Abbott (NYSE:ABT) was honored for a handful of its offerings at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 Innovation Awards. The company’s FreeStyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system ranked among the top 15 products in the CES Best of Innovation category. The next-generation CGM system features the world’s smallest, thinnest glucose sensor that can […]
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Butterfly Network takes hit on Q3 revenue miss
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) shares hit a skid today on third-quarter revenues that came in well short of the consensus forecast. BFLY shares were down 14.6% at 7.34 per share in late-afternoon trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — was down 0.5%. The Guilford, Connecticut-based […]
Bioventus closes acquisition of Misonix
Bioventus (NSDQ:BVS) announced today that it completed its previously announced acquisition of Misonix for an undisclosed amount. Durham, N.C.-based Bioventus said in a news release that Misonix, a developer of minimally invasive therapeutic ultrasonic technologies and regenerative medicine, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary following the acquisition for cash and common stock. Misonix’s offerings will add […]
Bioventus cleared to acquire Misonix
Bioventus (NSDQ:BVS) this week announced that its stockholders approved the merger and acquisition of Misonix for an undisclosed amount. The Durham, N.C.–based orthobiologics company’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of Bioventus class A common stock to the stockholders of Misonix for the previously announced merger of the two companies. Through the deal, Misonix will become […]
How Abbott is advancing coronary imaging through AI
Abbott’s combination of AI and OCT imaging could pave the way for coronary stent placement. X-ray imaging has typically aided the placement of coronary stents. To a degree, it’s worked, but Abbott officials believe there is a better option — one that offers more information about the blood vessel in question than seen before. Dr. […]
Fujifilm integrates two of its medical businesses
Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. and Fujifilm Healthcare Americas announced last week that the two companies have merged. Now operating under the name Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corp., the new combination of organizations aims to bring together the strengths of each company’s product portfolios and employees to create new value for customers and advance medical care, according […]
GE Healthcare to acquire BK Medical and its ultrasound portfolio for $1.45B
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire BK Medical for $1.45 billion. BK Medical develops intraoperative imaging and surgical navigation technology for guiding clinicians during minimally invasive and robotic surgeries, for visualizing deep tissue during procedures in neuro and abdominal surgery and in ultrasound urology, according to a news […]
InTRAvent wins FDA 510(k) clearance for Solopass bedside neuro-navigation device
InTRAvent has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Solopass system for assisting frontal placement of intraventricular catheters deep within the brain. The Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company said yesterday that it designed the device with 2D and 3D ultrasound imaging, artificial intelligence and trajectory guidance for intraprocedural localization and navigation for external ventricular drain (EVD) placement. Get […]
Endosound wins breakthrough device designation for add-on ultrasound system for endoscopes
FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to Endosound’s system to turn any flexible upper gastrointestinal video endoscope into an endoscopic ultrasound system. The EndoSound Vision System is an add-on device that includes a compact ultrasound beamformer, reusable transducer and disposable mounting kit. Portland, Oregon–based EndoSound touts the system’s distal attachment that allows the endoscopist to […]
Butterfly Network, Caption AI partner on handheld ultrasound
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) announced today that it entered into a strategic partnership with Caption Health for its AI capabilities. Guilford, Conn.-based Butterfly Network said in a news release that an integrated solution developed through the partnership should enhance cardiac assessment with the Butterfly iQ+ handheld whole-body ultrasound system that uses the company’s Ultrasound-on-Chip technology. By […]
Butterfly Network closes the day strong after beating The Street in Q2
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) shares performed impressively today on second-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. BFLY shares closed the day up 12.1% at $11.70 and continued to tick up after hours, rising 0.9% at $11.80. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — closed the day down […]