AliveCor reportedly yesterday said that it ended sales of its KardiaBand for use with the Apple Watch. The company stopped selling the device in June and has pulled the device from its Amazon vendor profile as well, according to MobiHealthNews. “In 2017, we were proud to launch the first FDA-cleared accessory for the Apple Watch,” […]
Ex-Medtronic CFO Ellis joins Inspire Medical board | Personnel Moves, August 2, 2019
Inspire Medical Systems last week named Gary Ellis, the former CFO at Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), to its board of directors effective immediately. Minneapolis-based Inspire Medical also said that Amzak Health managing partner Joyce Erony left the board effective yesterday. Ellis spent 27 years at Medtronic before retiring in 2016. “On behalf of the entire Inspire board […]
Best Buy to retail AliveCor’s KardiaMobile
AliveCor said yesterday that it has inked a strategic partnership deal with Best Buy to offer its KardiaMobile electrocardiogram devices at their retail locations across the U.S. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s KardiaBand is a wrist-worn electrocardiogram device designed to detect atrial fibrillation and normal sinus rhythm. AliveCor said that the deal marks the first time […]
AliveCor wins FDA nod for 6-lead personal ECG
AliveCor said today that it won FDA clearance for its KardiaMobile 6L six-lead personal ECG device, touting it as the first device of its kind to win FDA clearance. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said that the six-lead device features a design consistent with its existing KardiaMobile product, but features an additional two electrodes on the […]
FDA clears AliveCor’s KardiaMobile for bradycardia, tachycardia monitoring
AliveCor said yesterday that it won expanded FDA 510(k) clearance indications for its KardiaMobile personal ECG device, now cleared for detecting bradycardia and tachycardia. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s KardiaBand is a wrist-worn electrocardiogram device previously cleared to detect atrial fibrillation and normal sinus rhythm. “No other consumer ECG device in the world, can tell […]
Omron wins FDA nod for combined blood pressure monitor, EKG
Omron Healthcare (TYO:6645) has won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Blood Pressure Monitor + Echocardiogram device, according to a recently posted FDA release. The device, which was developed in collaboration with AliveCor, allows users to monitor both high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation, which the company said are critical risk factors for stroke. The newly cleared […]
Owens & Minor taps former Thermo Fisher CCO Pesicka as prez, CEO | Personnel Moves – February 27, 2019
Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) said this month that it named former Thermo Fisher Scientific chief commercial officer Edward Pesicka as its new prez & CEO, effective March 4. Pesicka will replace interim prez & CEO Robert Sledd, who will continue to serve as board chair, the Richmond, Va.-based company said. Prior to his position as chief […]
ReShape Lifesciences CEO Gladney to resign | Personnel Moves – January 29, 2019
ReShape Lifesciences (NSDQ:RSLS) said yesterday that its prez & CEO Dan Gladney will resign from his positions with the company, effective March 31. Gladney will remain with the company as board chair, San Clemente, Calif.-based ReShape Lifesciences said. The company’s board of directors said they will immediately begin to look for a replacement, according to an […]
AliveCor lands $20m loan from Oxford Finance
AliveCor landed a $20 million loan from Oxford Finance, the investment firm said today. Alexandria, Va.-based Oxford, which specializes in life-science and healthcare plays, said the senior secured loan are earmarked for working capital as Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor looks to expand the footprint of its mobile ECG devices. AliveCor makes the KardiaBand, a wrist-worn device […]
AliveCor app matches ECG in signaling certain heart attacks
An international study has found that AliveCor’s smartphone app has nearly the same accuracy as a standard 12-lead ECG in monitoring heart activity and determining if someone is having an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The study led by researchers from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City followed 204 patients with chest […]
FDA hopes new disruptive wearables will lead to ‘universal digital future in healthcare’
The FDA is hopeful that devices like the new Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) Watch, which is designed to provide on-the-spot electrocardiogram tests and detect atrial fibrillation, will lead to a “reimagination of healthcare delivery,” according to a recent post from agency head Dr. Scott Gottlieb, but whether having that data will improve overall health has yet to be […]
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