Private equity giant KKR (NYSE:KKR) put another $235 million into EchoNous, the parent company of Signostics, for the second time in as many years. The cash is earmarked for commercializing the Uscan ultrasound device, developing a vein-location device and an unnamed artificial intelligence-driven ultrasound project to market, Seattle-based EchoNous said. KKR put $35 million into the company […]
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Private equity giant KKR puts $35m into Signostics
Signostics said it landed $35 million from private equity giant KKR (NYSE:KKR) for its handheld ultrasound technology. “KKR offers us the privilege of working with a highly regarded long-term capital partner which will enable us to create next-level innovations and beyond, aimed at greater disruption and democratization of the global ultrasound market,” CEO Kevin Goodwin, who […]
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Signostics wins FDA go-ahead for handheld ultrasound device
Australian medical device company Signostics won 510(k) approval for its handheld ultrasound device.
The device will be sold as the Sonimage P3 through the its partnership with Konica Minolata (TYO:4902). This device already is on the market in Europe and Australia, where it is sold as Signos RT.
