Olympus recently announced its SeleCT Connect program, which uses diagnostic imaging AI to automatically screen which people might benefit from its Spiration valve system. Spiration is an FDA-designated breakthrough device for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. SeleCT Connect — offered as part of Olympus’ SeleCT quantitative computer tomography (QCT) analysis service — is […]
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MedTech 100 roundup: Industry skies to all-time high
The medtech industry hit a slight lull in the early stages of 2021 and, after signs of a rebound, it has soared beyond levels ever before seen. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index had been building up steam in the month of April, rising from 102.16 points at the beginning of March all the way to 109.39 to […]
Microsoft spending $19.7B on Nuance and its AI for healthcare providers
Microsoft announced today that it will acquire Nuance Communications and its AI-based software used by healthcare providers. Under the agreement, Microsoft will buy Nuance at $56 per share, representing a 23% premium to Nuance’s closing price on Friday, April 9, 2021. The all-cash transaction is valued at $19.7 billion, inclusive of Nuance’s debt, according to […]
Biolase CEO succession continues | Personnel Moves
Biolase (NSDQ:BIOL) said earlier this month that CEO Jeffery Nugent has resigned from both his position as CEO and the board of directors, effective July 12, to be replaced by Harold Flynn. Irvine, Calif.-based Biolase picked up Flynn, the former president of Zimmer Dental (NYSE:ZMH), in May to replace Nugent, who the company said had stepped in to […]
Diabetes: Glooko links up with Wal-Mart | Wall Street Beat
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for July 30, 2012
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three med-tech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
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Taming the tsunami of clinical data: Can speech recognition change the way medicine is practiced?
Imagine a future in which a software program, tapped into a database containing every electronic medical record in the country, helps guide your every interaction with your doctor.
For Dr. Nick van Terheyden, chief medical information officer for Nuance Communications (NSDQ:NUAN), that’s not as far-fetched as it sounds.
Nuance Communications VP of health care solutions marketing Carina Edwards
In a recent interview with Nuance’s Carina Edwards, she took MassDevice through a tour of the shift from speech recognition to speech understanding, how artificial intelligence will revolutionize medical coding and what the Jeopardy-winning Watson supercomputer might be able to do for medicine.
St. Jude Medical rebounds after “Greek tragedy” | Wall Street Beat
Shares of St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) clawed back some of the value lost yesterday in what 1 waggish analyst termed a “Greek tragedy.”
STJ shares closed down 3.3% yesterday at $39.96 when the company revealed a $56 million writedown after a Greek distributor failed to pay up for an estimated 2 years worth of sales.
Newer artificial hips may not last as long | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Newer generations of artificial hips may not be as good as their predecessors, according to research funded by the FDA.
Modern hip replacement devices using metal-on-metal joints or ceramic-on-ceramic joints may wear out faster than metal-on-polyethylene or ceramic-on-polyethylene models.
In a comparative study examining the records of more than 3,000 patients and 3,400 hips, the overall results found no advantage in the more expensive, newer artificial hips, but did see a higher rate of revision surgery in some of the results.
Job cuts, BSX’s new CEO and tax woes, JNJ’s heart venture, bribery accusations against Nuance, mesh makers’ defense and sweeping patent reforms made headlines this week | MassDevice.com +7
Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our seven biggest and most influential stories from the week’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
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