Siemens (NYSE:SI) Healthineers said today it launched the TrueFusion1 application for its Acuson SC2000 cardiovascular ultrasound system, designed to integrate ultrasound and angiography images to guide structural heart disease treatments. The TrueFusion application is designed to send anatomical and functional markers, in addition to valve models, from the Acuson SC2000’s true volume transesophageal echocardiography transducer to […]
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Lumicell launches breast cancer, prostate cancer trials with Lum image-guided system
Lumicell said today that it is launching clinical studies in breast cancer and prostate cancer with its Lum image-guided cancer surgery system. The breast cancer trial is a pivotal study following an initial training period with surgeons, the Wellesley, Mass.-based company reported, and the prostate cancer study is a first for Lumicell and its technology, Most […]
Dextera Surgical wins expanded FDA nod for MicroCutter 5/80 stapler
Dextera Surgical (NSDQ:DXTR) said today it won expanded FDA 510(k) clearance for its MicroCutter 5/80 stapler and associated reloads, now cleared for open solid organ parenchymal dissection techniques. The new clearance covers use on organs including the liver, kidney, pancreas and spleen, the Redwood City, Calif.-based company said. “The small size and large degree of articulation […]
Ethicon touts progress on multi-year bariatric surgery evidence initiative
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said today it has made major progress in its “Project Game Changer” initiative which looks to close evidence gaps and reduce clinical and economic barriers for access to surgical treatments for treating obesity and related diseases. With the Game Changer Initiative, the company said it is focusing its research and evidence […]
How augmented reality could guide facial reconstruction surgeries
A Japanese research team has created an augmented reality (AR) system that allows them to create 3D simulations of facial reconstructive procedure results, projecting the images over a patient’s face during surgery. Researchers at Osaka Medical College in Japan reported that they have developed and tested the AR system for evaluating improvements of the body […]
DePuy, JointPoint ink joint surgery navigation deal
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes said today that it inked an exclusive agreement with JointPoint to co-market its surgery navigation software platform in the U.S. The company’s technology features non-invasive navigation, pre-operative digital templating, case planning and feedback during total hip replacement surgeries. “We are thrilled to partner with JointPoint to help provide more […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Aug. 25, 2017
From InspireMD’s Swiss distribution deal to CoreLink’s stackable guide wire launch, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth a mention. 1. InspireMD announces Swiss distribution deal InspireMD announced in an Aug. 25 press release that it has signed an agreement with 1a Medical to distribute the CGuard EPS […]
Titan Medical closes $2m deal with Chinese investor
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD) said today that it closed a deal with Longtai Medical to convert a $2.0 million distributorship deposit to equity. The move makes Longtai the robotic surgical company’s largest shareholder. In May of 2015, Titan Medical and Longtai, a subsidiary of Chinese medical device distributor Ningbo Long Hengtai International Trade Co., inked a deal to […]
Soft, water-powered robot makes endoscopic surgery easier
Harvard researchers have created a rigid-soft robotic arm for endoscopes that can sense, flex and has multiple degrees of freedom. Flexible endoscopes fit through narrow passages to reach difficult parts of the body. Once they reach their target, the devices need rigid surgical tools to be able to manipulate or remove tissues. Researchers from Harvard’s […]
Omeros closes $68m public offering
Biopharma company Omeros (NSDQ:OMER) said that it closed a $68.3 million underwritten public offering last week, selling 3 million shares of its common stock at $22.75 apiece. After deducting fees and other expenses, Omeros said it is slated to reel in $63.6 million from the offering. The company plans to use its newly-acquired funds to support R&D for its […]
Acelity touts lowered complications, narcotic use in Prevena NPWT cesarean trial
Acelity today released results from a study of cesarean procedures for obese patients, touting a reduction in post-surgical wound complications and narcotic use for patients who underwent closed incision negative pressure wound therapy using its Prevena incision management system. Results from the study were published in the American Journal of Perinatology. “Cesarean deliveries are the most […]