Medical imaging dev IschemaView said yesterday that it launched its Rapid Angio neuroimaging system designed for use in the angiography suite. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company said that it partnered with Siemens (NYSE:SI) to integrate the Rapid software with Siemens’ SyngoDynaCT multiphase system for the newly launched imaging solution. Siemens’ SyngoDyna CT Multiphase is a 3D image acquisition […]
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Latest Neurological News
Abbott wins $35m Defense contract for TBI assay
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) landed a contract with the U.S. Defense Dept. to develop a diagnostic assay to detect traumatic brain injuries, the Pentagon said yesterday. The Chicago-area healthcare giant was the lone bidder for the $35.2 million fixed-price contract, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2022. The deal also comes with an immediate $12 […]
Penumbra revenue up but earnings down in Q4
Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) saw its revenue jump more than 25% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, but earnings were down for the Alameda, Calif.–based maker of devices to treat neuro and peripheral vascular conditions. Alameda, Calif.-based Penumbra’s stock is down about $15.57 per share, or 10.6%, to $131.25 as of midday trading. The company reported yesterday evening […]
Insightec wins expanded Medicare coverage for essential tremor treatment
Incisionless neurosurgery company Insightec said it has won Medicare coverage for its Neuravive MR-guided focused ultrasound device in 13 more states, effective April 1, 2019. Health insurance administrator Noridian extended coverage to Medicare recipients in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Insightec’s Neuravive technology is designed to treat essential tremor […]
Neuroelectrics touts FDA IDE Starstim epilepsy treatment study data
Medical device dev Neuroelectrics today released results from an FDA investigational device exemption trial of its Starstim device intended to treat patients with drug resistant epilepsy, touting a significant reduction in seizure frequency. The Starstim device from the Cambridge, Mass.-based company provides transcranial current stimulation, delivering mild electrical currents to the specific areas of the […]
Alphatec wins FDA nod for SafeOp neuromonitoring system
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) said today that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its SafeOp neuromonitoring system, now cleared for use in real-time intraoperative nerve location and health assessment. The clearance expands the indications for the next-gen system to include more advanced algorithms for electromyography, which is used to test nerves for location, proximity and conduction. The system […]
Ctrl-Labs raises $28m for neural interface tech
Neural interface developer Ctrl-Labs has raised $28 million in a new round of equity financing, joined by both Google and Amazon, to support its non-invasive electromyography tech designed to translate neural signals into digital input. The round was led by Google‘s (NSDQ:GOOG) venture arm, GV, and joined by the Amazon Alexa Fund, Lux Capital, Spark […]
LivaNova touts CMS trial clearance for vagus nerve depression treatment system
LivaNova (NSDQ:LIVN) said on Wednesday that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a National Coverage Decision for LivaNova’s Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy for treating treatment-resistant depression. The London-based company said that the modified NCD will enable Medicare coverage for VNS therapy through the Coverage with Evidence Development framework when offered through a CMS-approved, […]
ReWalk Robotics files for exoskeleton suit clearance
ReWalk Robotics (NSDQ:RWLK) said it has applied to FDA for 510(k) clearance of its ReStore exoskeleton suit for gait training during stroke rehabilitation. The Yokneam, Israel-based company designed its exo-suit to provide coordinated plantarflexion and dorsiflexion assistance to a patient’s foot and ankle. It recently won insurer reimbursement from Cigna and completed a clinical trial […]
Judge sends ‘brain fingerprinting company’ and would-be distributor to arbitration
On its surface, E. Hedinger AG v. Brainwave Science looks like a standard lawsuit alleging breach of contract. But the plaintiff’s claims go much further. Electromechanical company Hedinger (Wattwil, Switzerland) sued “brain-fingerprinting” company Brainwave Science (Southborough, Mass.) in 2017 in Massachusetts Superior Court over a distribution agreement that Hedinger claims Brainwave breached about a year […]
Soterix Medical launches tDCS trial for cocaine addiction
Soterix Medical said yesterday that it won a Phase I NIH-SBIR contract from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Drug Abuse to launch a trial of its remote transcranial direct current stimulation platform intended to treat cocaine addiction. The Phase I contract comes with a value of approximately $475,000 delivered over a period of […]