Easterseals announced that it received a $750,000 grant from the Abbott Fund to pilot the Project on Education and Community Health Equity. The grant will fund the project from now through 2025, with the three-year initiative aimed at addressing systemic barriers to high-quality education and healthcare experienced by children and families in underserved communities. According […]
Pediatrics
How SeaStar’s device calms hyperinflammation — and could prevent lasting damage from COVID cytokine storms
SeaStar Medical recently won FDA breakthrough device designation for a new way to treat hyperinflammation with technology that could help fight chronic conditions from COVID-19 infections. The Denver-based medical developer is seeking a humanitarian device exemption for treating children with acute kidney injury (AKI) based on an FDA-funded study, SeaStar President and CEO Eric Schlorff […]
OrthoPediatrics buys Pega Medical for up to $33M
OrthoPediatrics announced today that it has agreed to acquire Pega Medical and its Fassier-Duval Telescopic Intramedullary System for osteogenesis imperfecta and other bone deformities. “Similar to OrthoPediatrics, the Pega organization has been focused exclusively on addressing unmet needs for children whose lives have been impacted by musculoskeletal disorders and diseases. Their product offerings include novel […]
Insulet’s Omnipod 5 “significantly improves” glycemic outcomes in very young children
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) announced data supporting the use of its Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system in young children. Acton, Massachusetts–based Insulet’s Omnipod 5 significantly improved time in range and reduced HbA1c in children aged 2 through 5.9 years old with type 1 diabetes over 12 months of use, according to the company. Earlier this year, the […]
Abbott to develop biowearable for continuous monitoring of glucose, ketone levels
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that it is developing a new biowearable for continuously monitoring both glucose and ketone levels. The all-in-one sensor has already garnered FDA breakthrough device designation and will be used in pivotal trials in 2023, with regulatory submissions to follow thereafter. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
gBETA Medtech accelerator picks its next startups
The gBETA Medtech virtual accelerator today named the five startups that will participate in the spring program leading up to the June 21 showcase day. “We’re so fortunate to have such a diverse set of founders with expertise across the healthcare continuum,” gBETA Medtech Director KC Caine said in a news release. “Our founders are […]
Study demonstrates benefits of Bioretec’s bioresorbable pediatric wrist implant
Bioretec announced today that published clinical trial results support the use of its bioresorbable ActivaPin implant. Helsinki-based Bioretec designed the ActivaPin implants for pediatric patients to treat severely displaced distal radius and forearm fractures. According to a news release, the results from the retrospective, multicenter study demonstrated that patients treated with ActivaPin has a significantly […]
OrthoPediatrics acquires MD Orthopaedics and its clubfoot bracing technology
OrthoPediatrics (Nasdaq:KIDS) today announced that it is acquiring MD Orthopaedics in a transaction valued up to $19.6 million. The Warsaw, Indiana-based will acquire MD Orthopaedics and its bracing product lines and Mitchell Ponseti ankle-foot orthosis system to treat clubfoot. Under terms of the agreement, OrthoPediatrics is buying the Wayland, Iowa-based company for an upfront cash […]
GripAble picks Medline for exclusive U.S. hand therapy product distribution
Medline has inked an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with GripAble, the developer of a two-in-one hand and arm function assessment and training device. The GripAble Pro was designed to help therapists serve more patients more efficiently in neurological rehabilitation, pediatrics, hand therapy and other applications. The device connects to a tablet app and tracks grip […]
Pega Medical picks Explorer Surgical’s digital case support platform
Explorer Surgical, a GHX company, announced today that it has expanded its presence in the pediatric orthopedic medical device space after bringing on Pega Medical as a customer. Founded in 1996, Pega Medical specializes in designing, developing, evaluating, and manufacturing pediatric orthopedic devices. It has business in more than 70 countries. Pega Medical’s medical device […]
Stanford startup hires Elbit’s KMC to get blood ammonia device approved and manufactured
Aza Technology has hired Elbit Systems of America’s KMC Systems medical instruments division to get the startup’s rapid blood ammonia detector approved by regulators and ready for manufacturing. Aza Technology developed the rapid ammonia monitoring device (AMD) with Stanford University and Stanford Hospital to detect hyperammonemia, which can lead to irreversible neurological damage, coma and […]
