Samsung announced today that it entered into a supply contract with Lunit to utilize its AI-powered solutions for chest screenings. Boston Imaging, the U.S. headquarters of Samsung’s digital radiography and ultrasound business, inked the deal. Lunit offers AI technology for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Together, they aim to enable faster and more accurate chest screenings […]
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Samsung could battle Apple over non-invasive glucose monitors
Bloomberg reports that Samsung has eyes on developing non-invasive glucose monitoring technology, potentially pitting it against Apple. The report says the electronics company wants to develop continuous blood pressure checking along with glucose monitoring. It comes as part of an effort to incorporate health features in Samsung devices, like its Galaxy Ring, Bloomberg says. Hon Pak, […]
Samsung spinoff Wellysis wins FDA nod for wearable ECG
Competition in the wearable ECG space continues to heat up, with Samsung spinoff Wellysis as the latest U.S. market entrant. Seoul, South Korea–based Wellysis announced today that it has secured FDA clearance for its S-Patch Ex. The device already has a CE Mark, with Wellysis marketing the S-Patch Ex in 14 countries. Its markets include […]
HeartBeam partners with Samsung to boost at-home cardiac care
HeartBeam has announced a strategic alliance agreement (SAA) with global tech giant Samsung. The alliance, announced today, builds upon an existing SAA between Samsung and Livmor, whose assets HeartBeam acquired earlier this year. Livmor created the FDA-cleared wearable Halo atrial fibrillation detection system — an FDA-cleared, Samsung-Galaxy-watch-based arrhythmia detection tool. Meanwhile, HeartBeam recently secured a […]
Samsung, HealthTap partner to bring virtual care to Smart TVs
HealthTap announced a strategic partnership with Samsung to bring virtual healthcare directly to Samsung’s Smart TVs in the U.S. The strategic partnership brings a telehealth solution to Samsung Smart TV users’ fingertips. HealthTap offers access to healthcare via its mobile and desktop applications, with the new capabilities highlighting a step forward for its platform. Palo […]
Samsung unveils new V7 ultrasound system
Samsung today introduced its V7 ultrasound system, having recently picked up FDA 510(k) clearance for commercial use. Danvers, Massachusetts–based Boston Imaging — the U.S. headquarters of Samsung’s digital radiography and ultrasound business — unveiled the platform. It designed the ultrasound system to provide a range of clinical applications, improving the patient and user experience. “There […]
EchoNous partners with Samsung on AI-guided ultrasound
EchoNous announced today that it entered into an alliance with Samsung to run its ultrasound offerings off the Galaxy mobile tablets. Redmond, Washington–based EchoNous develops the Kosmos portable, artificial intelligence (AI)-guided point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) tool. Under the new partnership, Kosmos will now be able to run on off-the-shelf Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro tablets (models […]
Texas power grid struggles a year after cold stopped semiconductor plants
A heatwave in Texas took at least six power plants offline Friday, with high temperatures forecasted to blaze throughout this week. A record cold snap in February 2021 took NXP Semiconductors and Samsung chip fabrication facilities offline for weeks, contributing to a global semicondcutor shortage that is still throttling medical device production. There’s no indication […]
Microsoft CMO: Using the cloud to improve medtech design, manufacturing and care
Dr. David Rhew, Microsoft’s global chief medical officer and VP of healthcare, has been studying how technology can improve health outcomes for nearly three decades. His focus has long been on access to care, quality of care, patient safety, improving experiences for patients and providers, and finding ways to improve the overall efficiency of care. […]
Medtronic wins FDA nod for InterStim sacral neuromod programmer
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that the FDA approved its InterStim smart programmer, designed to work with the company’s InterStim sacral neurmodulation system intended for tor treating overactive bladder, chronic fecal incontinence and non-obstructive urinary retention. The newly cleared smart programmer is run on a Samsung Electronics (LON:BC94) mobile device and allows clinicians to personalize patient care and manage […]
Samsung’s NeuroLogica, MaxQ AI ink collab distro deal
Samsung Electronics (LON:BC94) subsidiary NeuroLogica said today that it inked a distribution deal with MaxQ AI to integrate its artificial intelligence software with NeuroLogica’s medical imaging tech in the U.S. and EU’s acute care marketplace. Through the deal, NeuroLogica said that it will offer MaxQ’s Accipio IX, part of the AI-company’s FDA-cleared and CE Mark approved […]