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 […]
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Butterfly Network wins Canadian approval for next-gen handheld ultrasound
Butterfly Network (NYSE: BFLY) announced today that Canada has approved its second-generation iQ+. Butterfly Network touts the iQ+ features what the company describes as the world’s only Ultrasound-on-Chip technology, boasting hardware and software advances to improve usability and care delivery. “We are excited that the Butterfly iQ+ will now be available for purchase by Canadian […]
FDA authorizes Cognoa autism spectrum disorder diagnostic aid
U.S. FDA today authorized Cognoa’s machine learning-based software to help diagnose autism spectrum disorder. The de novo authorization from FDA covers the use of the Cognoa ASD Diagnosis Aid with children 18 months through 5 years of age with potential ASD symptoms. Palo Alto, Calif.–based Cognoa has touted the software as a way to do away […]
Edwards’ low-BP prediction software gains FDA clearance
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) has announced that its Acumen hypotension prediction index (HPI) software has received FDA 510(k) clearance. Using data obtained from the Acumen IQ finger cuff, the software uses machine learning to alert clinicians of the likelihood a patient is trending toward hypotension, or low blood pressure. Until now, Acumen HPI software has only […]
iRhythm wins FDA clearances for next-gen Zio monitor, AI capabilities
iRhythm Technologies (NSDQ:IRTC) announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearances for updates to its heart rhythm monitoring tech. San Francisco-based iRhythm’s first clearance came for a new and improved design of its flagship wearable Zio monitor and the second covered updated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, according to a news release. The Zio ambulatory cardiac monitoring […]
ITC takes up AliveCore patent complaint against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate if Apple has imported devices that infringe three patents held by AliveCor. AliveCor filed the ITC complaint in April, alleging that Apple violated U.S. tariff law by importing certain Apple watches that infringe patents for its ECG technology. Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor wants the trade commission […]
7 digital health startups you need to watch in 2021
Digital health has skyrocketed in recent years. The pandemic has only propelled its growth by keeping patients away from doctors’ offices in droves. Thanks to the continued adoption of smartphones, the growth of connected medical devices and changes in patients’ and providers’ preferences, digital health will only continue to expand through the 2020s and beyond, […]
Apple debuts software for people with disabilities
Apple yesterday unveiled next-generation software features designed for people with mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive disabilities. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple’s operating systems are set to undergo software updates later this year that would allow people with limb differences to navigate the Apple Watch using AssistiveTouch, while the iPad will support third-party eye-tracking hardware for easier control and […]
DarioHealth to acquire PsyInnovations for $30M
DarioHealth announced that it will acquire digital health company PsyInnovations for up to $30 million. PsyInnovations develops the wayForward behavioral digital health platform with AI-enabled screening to triage and navigate members to specific interventions, digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), self-directed care, coaching and access to in-person and telehealth provider visits, according to a news release. […]
Google set to launch its first medical device
Google has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to identify dermatologic issues. In a news release, the technology giant cited billions of yearly Google searches related skin, nail and hair issues as a reason for developing the technology. The company plans to launch the web-based application as a pilot later on this year. Once they […]
Cue Health raises $235M to support its over-the-counter, home-use diagnostics
Healthcare technology company Cue Health announced that it closed a private financing round worth $235 million. Existing investors Johnson & Johnson Innovation — JJDC, Decheng Capital, CAVU Ventures, ACME Capital and more contributed to the financing, as did new investors Perceptive Advisors, MSD Capital and Koch Strategic Platforms, according to a news release. Morgan Stanley […]