AliveCor today announced a Series F financing led by GE Healthcare. The FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram tech company did not disclose the size of the funding round. NGK-NTK, through a CVC partnership with Pegasus Tech Ventures, also joined the round. The round also included existing investors Khosla Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and WP Global […]
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AliveCor launches KardiaComplete heart health management platform
AliveCor announced today that it launched its KardiaComplete comprehensive heart health enterprise solution. Mountain View, California-based AliveCor designed the KardiaComplete platform to drive improved health outcomes and reduce the cost of cardiac care for people diagnosed with hypertension and arrhythmias, like AFib, through their self-insured employers, health insurance plans and health systems. The company said […]
GE Healthcare, AliveCor partner to reduce cardiac-related hospitalizations
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and AliveCor announced today that they partnered to deliver electrocardiograms (ECGs) outside the hospital. AliveCor develops the KardiaMobile 6L (six-lead) ECG to detect AFib and other heart rhythm conditions. The partnership aims to deliver KardiaMobile’s six-lead ECGs taken by patients directly into GE Healthcare’s MUSE cardiac management system for physicians to view […]
FDA clears AliveCor’s next-generation credit card-sized ECG device
AliveCor announced today that it received FDA clearance for and launched its next-generation KardiaMobile electrocardiogram (ECG) device. Mountain View, California–based AliveCor touts the KardiaMobile Card as the slimmest, most convenient personal ECG device ever made, designed at the size of a standard credit card, fitting into wallets and providing a medical-grade, single-lead ECG in 30 […]
AliveCor adds to its executive team
Personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology developer AliveCor announced today that it added four new leaders to its executive team. Mountain View, California-based AliveCor appointed Vincent Balsamo as EVP of worldwide sales, Dr. Archana Dubey as chief clinical officer, Dr. Ben Green as SVP of services and Jessica Weinstein as SVP of marketing. “As we continue to […]
LiveCare, AliveCor partner to launch at-home remote cardiac monitoring
LiveCare announced today that it successfully integrated AliveCor’s KardiaMobile 6L electrocardiogram (EKG) device into its platform. New York-based LiveCare said in a news release that it integrated KardiaMobile 6L, a clinically-validated personal EKG device, within its LiveCare Link+ smart RPM gateway. Through the integration, patients and caregivers will receive real-time EKG monitoring at home or […]
AliveCor, Acutus partner on remote monitoring pilot study
AliveCor and Acutus Medical (NSDQ:AFIB) today announced a collaboration to study the integration of data collection tools in cardiology. The companies plan to launch a post-market U.S. pilot study in the third quarter of 2021 to gain insights on how physicians can use AliveCor’s KardiaMobile electrocardiogram (ECG) device to facilitate pre-ablation and/or post-ablation remote monitoring […]
AliveCor purchases CardioLabs
Personal ECG tech company AliveCor is acquiring CardioLabs and its monitoring and cardiac diagnostic services. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in yesterday’s news release. “The acquisition of CardioLabs sets AliveCor on a course to becoming the premier provider of end-to-end cardiac diagnostic support,” AlilveCor CEO Priya Abani, said in the news […]
ITC takes up AliveCore patent complaint against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate if Apple has imported devices that infringe three patents held by AliveCor. AliveCor filed the ITC complaint in April, alleging that Apple violated U.S. tariff law by importing certain Apple watches that infringe patents for its ECG technology. Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor wants the trade commission […]
Companies, docs alarmed by proposed 510(k) rollback
Medical associations and device companies have largely come out against a Trump administration proposal to permanently exempt certain medical devices and software from the FDA 510(k) clearance process. HHS used Trump’s waning days in office to propose permanently exempting 83 Class II devices and one unclassified device from the clearance review process. The list includes home ventilators, […]
AliveCor names new CFO
AliveCor this week said it has appointed Clyde Hosein as chief financial officer. Hosein has more than 30 years of leadership experience in corporate financial management. He previously served as CFO at RingCentral and Marvell Technology. He most recently was CFO at Automation Anywhere. “We are building a global enterprise platform to make heart care […]
