Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) and Sientra (NSDQ:SIEN) announced today that they are partnering to aid plastic surgeons in breast implant evaluations. Through the partnership, plastic surgeons can use Butterfly Network’s Butterfly IQ and Ultrasound-on-Chip technology to evaluate Santa Barbara, Calif.–based Sientra’s breast implants, according to a news release. Guilford, Conn.–based Butterfly Network’s Butterfly IQ handheld ultrasound […]
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Insightec raises $136M for incisionless surgery tech
Insightec raised more than $136 million in a recent funding round, according to a Form D that the incisionless surgery tech company filed today with the SEC. The Tirat Carmel, Israel–based company — whose technology uses MR-guided focused ultrasound to perform surgeries — had sought a total of $150 million in the money-raise. The company […]
Butterfly Network reports full-year losses, but sales up more than two-thirds
Now a publicly-traded company, Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) reported full-year 2020 results that showed large losses even as sales grew for its whole-body imaging probes. The Guilford, Conn.-based company posted losses of -$162.7 million or -$27.90 per share, on sales of $46.3 million for the full year ended Dec. 31, 2020, for a 63.2% bottom-line slide […]
GE Healthcare launches handheld ultrasound
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced that it launched the Vscan Air wireless, pocket-sized ultrasound device. Cleared by FDA in November, Vscan Air is designed to offer clear image quality, whole-body scanning capabilities and an intuitive software platform delivered in a small handheld device, according to a news release. The company debuted the first Vscan color pocket-sized ultrasound […]
10 Minnesota medtech startups you need to know
Medical device startups can use all the help they can get, including from government-sponsored investment funds. In Minnesota, one of the nation’s top three medtech hubs, the state Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has distributed $1.6 million per year since 2019 in innovation grants to tech startups — many of them in the […]
Philips, DiA partner on AI-based applications for ultrasound
Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with DiA Imaging Analysis to incorporate DiA’s AI library of automated solutions with Philips ultrasound. Be’er Sheva, Israel–based DiA’s AI-enabled 2D ultrasound applications have FDA clearance and a CE Mark. The applications are geared toward reducing variability and increasing the efficiency […]
Butterfly Network completes merger, starts trading on NYSE
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) announced today that it completed its merger with Longview Acquisition Corp. and is now trading on the NYSE. Last week, Longview announced that its stockholders had approved the business combination, from which Butterfly received approximately $859 million before transaction fees, including $414 million held in Longview’s trust account and $175 million from […]
Butterfly Network to start trading on NYSE soon
Longview Acquisition Corp. announced today that its stockholders approved its merger with Butterfly Network, which will soon begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Stockholders approved the business combination with nearly 100% of the shares of Longview voted at a special meeting in favor of the merger, with a total of six proposals considered […]
Butterfly Network names new CEO before going public via merger
Butterfly Network announced today that it named Dr. Todd Fruchterman as its new president & CEO, effective Feb. 1. Fruchterman is set to take over for outgoing CEO Laurent Faracci, who stepped down this past weekend. Fruchterman assumes the role in advance of the closing of Butterfly Network’s announced merger with Longview Acquisition Corp., after […]
Philips, InSightec team up on ultrasound for neurosurgery
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced that it is collaborating with InSightec to expand access to MR-guided focused ultrasound. Amsterdam-based Philips plans to develop compatibility between its advanced MR system and InSightec’s Exablate Neuro platform to expand access to MR-guided focused ultrasound for incision-less neurosurgery in treating essential tremor and other neurological disorders, according to a news release. […]
Smiths Medical launches Portex EchoGlo peripheral nerve block portfolio
Smiths Medical announced today that it launched its EchoGlo peripheral nerve block portfolio as part of the Portex pain management platform. EchoGlo is a needle designed for echogenic brightness under ultrasound to enhance visualization and accuracy while delivering medication, helping to confidently place local anesthetic which could reduce post-operative dependency on opioids, according to a […]
