GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) today introduced its Revolution Ascend with Effortless Workflow computed tomography (CT) system. The new CT system includes a new 75 cm wide-gantry, 40 mm detector coverage and lower table position designed to accommodate high body mass index (BMI) patients and trauma cases that would otherwise be too delicate to maneuver in a […]
Digital Health
Caresyntax brings Series C funding to $130M
Digital surgery platform developer Caresyntax announced today that it added a $30 million extension to its Series C funding round. Boston-based Caresyntax’s $30 million extension brings its total Series C funding to $130 million, adding to the first stage announced in April 2021, according to a news release. PFM Health Sciences led the extension, with […]
iRhythm picks Dexcom COO Quentin Blackford as new CEO
iRhythm Technologies (NSDQ:IRTC) announced today that it appointed Quentin Blackford as its new president & CEO. Blackford will assume the role of president & CEO and become a member of the company’s board of directors effective Oct. 4, 2021. The company had been searching for a CEO since June when Mike Coyle announced that he […]
The Decentralized Hospital: Envisioning Our MedTech-fueled Future
The past year has also shown the urgent need to create robust, resilient, sustainable, interconnected health systems to address widespread challenges from high costs and provider burnout to our aging population and beyond. Star’s HealthTech Practice, in collaboration with Magic Leap, has crafted this focused look into the tech-fueled future of healthcare. Our experts assess […]
Baxter to acquire Hillrom for $12.4B
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hillrom (NYSE:HRC) for approximately $12.4 billion. Rumblings of a potential deal surfaced earlier this week, leading to a massive rise for Hillrom’s stock. The expectation was that the companies would reach a deal by midweek so long as talks didn’t fall apart. Those […]
GE Healthcare introduces next-gen portable X-ray system
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it introduced the AMX Navigate next-generation portable, digital X-ray system. AMX Navigate includes what GE Healthcare touts as a first-of-its-kind, power-assisted free-motion telescoping column designed to reduce lift force by up to 70% and decrease technologist injury, according to a news release. Additionally, the platform includes new workflow solutions, […]
Zimmer Biomet touts data supporting its MyMobility with Apple Watch
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) today touted data highlighting the clinical value of its MyMobility platform with Apple Watch. Warsaw, Indiana-based Zimmer Biomet announced four data presentations on MyMobility with Apple Watch, which it touts as a first-of-its-kind remote care management platform for helping healthcare professionals remotely support and guide patients during their preparation for and recovery from […]
Zimmer Biomet, Canary Medical win FDA de novo nod for smart knee implant
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) and Canary Medical announced today that the FDA granted de novo classification for Persona IQ. The de novo grant and marketing authorization comes for the tibial extension for Persona IQ, which the companies tout as the first and only smart knee implant cleared by the FDA for total knee replacement surgery. (Canary […]
OpticSurg launches AR system to connect frontline workers with remote clinicians
OpticSurg has released an augmented reality telecollaboration system, Vision Beyond, to connect frontline health care workers with consulting clinicians in real-time. A provider working in person with a patient can share their first-person perspective through the Vision Beyond software platform using off-the-shelf augmented reality smart glasses, which beam what they’re seeing to web-enabled devices like […]
How iRhythm sought to outdo the old-school Holter monitor
iRhythm is changing the game in a heart rhythm monitoring space that has been dominated for years by the Holter Monitor. Here’s how. About 14 years ago, when Mark Day was interviewing at iRhythm, he could see the unmet needs that a project out of Stanford’s Biodesign program addressed. While that was a start, there […]
Better Therapeutics secures $50M debt facility for digital diabetes treatment tech
Better Therapeutics announced today that it secured a loan debt facility worth up to $50 million from Hercules Capital. The debt facility provides up to $150 million in total financing when combined with the proceeds from going public through a $113 million merger with SPAC Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp II and a PIPE investment. Get the full story […]
