CardioMech announced that it closed a $13 million financing round, bringing its total funding to $42 million to date. The Norway-based company is developing transfemoral, transeptally delivered mitral valve chordal repair technology in Fridley, Minnesota. Its latest round of funding came from existing and new investors, including an undisclosed strategic investor. CardioMech said in a […]
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Enovis completes $846M LimaCorporate acquisition
Enovis (NYSE:ENOV) announced today that it closed its nearly $850 million acquisition of orthopedic company LimaCorporate. Wilmington, Delaware-based Enovis announced its intent to acquire Lima in September. Enovis — one of the 10 largest orthopedic companies in the world — valued the deal at approximately $846.4 million (€800 million). The deal includes a $740.6 million (€700 […]
iRhythm wins CE mark for next-gen Zio ECG system, Zeus software
iRhythm Technologies announced today that it received CE mark for its Zio system and its supporting Zeus AI algorithm. San Francisco-based iRhythm designed the next-generation Zio long-term ambulatory cardiac monitor to detect potential cardiac arrhythmias. Zeus, the company’s advanced, deep-learned AI algorithm, supports the capture and analysis of ECG data recorded by Zio. The company […]
BCI developer Synchron names new chief technology officer
Synchron has promoted Riki Banerjee to chief technology officer, replacing co-founder Nick Opie in the role. Opie will remain on the brain-computer interface (BCI) developer’s board of directors, the company said today. Banerjee joined Synchron as VP of R&D in September 2021 after 12 years with Medtronic’s neurovascular operating unit. She will now lead all […]
The top medtech trends of 2023
The top medtech trends of 2023 included innovations such as artificial intelligence, new GLP-1 weight loss drugs and some long-awaited medtech finally receiving regulatory nods. With health providers facing additional challenges on top of an ever-uncertain economic environment, medtech companies also made major readjustments: layoffs, spinoffs, reorganizations and much more. Here are the top stories […]
Zoll Medical discloses email phishing attack and potential data breach
Zoll Medical Corp. said a cyberattack may have exposed protected health information of current and former employees, dependants and beneficiaries. Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based Zoll — an Asahi Kasei company — characterized the incident as a “sophisticated email phishing attack” that targeted a Zoll employee. Phishing attacks use seemingly trustworthy communications via emails, text messages or even […]
Illumina will divest Grail after court backs FTC ruling
Illumina (Nasdaq:ILMN) announced that it plans to divest Grail after a drawn-out legal battle over the $7.1 billion acquisition. In September 2020, Illumina announced an agreement to acquire Grail, a DNA sequencing and array-based tech developer. Grail itself was a startup that initially spun out from the company in 2016. Illumina completed the acquisition in […]
Ablative Solutions hits primary endpoint in renal denervation for hypertension trial
Ablative Solutions announced today that its TARGET BP I pivotal trial evaluating its Peregrine System kit met its primary endpoint. The trial evaluates alcohol-mediated renal denervation to treat hypertension with the Peregrine System. Wakefield, Massachusetts-based Ablative Solutions reported a statistically significant difference in 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure between treatment and sham procedure at three months. […]
Butterfly Network to bring Ultrasound-on-Chip tech to surgical robotics
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) announced today that it partnered with Mendaera to commercialize a new surgical robotic system. Mendaera, a Silicon Valley-based company, develops medical robotic technology. Its platform combines robotics, real-time imaging, AI and connectivity to enable intervention at scale. The company recently completed the research and design process for its novel robotic system and […]
Apple reportedly stops U.S. sales of certain smartwatches amid Masimo patent spat
Apple reportedly paused sales of two models of its smartwatches in the U.S. as it looks to resolve a patent dispute with Masimo . Apple confirmed the decision in a statement to 9to5Mac. The patent spat goes back as far as January 2020, centering around light-based pulse oximetry technology used by the watches. Masimo develops […]
Luma Vision raises $22M for 4D cardiac imaging, navigation tech
Luma Vision announced today that it raised $22 million to support its bid for FDA clearance of its Verafeye imaging and navigation platform. The company, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and Munich, Germany, develops novel four-dimensional (4D) technology. It designed Verafeye for cardiac imaging and navigation and has plans to build next-generation versions for additional applications. […]