger slashes jobs, Q3 sales down 61%
Avinger (Nasdaq:AVGR) – maker of the Lumivascular image-guided, catheter-based system to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) – continued to experience declining sales as it retrenched during the third quarter, according to its newest earnings report. The Redwood, Calif.–based company has been cutting jobs and other costs– and focusing on existing accounts and winning FDA clearance for […]
Zebra Medical Vision to host AI1 image analytics on Google Cloud
Israeli machine-learning radiology firm Zebra Medical Vision said it will be uploading its radiology algorithms to the Google (NSDQ:GOOG) Cloud as part of the AI1 automated imaging analytics tools offering it announced last month. The AI1 analytical platform includes a deep learning engine system that can detect various medical findings from image scans on its own, including the detection of […]
Rivanna tackles epidural failure rates with its hand-held imaging device
When they were students in the biomedical engineering department at the University of Virginia, Will Mauldin and Kevin Owen found a problem that needed solving – anesthesiologists often fail to successfully place an epidural on their first try. It’s a problem that costs the medical system more than $1.5 billion each year, according to Rivanna Medical. […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Nov. 3, 2017
From Hologic’s new product launch to CapsoVision gettting CE Mark approval, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Hologic launches new MyoSure device Hologic announced in a Nov. 1 press release that it has launched its MyoSure Manual Device in the U.S. The device is designed […]
Inscope Medical launches suction-equipped laryngoscope
Inscope Medical Solutions said today it launched its Inscope Direct laryngoscope with integrated, controllable suction, touting it as the 1st of its kind. The Inscope Direct device is designed to eliminate the need to move between yankauer suction and the endotracheal tube while securing the airway, the Washington D.C.-based company said. “Using the Inscope Direct […]
Mauna Kea touts Cellvizio pancreatic cyst diagnosis study data
Mauna Kea (ENT:MKEA) today released data from a study exploring the use of the company’s Cellvizio system to diagnose pancreatic cysts, touting improved diagnoses and patient management. Results from the trial were presented at the United European gastroenterology Week 2017 meeting, the Paris-based company said. The Cellvizio device is designed for use in a variety of […]