MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers say they have a way of splitting ventilators which could address many of the safety concerns — potentially boosting the supply of ventilators amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They have demonstrated their concept’s effectiveness in the lab — but they still caution it should be used only as a last resort […]
Respiratory
FDA clears Propeller Health sensor to work with Symbocort inhaler
Propeller Health announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for connecting patients using its Symbicort Inhaler to its digital health platform. The Madison, Wis.-based company’s digital health platform already connects to inhalers used by asthma and COPD patients, including ones manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Orion, along with other generic equivalents. Get the […]
Steris wins second EUA to decontaminate up to 30m respirators per day
Steris (NYSE:STE) has won an FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for a new steam sterilization method to decontaminate used N95 respirators. The EUA covers the new Steris Steam Decon cycle to decontaminate 3M 1860, 3M 1860S, and 3M 1804 NIOSH-approved N95 respirators that are or might be contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic microorganisms. The FDA […]
FDA clears 4D Medical’s lung imaging technology
4DMedical announced that it received FDA clearance for its XV Technology for analyzing functional lung impairment from a single X-ray. Australia-based 4DMedical (formerly 4DX), which has a U.S. base in Woodland Hills, Calif., designed the XV Technology as a four-dimensional lung imaging process in the form of a software-as-a-service (Saas) diagnostic tool. The software rapidly […]
TransMedics proposes public offering following positive OCS Liver Protect trial results
TransMedics (NSDQ:TMDX) today announced a public offering following positive results from a clinical trial for its organ care system. The Andover, Mass.-based organ transplant transportation technology developer revealed in a news release that it is offering $60 million in shares of common stock, plus a 30-day option to purchase additional shares that total up to 15% […]
Report: U.S. may shield medical device makers from antitrust rules amid pandemic
U.S. officials are reportedly set to invoke a law that would protect companies from antitrust regulations to keep medical supplies available during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Associated Press reported that the government began formal discussions with private industry representatives yesterday, the subject of those discussions centering around a five-year agreement that would ensure supplies of […]
NFL looking at modified facemasks for helmets
NFL Players Association medical director Thom Mayer told ESPN that the league is developing facemasks to protect players from COVID-19. Speaking to ESPN reporter Adam Schefter on The Adam Schefter Podcast, Mayer said the league and Oakley are testing prototypes of helmets with a modified facemask that could contain surgical material or even the material […]
Windtree Therapeutics prices $20m offering
Windtree Therapeutics (OTCQB:WINT) announced today that it priced a public offering of common stock worth approximately $20 million. The Warrington, Pa.-based company’s offering includes more than 2.7 million units of common stock at $7.25 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock […]
Medela to produce 10,000 suction pumps for COVID-19 patients
Medela announced today that it will open a new manufacturing line in the U.S. for its Vario 18 AC portable suction pumps, which provide suction and fluid removal during respiratory treatment provided by ventilators. The company said it will produce 10,000 units beginning in June from its Americas headquarters in McHenry, Ill. to help meet the […]
Report: 3M settles respirator price-gouging case
3M (NYSE:MMM) has settled one of several price-gouging lawsuits it filed recently over its N95 respirators, according to a report by Law360. The lawsuit, filed April 30 in federal court in Tallahassee, Fla., had accused Atlanta, Ga.-based 1 Ignite Capital LLC, Institutional Financial Sales LLC, and Auta Lopes of attempting to sell 10 million N95 respirators […]
Medtech 100 roundup: Stocks dip slightly after strong start to month
Medtech stocks ticked down over the course of last week as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bear economic ramifications. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 82.4 points at the end of last week (May 15). That total represents a -1.9% decline from the 83.98-point […]