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Urology

SpineX enrolls first patient in spinal neuromodulation technology trial

June 28, 2022 By Sean Whooley

SpineX announced today that it enrolled the first patient in its pivotal trial evaluating the Scone neuromodulation device. Los Angeles-based SpineX will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the non-invasive spinal neuromodulation technology for the treatment of neurogenic bladder. The first patient was enrolled at the Rancho Research Institute of the Rancho Los Amigos National […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Implants, Neurological, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Urology Tagged With: SpineX

Boston Scientific to acquire majority stake in M.I. Tech

June 15, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) announced today that it agreed with Synergy Innovation to purchase its majority stake in M.I. Tech. Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific will acquire a stake totaling approximately 64% in the publicly traded, Korea-based manufacturer and distributor of medical devices for endoscopic and urologic procedures. According to a news release, M.I. Tech created the […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Endoscopic, Featured, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Stents, Urology Tagged With: Boston Scientific, M.I. Tech

Bright Uro launches with combined $6M from seed financing, NIH grant

June 9, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Bright Uro announced its company launch with $6 million in total funding, including a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Aliso Viejo, California-based Bright Uro aims to transform care for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with innovations in urodynamics. The company pulled in $4 million in seed financing from Academy Investor Network, surgical […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Funding Roundup, Urology Tagged With: Bright Uro

Teleflex’s UroLift cleared in China to treat BPH

May 19, 2022 By Danielle Kirsh

Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) today announced it received National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approval for its UroLift system in China to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Wayne, Pennsylvania-based Teleflex designed UroLift as a minimally invasive treatment option for lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH and is indicated in the U.S. for the treatment of an enlarged prostate […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Men's Health, Urology Tagged With: Teleflex

The road to a robot: Medtronic’s development process for its Hugo RAS system

May 16, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Elephants are the perfect analogy for surgical robotics, Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) VP of Marketing for Surgical Robotics Mike Stow says. Speaking on the “Road to a robot: Designing technology to address unmet needs & barriers” panel at DeviceTalks Boston last week, Stow explained that elephants are big, taking up a lot of space and that they […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Technology, News Well, Regulatory/Compliance, Robotics, Surgical, Urology Tagged With: Covidien, DeviceTalks Boston, Medtronic, Robotic Surgery, surgical robot

How Boston Scientific uses clinical feedback to advance innovation

May 16, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Put simply, the reason most people enter the medtech space is to make a big difference in the lives of patients. However, the process isn’t always straightforward, That’s according to Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) SVP of Urology and Pelvic Health Meghan Scanlon. Speaking on the “How Boston Scientific uses clinical feedback to advance innovation” panel at […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Urology Tagged With: Boston Scientific, DeviceTalks, DeviceTalks Boston

FDA clears J&J’s Ethicon’s Monarch surgical robot for urology procedures

May 2, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Johnson & Johnson MedTech (NYSE:JNJ) company Ethicon announced today that its Monarch robotic surgery platform received FDA 510(k) clearance. Ethicon’s Auris Health subsidiary received the FDA clearance for Monarch for endourological procedures. Company officials say it’s now the first and only multispecialty, flexible robotic solution for use in both bronchoscopy and urology. The company said […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Business/Financial News, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Regulatory/Compliance, Robotics, Surgical, Urology Tagged With: aurishealth, Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson, robot-assisted, surgical robotics

Teleflex launches UroLift in Japan

April 11, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) announced today that it launched its UroLift system for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Japan. Wayne, Pennsylvania–based Teleflex made the UroLift system for BPH or enlarged prostate available for purchase immediately, having recently received reimbursements approval from the Central Social Insurance Medical Council of Japan (Chuikyo). The company designed UroLift as a […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Men's Health, Urology Tagged With: Teleflex

Medtronic completes first patient implants in implantable tibial neuromodulation trial

March 25, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced that it completed the first patient implants in the Titan 2 pivotal study of its investigational neuromodulation device. Fridley, Minnesota-based Medtronic’s Titan 2 trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company’s implantable tibial neuromodulation (TNM) device in people with overactive bladder (OAB). The company designed the minimally invasive implantable TNM […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Featured, Gynecological, Implants, Men's Health, Neurological, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Urology, Women's Health Tagged With: Medtronic

Medtronic performs first procedure with Hugo surgical robot in Europe

February 2, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it performed the first clinical procedure in Europe with its Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie, head of urology at OLV Hospital in Aalst, Belgium, performed the robotic prostatectomy. (Mottrie is also and CEO and founder of the Belgium-based ORSI Academy for training, R&D and data analysis for improving […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, News Well, Robotics, Surgical, Urology Tagged With: Medtronic, robot-assisted, surgical robotics

Applaud Medical wins breakthrough designation for kidney stones treatment tech

January 31, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Applaud Medical announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its Acoustic Enhancer technology. San Francisco-based Applaud Medical designed its Acoustic Enhancer technology for use in conjunction with ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy (URS-LL) for the fragmentation of calcium-based urinary stones (at least 6mm and not more than 20mm in diameter) that are obstructing […]

Filed Under: Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance, Urology Tagged With: Applaud Medical

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