Monday, July 6, 2020 from Medgadget
Emerging evidence suggests that COVID-19 patients are at a higher risk of stroke and promptly diagnosing and treating such patients is a priority in hospitals across the world. Moreover, identifying which COVID-19 patients are at...Monday, July 6, 2020 from Medgadget
People that have to use sign language to communicate with others can feel like foreigners in their own land. Very few random strangers can read sign language, but a new technology out of University of California, Los Angeles may make all...Monday, July 6, 2020 from Medgadget
Abbott won FDA approval for its Gallant implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices. Cleared in Europe earlier this year, the implants feature Bluetooth connectivity, allowing data...Thursday, July 2, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Device manufacturers of CAS systems should keep abreast of the changing legal issues.Thursday, July 2, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Medtech recruiters and career experts share their perspectives on the path ahead.Thursday, July 2, 2020 from Medgadget
AireHealth, a medtech company based in Orlando, Florida, currently offers a portable nebulizer and companion app for respiratory patients aged two and over. The small nebulizer can be charged using a micro USB charger and then placed in...Thursday, July 2, 2020 from Medgadget
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a slew of new challenges for clinical facilities, including how to deliver as much care as possible at a distance. The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)...Thursday, July 2, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The device is part of the Carlsbad, CA-based company’s MIS Ultra Suite of products.Thursday, July 2, 2020 from Medgadget
People with lower limb paralysis generally don’t get to enjoy the great outdoors nearly as easily as other nature lovers. Wheelchairs aren’t designed to traverse rugged terrain and to go on long treks, but a couple in Utah...Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
Data from a 55-patient study in the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Journal showed positive results for Abiom - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
An offering of approximately 37.3 million shares of common stock is expected to bring in $13 million in proceeds for TransEnt - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
Preliminary results from a study by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers showed that a blood test was able t - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
Eurofins has launched the INgezim dual-recognition immunochromatographic assays, which are finger-prick point-of-care testing - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
The Mariner Outrigger and Mariner MIS spinal fixation systems have been released by SeaSpine. - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
The compliance date for unique device identifier requirements for Class I devices, unclassified medical devices and certain o - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
The FDA, under a supplemental marketing application, has granted Axonics Modulation Technologies 3T full-body MRI conditional - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
The FDA has given emergency use authorization to Kroger for its COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit that will allow people to p - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
European regulators have given CE mark approval to KDx Diagnostics for its URO17 Bladder Cancer Recurrence test. - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
Join us this fall for a new conference experience -- The Virtual MedTech Conference! - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
With our member companies on the front lines of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, AdvaMed is working diligently to add - More - Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
In observance of Independence Day in the US, SmartBrief will not publish Friday. Publication will resume Monday.Thursday, July 2, 2020 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
Rev. Peter Marshall, pastor, US Senate chaplainThursday, July 2, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
CVRx's BeAT-HF study represents a major turning point in heart failure therapy and ushers in a new era for breakthrough medical devices.Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from Medgadget
Varian Medical Systems, based in Palo Alto, California, has announced that its Noona mobile service now has some new features, some of which are a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Noona is a cloud-based system that allows cancer...Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
As medical device companies use the extra time to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, what efforts could continue to ensure MDR compliance by May 2021?Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The Baltimore, MD-based company will use the proceeds to help develop its device for precision transseptal access to the left atrium during structural heart and catheter ablation procedures.Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from Medgadget
Boston Scientific has announced winning FDA clearance for its LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), an implant that can detect hard-to-spot cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation, and help diagnose their origin. The...Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The Santa Clara, CA-based company said the study design would allow an initial analysis of safety and clinical efficacy for PMA submission after the first 250 patients have reached six months of follow-up, and then a second analysis...Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Xenco's CancelleX porous titanium implant is optimized for energy absorption and bone in-growth, and designed to achieve bone-like mechanical properties.Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
While PPE suppliers and others have stepped up to meet urgent demands, novel strategies are still needed to minimize risks to healthcare workers.Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The San Mateo, CA-based company’s technology is called qER and can be used to triage radiology scans with intracranial bleeds, mass effect, midline shift, and cranial fractures.Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from Medgadget
To study the complex functionality of groups of cells, and to one day build replacement tissues, researchers have been trying to find a way to generate artificial vascular networks capable of supplying oxygen and nutrients to thousands...Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from Medgadget
Philips won FDA approval for its HeartStart FR3 and HeartStart FRx automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The HeartStart FR3 is an advanced device intended for use by medical professionals, including paramedics, and features such...Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Medical Technology News
Spider silk is useful for a variety of biomedical applications: It exhibits mechanical properties superior to synthetic fibers for tissue engineering, and it is not toxic or harmful to living cells. One unexpected application for spider...Monday, June 29, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The 2,000 patient-study will use Fluidigm’s Mass Cytometry technology.Monday, June 29, 2020 from Medgadget
Retinal prostheses promise the restoration of vision to people with age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and other conditions that lead to the loss of functional photoreceptors. A number of technologies are already in...Monday, June 29, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The Danaher Corp. company received emergency use authorization for its Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG test.Monday, June 29, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
More than 50 partners have collaborated on The Ventilator Project, a nonprofit organization focused on ‘filling gaps in the medical market.’Monday, June 29, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The two companies are in an agreement that would call for Tandem’s insulin delivery systems to be integrated with Abbott’s Freestyle Libre iCGM.Monday, June 29, 2020 from Scientific American - Medical Technology
With little data on what works and what doesn’t, doctors trade tips and argue about risks -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comFriday, June 26, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The Wayne, PA-based company announced the results of the Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty (TOBA) II BTK clinical trial during the 2020 Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Late-Breaking Clinical Trial livestream.Friday, June 26, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Augmedics helped redefine the word innovation for the medtech industry. But not in the way you think. MD+DI Managing Editor Omar Ford breaks down why and what this means going forward.Friday, June 26, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Pressed for time? Here's the medtech news you need most, in one minute or less.Friday, June 26, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
While COVID-19 has made face-to-face testing challenging, alternatives such as desk-based analyses, remote testing, and carefully controlled in-person studies offer potential solutions.Thursday, June 25, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Here’s what was new in the world of medical device suppliers during the week of June 21.Thursday, June 25, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
New Haven, CT-based Virality Diagnostics said FDA has given emergency use authorization for a rapid COVID-19 antibody test.Thursday, June 25, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order to pause elective surgery after the state reported more than 5,000 new cases for three consecutive days and broken COVID-19 hospitalization records for 13 days in a row.Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The San Francisco, CA-based company said the Emergency Use Authorization is for the Fitbit Flow, a low-cost emergency ventilator. For the last few years, Fitbit has been moving into healthcare.Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
The San Diego, CA-based company is acquiring Sugarmate, a developer of a mobile app for people with diabetes who use insulin. The deal is for an undisclosed sum.Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Medical Technology News
Researchers have developed a new plug-and-play device that can add adaptive optics correction to commercial optical microscopes. Adaptive optics can greatly improve the quality of images acquired deep into biological samples, but has,...