Invuity (NSDQ:IVTY) said today that it recalled its PhotonBlade minimally invasive surgery light, after a few customers reported “unintended energy discharge” during procedures. The PhotonBlade device, which won 510(k) clearance from the FDA in August 2016, was in a limited market release that began in March, Invuity said. Customer feedback, gathered to inform improvements to the […]
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MassDevice Q&A: Claret Medical’s Azin Parhizgar on trying to make TAVR safer
Cerebral protection developer Claret Medical recently won FDA de novo clearance for its Sentinel device designed to trap blood clots and prevent stroke during heart valve replacement procedures. The Sentinel uses a pair of filters, 1 in the brachiocephalic artery another in the left common carotid artery, to trap debris released during transcatheter aortic valve replacement that could cause […]
Terumo, U Penn face heater-cooler infection lawsuit
Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) and the University of Pennsylvania are facing a suit from a New Jersey woman who claims to have contracted a serious bacterial infection from a Terumo HX2 heater-cooler device during a heart surgery last year, according to a press release published yesterday. Counsel for the plaintiff, Marisa Karamonoogian, said that her and her husband […]
neoSurgical raises $6m for surgical wound healing system
Privately-held medtech company neoSurgical said yesterday that it raised $5.5 million in equity financing from existing investors, including Targeted Technology Fund 2. The Dublin-based company added that it plans to raise another $1.8 million before closing the round. The Series B funding is slated to support the development, manufacturing and commercialization of neoSurgical’s neoClose product […]
ZipLine Medical closes $12m Series E to support Zip closure portfolio
ZipLine Medical said today it closed a $12 million Series E round of financing, with funds slated to support commercialization of its Zip surgical skin closure portfolio and product development. The round was led by newly invested growth equity fund HighCape Partners, and was joined by existing investor MVM Life Science Partners. As part of the financing […]
FDA clears Ethicon’s Surgicel powdered hemostat
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said today it won FDA approval for its Surgicel powder absorbable hemostat designed as an adjunctive hemostatic solution to control continuous oozing on broad or raw surfaces. The Surgicel powdered hemostat is comprised of oxidized regenerated cellulose, the base component in all of its Surgicel products. The powdered solution comes […]
New surgical technique makes prosthetic limbs feel real
MIT researchers have developed a new surgical technique that makes prosthetic limbs feel like real limbs. It could also help reduce the rejection rate of prosthetic limbs. “We’re talking about a dramatic improvement in patient care,” said Hugh Herr, a professor of media arts and sciences and senior author on the study, in a press […]
Report: Valeant shopping sale of surgical eye biz
Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX, TSE:VRX) is looking to sell its Bausch & Lomb division’s surgical product assets to Carl Zeiss Meditec (ETR:AFX), according to a Bloomberg report. The surgical eye assets could be worth approximately $2 billion, according to the report, with a possible agreement still weeks away. No final decisions have been made, and other interested […]
Alesi Surgical raises $6m to support commercial efforts
Alesi Surgical said this week that it raised $5.8 million to support commercialization of its Ultravision surgical device. Venture capital firms Panakes and Earlybird contributed to the new investment, joined by existing shareholders IP Group and Finance Wales. The company is slated to use the newly-acquired funds to drive commercial expansion of Ultravision into the U.S. […]
Monteris Medical raises $27m Series C for NeuroBlate brain surgery device
Monteris Medical said yesterday that it raised a Series C round worth nearly $27 million it plans to use on R&D, clinical trials and expanding the commercial footprint of its NeuroBlate brain surgery device. Versant Ventures and SightLine Partners led the round, joined by prior backers Birchview Capital and BDC Capital’s Healthcare Venture Fund, Monteris said. The MRI-guided […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: May 26, 2017
From Merck’s new licensing agreement to surgical study data being touted, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Merck inks exclusive licensing agreement for Alzheimer’s antibody Merck announced in a May 25 press release that it has entered an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Teijin Pharma. […]