In an ever-changing medtech space, how do companies keep up with the pace of change? How do companies adjust and innovate their business models to reflect that? Leaders from some of medtech’s biggest names attempted to answer some questions around that at AdvaMed’s The MedTech Conference yesterday. (Want to find out more? Leaders from major […]
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GE HealthCare launches AI-enhanced point-of-care ultrasound
GE HealthCare announced today that it launched its Venue point-of-care ultrasound systems with AI-driven Caption Guidance. Chicago-based GE HealthCare says the Venue family is the first of its ultrasound guidance to include Caption Guidance. The company added the AI-driven imaging guidance to its arsenal when it acquired Caption Health earlier this year. Caption Guidance, an […]
Gates Foundation backs GE HealthCare AI-based ultrasound
GE HealthCare today announced that it received a $44 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation issued the grant for GE HealthCare to create user-friendly, AI-assisted ultrasound imaging auto-assessment tools. These tools could aid healthcare professionals with clinical decision information to support more effective ultrasound scans. Such scans include obstetric and […]
GE HealthCare, Mayo Clinic partner on medical imaging, theranostics
Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at improving radiology practice and therapy delivery. It marks the second collaboration between GE HealthCare and a major hospital this month alone. Last week, the company announced an AI-focused partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital. The Strategic Collaboration for Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics […]
GE HealthCare, Mass General collab on AI algorithm to predict missed care opportunities
GE HealthCare and Mass General Brigham today announced an effort to co-develop an AI algorithm to increase operations effectiveness and productivity. The duo announced this development plan as part of their 10-year collaboration, inked in 2017. They aim to develop the application for the schedule predictions dashboard of the Radiology Operations module. This digital imaging […]
What are the largest medical device companies?
Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson MedTech and Siemens Healthineers again lead the Medtech Big 100 list of largest medical device companies. However, there is so much more to Medical Design & Outsourcing and MassDevice‘s 2023 edition of the Medtech Big 100 report. We pulled thousands of data points to provide information on annual revenue, R&D spending, […]
GE HealthCare unveils wireless, handheld ultrasound device
GE HealthCare announced today that it launched its Vscan Air SL handheld ultrasound imaging system. The company debuted the first Vscan color pocket-sized ultrasound in 2010. Today, more than 50,000 Vscan platform devices are out in the field. The FDA cleared the initial GE HealthCare Vscan Air CL system in late 2020. The company then […]
GE HealthCare launches digital support tool for AFib
GE HealthCare announced today that it launched its CardioVisio digital tool for helping to treat AFib. CardioVisio assists clinicians in visualizing longitudinal data relevant for disease progression from multiple data sources. It drives evidence-based clinical decision support directed by up-to-date AFib guidelines. GE HealthCare plans to showcase the technology at the European Society of Cardiology […]
The biggest medtech personnel moves so far in 2023
More than halfway through 2023, we’ve seen plenty of movement in the personnel department across medtech. Last July, we broke down the biggest personnel moves in medtech so far in 2022. That was followed up by the full-year report in December. Through more than eight months, the changes atop medtech companies continue to arrive. Some […]
FDA clears wireless patient deterioration monitoring system from GE HealthCare
GE HealthCare announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Portrait Mobile wireless and wearable monitoring solution. Portrait Mobile enables real-time continuous monitoring with a personalized view of a patient’s vitals. It also keeps patients mobile during critical recovery periods, including after surgery or ICU discharge. According to GE HealthCare, continuous monitoring and […]
GE HealthCare has a serious recall of its TruSignal SpO2 sensors
The FDA issued a notice labeling the GE HealthCare SpO2 sensor recall as Class I, the most serious kind. GE HealthCare initiated the recall of nine models of its TruSignal SpO2 sensor on May 19, 2023. The recall includes 7,559 devices distributed between Jan. 1, 2021, and March 4, 2023. A GE HealthCare spokesperson shared […]