Restoration Robotics (NASDAQ:HAIR) has launched a robotic intelligent system that offers precise, minimally invasive, repeatable hair harvesting and implantation uses in one platform. The Artas iX robotic hair restoration system has a 3-camera stereoscopic vision system with 44-micron resolution and a 7-axis robot. It has a compact, motorized, battery-powered, portable and adjustable procedure chair for increased patient comfort and […]
Breast implant makers Polytech, G&G ink stock-swap merger pact
Silicone breast-implant makers Polytech Health & Aesthetics and G&G Biotechnology are getting together in a stock-swap merger. G&G designed the world’s first lightweight breast implant, the B-Lite, to reduce the impact of gravity on the reconstructed or augmented breast using technology developed by NASA to make its implants up to 30% lighter. The company sells its products in […]
5 medtech stories we missed this week: July 6, 2018
From Zetta getting FDA clearance to Prescient Medical receiving CE Mark approval, here are five medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Zetta wins FDA clearance for Zoom MRI software Zetta announced in a June 25 press release that its MRI software has received FDA 510(k) clearance. The software, known […]
8 Alzheimer’s disease breakthroughs you need to know
Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia that can cause problems with memory, thinking and behavior, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. It is the most common form of dementia that gets worse over time. Nearly 6 million Americans presently live with Alzheimer’s— and there’s no cure for it. The disease is caused by protein buildups […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: June 15, 2018
From Cytosorbents opening a new U.S. manufacturing facility to DyAnsys received FDA clearance for a wearable to treat opioid withdrawals, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Cytosorbents opens new U.S. manufacturing facility CytoSorbents announced in a June 12 press release that it has opened a new […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: June 8, 2018
From Royal Philips receiving FDA clearance to NeuroPace launching its epilepsy treatment device, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. FDA clears Philips’s Ingenia Elition 3.0T MR scanner Royal Philips announced in a June 5 press release that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ingenia […]
FDA launches medical device innovation challenge to combat opioid crisis
The U.S. FDA today announced that it has launched an innovation challenge to encourage the development of medical devices to help reduce the country’s opioid abuse crisis. The hope is that the challenge will result in new medtech including digital health technologies and diagnostic tests to help detect, treat and prevent addiction, according to FDA. Go […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: May 25, 2018
From Mauna Kea receiving FDA clearance to Medacta getting clearance for its pedicle screw placement guide, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Mauna Kea wins FDA nod for neurosurgery indication Mauna Kea announced in a May 24 press release that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance […]
Stryker, J&J and Abbott ranked as top companies to work at in the U.S.
Stryker, Johnson & Johnson and Abbott have been named as some of LinkedIn’s top companies to work at in 2018. This marks the third year of “LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2018: Where the U.S. wants to work now,” which names the companies that professionals most want to work at based on a set of data points collected […]
Reva touts first implant of bioresorbable scaffold in Turkey
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) said today that the company launched its Fantom bioresorbable scaffold in Turkey. There are nearly 100 hospitals performing cardiac catheterizations in Istanbul, according to Reva. The San Diego, Calif.-based company highlighted Turkey as an important market for bioresorbable technologies, noting that it has a commercial distribution deal in the country with Kardionet Healthcare and Foreign […]
Pavmed registers for $20m rights offering
Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVM) said today that it filed a preliminary prospectus with the SEC for an offering of the rights to buy a new unit in exchange for each share of outstanding common stock. The medical device company plans to offer the rights to purchase up to 9 million units at $2.25 apiece on May 21, valuing […]
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