Wearable medical device developer Current Health said today it won FDA clearance for its its wireless wearable patient monitor. The Edinburgh, Scotland-based company’s wearable monitor tracks vital signs and is intended to provide extra information to clinicians to allow for earlier interventions. Current touted the device as “the most accurate, all-in-one wireless wearable currently approved […]
Vectorious starts trial of implantable wireless heart monitor
Vectorious Medical Technologies said it has begun a first-in-human trial of its left atrial pressure monitoring device. Tel Aviv-based Vectorious is developing the V-Lap implantable wireless heart monitor, which is designed to monitor pressure in the heart’s left atrium. The Vector-HF trial will enroll up to 30 patients at six sites across Germany, Israel, Italy and the U.K. […]
Could this device replace pacemaker batteries?
The heart’s motion is so powerful that it can recharge lifesaving cardiac devices, according to new research from Dartmouth College. Engineers at Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering developed a dime-sized device to convert the heart’s kinetic energy into electricity to power a wide range of implantable devices, according to the Hanover, N.H.-based college. Get the full […]
AliveCor lands $20m loan from Oxford Finance
AliveCor landed a $20 million loan from Oxford Finance, the investment firm said today. Alexandria, Va.-based Oxford, which specializes in life-science and healthcare plays, said the senior secured loan are earmarked for working capital as Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor looks to expand the footprint of its mobile ECG devices. AliveCor makes the KardiaBand, a wrist-worn device […]
Iradimed pulls MRI-safe patient monitor after running afoul of new EU regulations
Iradimed (NSDQ:IRMD) halted sales of its 3880 MRI-compatible vital signs monitor in the European Union, after its CE Mark approval expired last week. Winter Springs, Fla.-based Iradimed said the Jan. 17 expiration came after its notified body, UL International, reviewed its technical file and found that it ran afoul of new EU clinical evaluation rules. UL International […]
Zoll Medical wins $400m DoD patient monitoring supply contract
Zoll Medical has won a $400 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply them with patient monitoring and capital equipment systems and accessories, according to a recently posted DoD release. The deal comes through a five-year base contract with an additional single five-year option period, according to the release. A total of 36 […]
CES 2019: Medical technologies you need to know
Mobile health devices and wearables are increasingly playing a prominent role at the annual CES show in Las Vegas, with 505 digital health and 620 wearables exhibitors at this year’s show. Health and medical devices touted at CES 2019 – Jan. 8–11 – were meant to improve everything from posture to sleep analysis. Time will tell […]
Hill-Rom gets in on $39m round for EarlySense
Hill-Rom (NYSE:HRC) and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (NYSE:WFC) led a $39 million funding round for EarlySense and its contact-free patient monitoring technology, the Israeli company said today. Other participants in the round included BlueRed Capital, the Israel Innovation Fund, Argos Capital and Hotung Capital and existing investors Pitango Venture Capital and JK&B Venture Capital. “Millions of beds worldwide require […]
Angel Medical Systems files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Cardiac monitor developer Angel Medical Systems has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to recently posted court documents. In its petition forms, the Eatontown, N.J.-based company lists the BioInfo Accelerator Fund as its largest creditor, owing it approximately $43 million. The owed amounts are for a combination of $20.6 million in 2012 notes, $20.4 million […]
Medtronic, IBM Watson debut hypoglycemia prediction feature for diabetes app
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and IBM Watson Health today launched a new feature for its Sugar.IQ personal diabetes assistant app that can predict the likelihood of a user experiencing a low glucose event within a four-hour window. The feature, called IQcast, uses AI tech from IBM and becomes more accurate as the low blood sugar event draws nearer, according to […]
Researchers design ingestible sensor for controlled drug release
Researchers from MIT, Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Draper have developed a Bluetooth-controlled ingestible capsule that can sense the temperature of its environment and reside in the stomach for at least a month. The device, which was tested in an animal study and composed of 3D-printed parts, is powered by a small silver oxide battery and relays data to a […]
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