HD Medical said today that it’s secured FDA clearance for its HD Steth, which uses artificial intelligence to enable clinicians to perform an advanced cardiac evaluation at point-of-care. The FDA clearance covers all three product classification codes of DQD, DQC and DPS for an electronic stethoscope, phonocardiograph and electrocardiograph — all combined into one device. […]
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Perimeter Medical Imaging to go public in Toronto
Perimeter Medical Imaging — creator of AI-based medical imaging tools for cancer surgery — plans to go public on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto on the week of June 29. The Toronto- and Dallas-based company is going public at the same time that it enters the commercial stage for its proprietary, FDA-cleared OCT imaging […]
GE Healthcare launches chest X-ray AI to better spot COVID-19
Officials at GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) think the company’s new Thoracic Care Suite — a collection of eight AI algorithms from Lunit Insight CXR — could help clinicians in the fight against COVID-19. The AI suite, launched today, quickly analyzes chest X-ray findings and flags abnormalities for radiologist review, according to GE. It can spot potential pneumonia […]
Accuray launches CyberKnife S7 system
Accuray (NSDQ:ARAY) announced today that it launched its CyberKnife S7 system for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Using real-time artificial intelligence-driven motion tracking and synchronization, CyberKnife S7 offers treatments for SRS and SBRT in as little as 15 minutes, according to a news release. The system’s AI adapts radiation delivery to patient […]
Zebra Medical Vision wins FDA clearance for AI to predict osteoporosis
Zebra Medical Vision announced today that it received its fifth FDA 510(k) clearance for its Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCF) product. The Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel-based company’s latest artificial intelligence-based product automatically identifies findings suggestive of compression fractures, which enables clinicians to place patients that are at risk of osteoporosis in treatment pathways that can prevent potentially […]
FDA clears ophthalmic camera from Optina Diagnostics
Optina Diagnostics announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Mydriatic Hyperspectral Retinal Camera (MHRC-C1). The Montreal-based company’s ophthalmic camera captures images of the retina at multiple wavelengths under mydriatic conditions to provide eye care practitioners with a series of monochromatic images obtained in less than one second, according to a news release. […]
Current Health, Mayo Clinic launch AI-based COVID-19 detection collaboration
Current Health announced today that it launched a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop remote monitoring solutions that help identify COVID-19-positive patients. Using Boston-based Current Health’s FDA-cleared remote monitoring sensors and platform, experts from the company and Mayo Clinic can expedite the identification of the coronavirus and improve treatment efficacy and care for patients with […]
Could AI help monitor coronavirus disease progression?
Artificial intelligence radiology tech developer Qure.ai announced that it is working with the San Raffaele University Hospital in Milan to monitor disease progression in COVID-19 patients. The Mumbai-based company’s QXR automated chest X-ray system is designed to interpret a coronavirus patient’s lung scans within seconds, quantifying how much of their lungs have been affected by […]
RSIP Vision touts AI-based knee reconstruction tech
RSIP Vision announced today that it is developing an AI-based solution for 3D knee reconstruction from X-ray images. Tel Aviv, Israel-based RSIP Vision’s technology is designed to give physicians 3D modeling of each bone, providing data for surgery planning and implant fitting while also improving workflow and cutting costs compared to the currently used high-radiation […]
TransEnterix secures FDA clearance for ‘machine vision’ in robotic surgery
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to add an artificial intelligence feature to its Senhance robotic surgery system. The new Intelligent Surgical Unit on the system enables the camera to automatically move for a surgeon during a procedure, responding to commands and recognizing certain objects and locations in the surgical field. TransEnterix […]
Philips signs 8-year partnership with Paracelsus Clinics
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) and Paracelsus Clinics announced today that they entered into an eight-year strategic partnership to continue modernizing Paracelsus Clinics’ medical imaging systems. Switzerland-based Paracelsus Clinics intends to work with Philips on imaging system availability and equipment operation while strengthening efficiency and increasing quality, according to a news release. Paracelsus Clinics head of the procurement […]