The British medtech giant seeks to tap digital health to fuel growth in orthopedics. The Aria Home PT remote physical therapy device is the latest example. It’s the size of a small flatscreen TV and shows up at someone’s house before they undergo knee or hip surgery at an ambulatory surgery center, interacting with them […]
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Pear Therapeutics to go public via SPAC merger
Prescription digital therapeutics pioneer Pear Therapeutics announced today that it will go public by merging with a SPAC called Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ combination with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), whose management team is associated with the Pritzker Vlock Family Office, will result in a combined company named Pear Holdings Corp. […]
Glytec names Nausheen Moulana as chief technology officer
Cloud-based insulin management software developer Glytec announced today that it appointed Nausheen Moulana as its chief technology officer. In the role of CTO, Moulana will be responsible for Glytec’s product and technology vision, strategy and execution. She will lead the company’s product development teams — focusing on enhancements in provider workflows, electronic health record (EHR) integrations, mobile […]
Cleerly launches digital heart attack prevention software following $43M Series B
Cleerly today said it has launched its digital care software for heart attack prevention following a $43 million Series B funding round. New York–based Cleerly’s digital care technology is a non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiography that performs coronary artery phenotyping through artificial intelligence. According to the company, it uses millions of annotated lab images to […]
FDA rejects Verily’s smartwatch-based Parkinson’s exam
The FDA issued a letter to Google’s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily declaring that it will not accept a letter of intent for the company’s Parkinson’s exam. Verily submitted the LOI for drug development tool (DDT) for the virtual motor exam for Parkinson’s disease. The device measures a change in digitally assessed parameters of a subset of Parkinson’s disease […]
Getinge adds AI to its OR management software
Getinge announced today that it launched the Torin AI-based operation room management system in the U.S. Sweden-based Getinge’s Torin software uses AI to quickly and seamlessly improve the speed and efficiency of scheduling surgical procedures. The platform launched in 2020. The company today introduced a new suite of advanced functions for the platform, expanding its […]
Smart clothes powered by AI could monitor health
Purdue University engineers are touting a method for turning cloth items into battery-free, wearable and wireless “smart clothes.” The engineers at the West Lafayette, Ind.–based university developed a new spray/sewing method designed to transform any conventional cloth item into these smart clothes that can also be cleaned in the washing machine like normal clothing. Get […]
NeuroMetrix reports mixed results in fibromyalgia trial
NeuroMetrix (NSDQ:NURO) announced a mixed bag of top-line results from its trial of Quell in patients with fibromyalgia. Woburn, Mass.–based NeuroMetrix’s double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial evaluated the treatment of fibromyalgia with Quell, an over-the-counter novel transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) indicated for symptomatic relief and management of chronic lower extremity pain. Quell, a wearable device […]
7 startups grabbing the medtech spotlight in Minnesota
Minnesota has long been one of the nation’s top three medtech hubs and a good place for startups to get their footing. For 17 years, the MN Cup contest has offered cash prizes and the opportunity for medtech (and other) startups to tap into expert help to accelerate their businesses. MN Cup is a community-led, public-private partnership that […]
Carbon Health acquires Steady Health and its diabetes platform
Carbon Health announced today that it acquired Steady Health and its platform for using continuous glucose monitoring to personalize diabetes care. San Francisco-based Carbon Health said in a news release that the acquisition accelerates its rollout of a new primary care model designed to integrate its clinic footprint with virtual and hardware-enabled capabilities to create […]
AliveCor purchases CardioLabs
Personal ECG tech company AliveCor is acquiring CardioLabs and its monitoring and cardiac diagnostic services. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in yesterday’s news release. “The acquisition of CardioLabs sets AliveCor on a course to becoming the premier provider of end-to-end cardiac diagnostic support,” AlilveCor CEO Priya Abani, said in the news […]
