Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it launched the Ultrasound Workspace echocardiography image analysis and reporting platform. Amsterdam-based Philips designed the Ultrasound Workspace system for clinicians to access it remotely via browser, allowing them to leverage diagnostic workflows from the ultrasound exam room to the reporting room and beyond to wherever echocardiography data needs to […]
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Aidoc’s AI-powered X-ray system cleared to detect collapsed lungs
Aidoc said today it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for AI-powered X-ray detection of pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung. It’s the latest indication for New York-based Aidoc’s triage and notification system, which has already been FDA 510(k) cleared for flagging suspected intracranial hemorrhage, large vessel occlusions, acute cervical spine fractures, pulmonary embolism, incidental […]
Terumo, Glooko partner for diabetes data sharing with insulin patch pump
Terumo (TSE:4543) and Glooko today announced a collaboration to integrate their technologies and create new diabetes data sharing solutions. In the new technology integration, users with diabetes will be able to transfer recorded data from the Terumo Medisafe With insulin patch pump into the Glooko management platform, allowing for the visualization of insulin dosage, food and activities in […]
FDA’s $8.4B budget request includes supply chain, pandemic prep and cancer funding
The FDA today said it wants a $2.1 billion funding bump as it released details of its $8.4 billion budget request for fiscal year 2023, which starts Oct. 1, 2022. The budget request includes full funding of the agency’s fiscal 2022 budget request, plus new programs and initiatives that would affect medical device developers and […]
Government warns on cybersecurity issues with Philips’ e-Alert MRI monitoring system
The U.S. Cyber Security & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued a notice regarding the e-Alert system from Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG). CISA called attention to the e-Alert MRI system monitoring platform (version 2.7 and prior) and a potential vulnerability related to “missing authentication for critical function.” According to the CISA notice, successful exploitation of the […]
Qure.ai raises $40M for AI-powered medical imaging diagnostics
Qure.ai announced today that it closed a funding round worth $40 million as it looks to extend the global reach of its diagnostic offerings. Mumbai-based Qure.ai develops artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology designed to read and interpret medical images (such as x-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds) in less than one minute. The FDA-cleared and CE-marked AI […]
Pear Therapeutics posts massive Q4 revenue uptick as product sales increase
Pear Therapeutics (Nasdaq:PEAR) missed Wall Street’s fourth-quarter revenue projections despite a major year-over-year increase in sales. The Boston-based prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) developer posted profits of $18.8 million, or 13¢ per share, on sales of $1.2 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2021, for a massive bottom-line gain from losses of nearly $48 […]
Cala Health announces new chief commercial, financial officers amid leadership expansion
Cala Health announced today that it has expanded its leadership team with a number of appointments, including new chief commercial and financial officers. New executives joining the company — which develops bioelectronic medicines to provide new therapies for chronic diseases — hold experience from major players in the medtech space, including iRhythm, Johnson & Johnson, […]
Osso VR raises $66M Series C to expand surgical education access
Osso VR announced that it recently raised $66 million in a Series C financing round as it looks to broaden access to surgical education for healthcare professionals. Oak HC/FT led the Series C round, while Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and Kaiser Permanente Ventures also participated. San Francisco-based Osso VR said in a news […]
FDA clears Biobeat’s remote vital sign monitoring system
Biobeat announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its wearable remote patient monitoring device. FDA clearance allows the wearable device to monitor respiratory rate and body temperature in addition to cuffless blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Petah Tikva, Israel-based Biobeat’s wireless wrist and chest monitoring devices became the first of […]
Pear Therapeutics joins Epic App Orchard to enable monitoring of its digital therapeutics
Pear Therapeutics (Nasdaq:PEAR) announced today that its PearConnect platform is now available in the Epic App Orchard Gallery. By making PearConnect available to healthcare providers through the Epic App Orchard Gallery, the providers who implement the application will be able to access PearConnect within Epic’s leading electronic health record (EHR) platform, allowing them to monitor patients […]