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 […]
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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 […]
Alivecor wins FDA clearance for next-gen interpretive ECG algorithms
AI-based electrocardiogram (ECG) technology developer AliveCor announced that it received FDA clearance for its next-gen ECG algorithms. Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor’s next-gen interpretive ECG algorithms, called Kardia AI V2, offers users a way to take a 30-second ECG and receive instant determinations of multiple cardiac conditions through the company’s KardiaMobile and KardiaMobile 6L devices and the […]
AliveCor closes $65M Series E
AI-based electrocardiogram (ECG) technology developer AliveCor announced today that it has closed a $65 million Series E financing round. Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor plans to use proceeds from the financing round to accelerate the growth of its remote cardiology platform, both domestically and globally, according to a news release. AliveCor is augmenting its artificial intelligence-powered […]
DTW Podcast: New tools helping medtechs overcome COVID19 challenges
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, senior executives from Avail Medsystems and AliveCor detail how their tools are helping medtechs remain in contact with both physicians and patients. In the keynote interview with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Avail Medsystems, says the company’s Procedural Telemedicine system will allow medical device sales representatives to observe more procedures […]
FDA allows use of AliveCor’s Kardia device for COVID-19 patients
AliveCor announced that the FDA now allows the company’s KardiaMobile 6L electrocardiogram (ECG) for use in measuring QTc (a heart rhythm disorder that can potentially cause fast, chaotic heartbeats) in patients with COVID-19. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company touts its KardiaMobile 6L as the world’s only six-lead personal ECG. It is designed to detect potentially […]
AliveCor inks wearables deal with Huami
AliveCor said yesterday that it entered into a strategic partnership with Huami Corp. (NYSE:HMI) to combine each company’s technologies for developing medically functional wearable devices. The financial details of the agreement were not disclosed but the company said the agreement includes the licensing of AliveCor technology and a deal to bring new devices and services to […]