Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) today announced a program expansion. With support from Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Health Equity Initiative, Medtronic and ASGE are expanding the Medtronic Health Equity Assistance Program for colon cancer screening in medically underserved communities across the U.S., increasing GI Genius units (provided as part of […]
Women's Health
Memic Innovative Surgery is now Momentis Surgical
Memic Innovative Surgery announced today that it rebranded to become Momentis Surgical and changed the name of its proprietary technology. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Memic changed the name of its Hominis system for robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy to the Anovo surgical system. Last week, the company announced that HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and The Women’s Hospital at […]
How medical device companies are responding to abortion bans
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade’s protection of abortion rights, medical device companies are among those reassuring workers about healthcare access. Corporate communications to employees and the public at large come as trigger laws in nearly half of the states outlaw abortion immediately. Some medtech companies are not using […]
NovaXS unveils prototype for smart, needle-free drug delivery device
NovaXS Biotech announced that it unveiled the new prototype for its needle-free injection therapy smart medical device. Formed at the University of California, Berkeley, NovaXS designed its patent-pending Telosis technology to administer a narrow stream of medication without a needle in 0.3 seconds and to analyze injection data to allow for smarter health decisions. Get […]
Memic completes first robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy procedures with Hominis
Memic Innovative Surgery announced today that the first U.S. patient procedures were completed with its Hominis system for robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy. HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and The Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial successfully completed the first U.S. patient procedures using Hominis, the first and only FDA-authorized surgical robot that features miniature humanoid-shaped arms, with shoulder, […]
Cook Medical makes next-gen in vitro fertilization incubator available in U.S., Canada
Cook Medical announced today that it launched the next-generation MINC+ benchtop incubator in the U.S. and Canada. Bloomington, Indiana-based Cook Medical designed its MINC+ platform as the latest iteration of the MINC mini incubator benchtop system that has been in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics for more than two decades. The latest version of MINC includes the […]
FDA clears iSono’s automated, wearable 3D breast ultrasound system
iSono Health announced today that the FDA cleared its Atusa system for whole-breast ultrasound imaging. South San Francisco, California–based iSono designed Atusa as a first-of-its-kind, compact, automated whole-breast ultrasound system with a unique wearable accessory and intuitive software for automated image acquisition and analysis. According to a news release, Atusa’s patented technology makes 3D breast […]
Hologic handily beats the Street with Q2 results
Hologic (Nasdaq:HOLX) posted second-quarter results today that solidly exceeded the consensus forecast on Wall Street and increased its outlook for the rest of the year. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Hologic reported profits of $455.7 million, or $1.80 per diluted share, on sales of $1.436 billion for the three months ended March 26, 2022. That was a bottom-line […]
California appeals court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $302M in pelvic mesh case
A California appeals court mostly agreed that Johnson & Johnson must pay the state hundreds of millions of dollars over misleading marketing around the risks of pelvic mesh products. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in California, in its April 11 ruling, reduced the size of the civil penalties against J&J’s Ethicon subsidiary by $42 […]
Channel Medsystems makes three appointments to management team including new CFO
Channel Medsystems announced today that it appointed three new members to its executive team, including a new chief financial officer. Berkeley, California-based Channel Medsystems named Ian Vawter as VP and CFO, Rebecca Furlong as VP and president of U.S. sales and Nital Patel Bryant as senior director of marketing. Channel Medsystems develops the Cerene cryotherapy […]
Medtronic completes first patient implants in implantable tibial neuromodulation trial
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced that it completed the first patient implants in the Titan 2 pivotal study of its investigational neuromodulation device. Fridley, Minnesota-based Medtronic’s Titan 2 trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company’s implantable tibial neuromodulation (TNM) device in people with overactive bladder (OAB). The company designed the minimally invasive implantable TNM […]