HistoSonics announced today that it agreed with GE Healthcare to use its ultrasound imaging to power novel sonic beam therapy. Minneapolis-based HistoSonics’ agreement formalizes ongoing efforts to use GE Healthcare’s Logiq E10 Series ultrasound imaging platform to power the real-time visualization features of HistoSonics’ sonic beam liver therapy platform. Under the agreement — and upon […]
Ultrasound
GE Healthcare to invest $50M in Pulsenmore to enter homecare segment
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it entered into an agreement to invest up to $50 million toward homecare ultrasound technology. Chicago-based GE Healthcare’s investment in Israel-based startup Pulsenmore aims to accelerate the global adoption of Pulsenmore’s homecare ultrasound solutions and will also back the company’s efforts to garner FDA clearance and expand commercially. On […]
Butterfly shares dip on Q1 losses as revenues miss analysts’ expectations
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) shares took a hit today on first-quarter results that missed the consensus sales forecast. The Guilford, Connecticut–based company posted losses of $44.5 million, or 22¢ per share, on sales of $15.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, with the bottom-line going deeper into the red on sales growth of […]
FDA clears iSono’s automated, wearable 3D breast ultrasound system
iSono Health announced today that the FDA cleared its Atusa system for whole-breast ultrasound imaging. South San Francisco, California–based iSono designed Atusa as a first-of-its-kind, compact, automated whole-breast ultrasound system with a unique wearable accessory and intuitive software for automated image acquisition and analysis. According to a news release, Atusa’s patented technology makes 3D breast […]
Butterfly Network names new CFO
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) announced today that it appointed Heather Getz as its new EVP and chief financial officer (CFO). Getz’s appointment to the positions of EVP and CFO of the Guilford, Connecticut–based developer of handheld ultrasound technology will be made effective May 2. “Heather brings a compelling blend of healthcare technology and public company experience […]
Philips launches Ultrasound Workspace for improved echocardiography workflows
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it launched the Ultrasound Workspace echocardiography image analysis and reporting platform. Amsterdam-based Philips designed the Ultrasound Workspace system for clinicians to access it remotely via browser, allowing them to leverage diagnostic workflows from the ultrasound exam room to the reporting room and beyond to wherever echocardiography data needs to […]
Study produces ‘promising results’ for Carthera’s SonoCloud tech for mild Alzheimer’s symptoms
Carthera announced positive results from a trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the use of its SonoCloud technology. Results from the investigator-sponsored trial of SonoCloud in patients with mild Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) were published this week in the Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy Journal. Paris-based Carthera designed SonoCloud, an implantable 1 MHz ultrasound device, to be […]
Qure.ai raises $40M for AI-powered medical imaging diagnostics
Qure.ai announced today that it closed a funding round worth $40 million as it looks to extend the global reach of its diagnostic offerings. Mumbai-based Qure.ai develops artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology designed to read and interpret medical images (such as x-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds) in less than one minute. The FDA-cleared and CE-marked AI […]
Zeta Surgical raises $5.2M for robotic surgery platform
Surgical robotics and mixed reality company Zeta Surgical announced today that it closed a $5.2 million financing round. Boston-based Zeta Surgical’s financing round was led by Innospark Ventures, with participation from TSVC, Y Combinator, Trevor Fetter and more. The company said in a news release that it will use the funds to finalize the development […]
Exo unveils cloud-based, point-of-care ultrasound offering
Exo announced today that it unveiled its Exo Works point-of-care ultrasound workflow solution. Redwood City, California-based Exo designed Exo Works to enable physicians to easily document, review, bill and manage quality assurance all from one platform within seconds. According to a news release, Exo aims for its Exo Works platform to make it easier to […]
Fujifilm Sonosite files patent infringement lawsuit against Butterfly Network over handheld ultrasound
Fujifilm Sonosite announced today that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY). Bothell, Washington–based Fujifilm Sonosite filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, asserting seven patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 7,169,108; 7,867,168; 8,128,050; 8,861,822; 9,538,985; 6,901,157; and 8,360,981) pertaining to fundamental technologies for acquiring ultrasound images at the point […]
