Varian announced today that it received FDA investigational device exemption IDE to advance its Flash clinical research program. Flash therapy, an experimental treatment modality, was designed to deliver radiation therapy at ultra-high dose rates in typically less than one second. The Siemens Healthineers company will conduct the feasibility study of Flash therapy for the treatment […]
Radiosurgery/Radiation therapy
Aerin Medical closes $60M equity financing
Ear nose and throat (ENT) treatment technology developer Aerin Medical announced today that it closed a $60 million equity financing. Sunnyvale, California-based Aerin’s financing was led by new investor Ally Bridge Group with participation from all existing major investors, including KCK MedTech, Questa Capital and OrbiMed. According to a news release, Aerin Medical intends to […]
GE Healthcare unveils intelligent workload management software for radiologists
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has made available a new intelligent workload management solution for radiology. The company announced the new software platform for its PACS solutions, integrated with Q-IT’s (a Quantum Imaging & Therapeutic Associates subsidiary) Helix Radiology Performance Suite, at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2022 Annual Meeting. […]
Two-year data backs Aerin Medical’s chronic rhinitis treatment
Aerin Medical announced today that a study of its RhinAer technology demonstrated success in treating chronic rhinitis patients. Sunnyvale, California–based Aerin Medical — one of MassDevice’s 20 medical device startups you need to know in 2020 — designed its RhinAer temperature-controlled radiofrequency (RF) technology to disrupt nerve signals that cause chronic rhinitis symptoms, including constant runny […]
Accuray partners with Limbus AI on adaptive radiotherapy
Accuray (Nasdaq:ARAY) and Limbus AI announced today that they are partnering to augment Accuray’s adaptive radiotherapy capabilities. The partnership aims to leverage Limbus’ artificial intelligence (AI)-driven auto contouring algorithms to enable a streamlined treatment planning process. Sunnyvale, California-based Accuray and Saskatchewan, Canada-based Limbus AI anticipate an integrated offering will be made available beginning in 2023, […]
GE Healthcare partners with Alliance Medical to improve healthcare with AI in the UK
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it signed an agreement with Alliance Medical to create a new digital health solution. Under the collaboration, the companies will use advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to bring together tools that streamline daily management and enable problem-solving, specifically for diagnostics in radiology departments. Alliance Medical, a provider […]
FDA clears Philips’ MR 7700 imaging system
Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new MR 7700 3.0T MR imaging system. Amsterdam-based Philips said it designed the MR 7700 system to provide high accuracy to support clinical diagnostics through high-quality diffusion imaging and advanced neuroscience. The company said in a news release that MR 7700 expands scanning […]
Elekta launches its Elekta Esprit radiosurgery system
Elekta (KTA-B.ST) announced today that it launched its Espirit automated treatment planning system. Stockholm, Sweden-based Elekta designed its latest and most advanced system to offer significantly faster, automated treatment planning for clinicians, with more personalized and patient-friendly treatments and a degree of precision capable of protecting the mind and the person. The company said in […]
GE Healthcare, Elekta collaborate to expand precision radiation therapy access
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) recently announced that they have inked a global commercial collaboration agreement. The partnership covers the radiation oncology field. It’s meant to enable the two companies to provide hospitals a comprehensive offering across imaging and treatment for cancer patients. “Access to radiation therapy is a significant challenge in several parts […]
AtriCure launches clamp for cardiac tissue ablation
AtriCure (Nasdaq:ATRC) announced today that it launched the EnCompass Clamp as part of its Isolator Synergy ablation system. Mason, Ohio-based AtriCure received FDA 510(k) clearance for the EnCompass Clamp for the ablation of cardiac tissue during cardiac surgery to make concomitant surgical ablations more efficient. According to a news release, the platform includes parallel closure, […]
Philips warns on software defect in some Azurion systems
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) has issued an urgent field safety notice about a software defect in its Azurion system. The notice, issued last month in Europe, informed users of a problem that can occur when the user selects the “Add Study” function to add a new study to a patient when using the Azurion image-guided therapy […]
