ArcherDX announced that it has won breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its personalized cancer monitoring (PCM) technology. Boulder, Colo.-based ArcherDX’s PCM platform is designed for minimally invasive monitoring and recurrence surveillance for early-stage cancer treatment. It is meant to offer healthcare providers access to genomic information in their laboratory. ArcherDX also recently won […]
Masimo to acquire NantHealth’s connected care business
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) will pay $47.25 million upfront to acquire the connected care business of Culver City, Calif.–based NantHealth (NSDQ: NH), the company said today. NantHealth’s connected care business provides medical device interoperability to hospitals and health systems, with products including DCX device connectivity (formerly known as DeviceConX), VCX patient vitals software (formerly known as VitalsConX), the […]
Masimo claims Apple infringed 10 of its health-monitoring patents
Patient-monitoring company Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) and spinoff company Cercacor filed suit yesterday accusing Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) of poaching its employees and infringing 10 of its patents to improve the health monitoring functions of the Apple Watch. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, claims that in 2013, Apple contacted Masimo and asked to meet regarding a […]
CES 2020: Medical technologies you need to know
The mobile health devices and wearables trend is seemingly accelerating this year, with 546 digital health and 635 wearable devices being touted at the annual CES show in Las Vegas. Digital health devices and wearables on display are up from the 505 and 620 devices, respectively, presented at CES 2019. Health and medical devices being […]
Senior-monitoring company Somatix raises $4.5m
Somatix (New York) — a four-year-old company with a monitoring system that spots problems in seniors via their gestures — has raised $4.5 million. The SEC Form D, files yesterday, listed nine investors in the offering. The company’s SafeBeing remote monitoring system passively tracks walking, sleeping, drinking, medication intake and more. The monitoring enables the […]
Doctor sues Apple over AF detector
A New York cardiologist claims Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) is infringing his patent for a device to detect atrial fibrillation. Dr. Joseph Wiesel, a clinical assistant professor of cardiology at New York University School of Medicine, was granted the 7,020,514 patent in 2006 for a “method and apparatus to determine possible atrial fibrillation.” The apparatus comprises a […]
GE warns on ApexPro telemetry server
GE (NYSE:GE) issued an urgent field safety notice in the United Kingdom for an issue with the server of its ApexPro telemetry system. The issue with the telemetry system is that the central monitoring station or bedside monitor may not provide visual or audible alarms for electrocardiogram arrhythmias, lead failures or SpO2 monitoring when affected. The […]
Medtronic adds an AI Klue to its diabetes management lineup
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it has completed the acquisition of Klue, a San Jose, Calif.-based software company that tracks people’s eating in real-time and analyzes it with artificial intelligence (AI) to help control diabetes. Medtronic plans to incorporate Klue’s technology into its Personalized Closed Loop (PCL) insulin pump system, which won FDA breakthrough device designation in February. PCL is […]
Baebies wins CE Mark for near-patient testing platform
Baebies today said it received CE Mark for its Finder near-patient testing platform. Finder is an in vitro diagnostic device (IVD) that features an instrument and cartridge that can test for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from low blood volume, or a single drop of whole blood. It can provide results within 15 minutes after sample introduction. “The […]
Dexcom CEO apologizes for remote monitoring outage
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) CEO Kevin Sayer publicly apologized on Friday for an outage over Thanksgiving weekend that cut off users’ ability to share glucose monitoring data with caregivers and loved ones. The Dexcom Follow app normally allows users of the company’s G6 continuous glucose monitor to share that data with up to 10 people, according to the company’s […]
Nihon Kohden launches new patient monitor
Nihon Kohden (TYO:6849) announced the U.S. launch of its Life Scope SVM-7200 series vital signs monitor for outpatient facilities and beds that aren’t continuously monitored. The Life Scope SVM-7200 is designed to provide customizable early warning scoring to help clinicians identify patients who are deteriorating or at risk of deterioration. It combines vital signs data with […]
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