• This Week Last Year in Medtech: March 19-25
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    See what Medtronic, Zimmer Biomet, and Pear Therapeutics were up to this time last year.
  • Qosina Offers Up New Product Catalog & Other Supplier News
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    What's going on in the world of medical device suppliers? MD+DI breaks down some of the most recent happenings in the industry.
  • Low-Performing Websites Throttle Medtech Growth Potential
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Not meeting accessibility requirements, having secure domains, or taking advantage of progressive web apps are some ways your website is hurting the business.
  • Levels Is Making Metabolism and Blood Glucose Tracking Accessible To Everyone
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from Medgadget
    Levels has done something truly transformative: the company made continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) accessible to the general population and every day consumer. In many circles, it seems the trend of bringing healthcare to the home and...
  • Medtronic confirms consolidation of surgical operating units
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    Medtronic confirmed its surgical robotics facilities in Connecticut and Colorado will remain open after the consolidation of  - More - 
  • Thermo Fisher, Stevanato Group to work on drug-delivery device
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    Under a partnership deal for an on-body drug-delivery system, Thermo Fisher Scientific will work on fill-finish and final ass - More - 
  • Roche, Lilly partnering on test for Alzheimer's diagnosis
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    Roche and Eli Lilly are partnering to work on Roche's Elecsys Amyloid Plasma Panel, a blood-based test to aid in the early de - More - 
  • Funding round brings in $73M for Cognito Therapeutics
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    Cognito Therapeutics has secured $73 million during a Series B financing round.  - More - 
  • Lower heart failure-related mortality risk seen with Abbott system
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    A meta-analysis of three studies found the CardioMEMS HF system from Abbott decreased mortality risk at two years by 25% in p - More - 
  • ML helps reduce GBCA doses significantly for breast MRI
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    A study in Radiology based on data from 9,751 breast MRI scans found that the use of synthetic images produced by machine lea - More - 
  • Tool can identify bacteria in blood within seconds
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    A bioprinter that prints out blood samples and uses Raman spectroscopy and machine learning to detect and determine bacteria  - More - 
  • Neurostimulation device gains approval for kids with Down syndrome
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    Expanded approval was granted by the FDA to Inspire therapy, an implantable neurostimulation device that can now be used by p - More - 
  • PCR system, test from Genomadix gain FDA OK
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    The FDA has issued 510(k) clearance to Genomadix for the CYP2C19 test and the Genomadix Cube PCR system.  - More - 
  • FDA clears intraoperative imaging tool from SurgVision
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    SurgVision's Explorer Air II device has received 510(k) clearance for use with the optical imaging agent Pafolacianine in int - More - 
  • 15th Annual FDA/AdvaMed Medical Device Statistical Issues Conference
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    May 11-12, 2023 | Washington, D.C. We are so excited to invite you to Washington, D.C.  - More - 
  • 2023 Medical Device Submissions Workshop
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
    510(k) and De Novo Submissions Workshop: May 15-17, 2023 IDE Submissions Workshop: May 18-19, 2023 PMA Submissions Workshop:  - More - 
  • The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in.
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from AdvaMed SmartBrief
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  • CRISPR Combined with Glowing Proteins for Viral Detection
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from Medgadget
    Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed a sensitive diagnostic test for viral pathogens that is suitable for use in low-resource regions. The test is based on CRISPR proteins that can detect...
  • New Study Sheds Light on Hagar’s Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring System
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company uses RF waves to measure glucose in the blood.
  • Apple vs. AliveCor and the Evolution of Wearable Medical Devices
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    A medtech expert reflects on the patent battle between Apple and AliveCor, and the blurring lines between consumer health and cleared medical devices.
  • Imagene Profiles Cancer Biomarkers in Real Time
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from Medgadget
    Cancer therapies have proliferated over the past few decades, improving outcomes for many patients. But this variety requires accurate diagnostics and appropriate decision making to choose the optimal course of therapy. The current gold...
  • Device for Female Urinary Incontinence Wins Health Tech Award
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    The award is intended to further the development of a new medical device for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women.
  • DOJ Submit Neoprene Manufacturer Emissions Cause Substantial Danger, File Preliminary Injunction
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    The complaint asserts that air near Denka’s St. John the Baptist Parish, LA, facility has 14 times the EPA recommended chloroprene exposure levels.
  • New Medical Device Startup Launched in Spain
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Conus Airway has been launched to develop medical devices aimed at improving anesthesia and surgery of the respiratory tract.
  • Medtronic Makes Bold Moves in AI with New Collaboration
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    The Dublin-based company is working with Nvidia and Cosmo Pharmaceuticals to develop a colonoscopy tool that uses artificial intelligence.
  • New microchip links two Nobel Prize-winning techniques
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from ScienceDaily: Medical Technology News
    Physicists have built a new technology on a microchip by combining two Nobel Prize-winning techniques. This microchip could measure distances in materials at high precision, for example underwater or for medical imaging. Because the...
  • Imaging Technique Reveals Contraction Patterns During Labor
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from Medgadget
    Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development have developed a new imaging technique called electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) which clinicians can use to create 3D maps of uterine...
  • Custom 3D-Printed Heart Replicas Could Guide Treatment Decisions
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Robotic versions of the actual human organ are aimed at helping doctors find ways to treat heart disease that are tailored to individual patients.
  • 7 Developments Rocking Digital Health to Its Core in 2023
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    There have been some big moments in the digital health space this year. From clearances to layoffs – MD+DI discusses the major developments in one of medtech’s hottest sectors.  
  • 10 Revelations from Globus-NuVasive Proxy Statement
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Analyst predicts NuVasive shareholders will "begrudgingly vote in favor" of the merger.
  • Human Factors Engineering in Medtech
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    In this Q&A, MD+DI took a deep dive into human factors with Velentium’s Albert Rodriguez and discussed its purpose in the design of medical devices.
  • Growth Expected Despite Challenges in Contract Manufacturing
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    2023 looks promising for the CMDO industry after a 2022 filled with supply chain issues, inflation, and personnel shortages.
  • Biomimetic Construct Models Burn Injuries
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from Medgadget
    Researchers at Harvard University have developed a model of burn injuries that will allow them to investigate the mechanisms underlying healing in such injuries and test out new approaches to enhance this process. Burns can take a long...
  • Why Did Olympus Execs Plead the Fifth?
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Trivia Tuesday: In 2016, Olympus executives invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. What was the company in hot water over at the time?
  • Olympus Smacked with One Doozy of a Warning Letter
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    FDA cited multiple FD&C violations, including complaint handling, medical device reporting, and corrective and preventative actions.
  • Surgical Robotics Market Sees a Clearance in a Forest of Layoffs
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Most of the news surrounding surgical robotics has been about layoffs. Asensus Surgical has been breaking the trend by announcing clearances and the development of new products.
  • Empowering Stroke Survivors: Interview with Kirsten Carroll, CEO at Kandu Health
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from Medgadget
    Kandu Health, a digital health company based in California, has developed a platform to assist stroke survivors with aftercare. Healthcare for stroke patients is primarily focused on acute care to limit the damage caused by the stroke....
  • Moving Cells Using Ultrasound
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from Medgadget
    Researchers at Caltech have developed a technique that lets them move groups of cells very precisely. It involves genetically modifying cells so that they express small protein air sacs in their interior. The sacs render the cells highly...
  • Lighting up tumors could help surgeons remove them more precisely
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from Medical Devices News -- ScienceDaily
    A new technique that combines highly detailed, real-time images of inside the body with a type of infrared light has been used during surgery to differentiate between cancerous tumors and healthy tissue.
  • No, Diversity Did Not Break the Bank
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    This week in Pedersen's POV, our senior editor takes issue with a Wall Street Journal columnist's stance on the Silicon Valley Bank failure.
  • Elizabeth Holmes’ Trial Judge Leaves Us Hanging
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Courtroom shenanigans and legal nerdism marked the Theranos fraudster’s final appearance before the trial judge. But court adjourned without a ruling.
  • Printing Bacteria to Make Bone-Like Structures
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from Medgadget
    Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a method to 3D print mineralized constructs with a little helping hand from bacteria. The technique consists of printing a polymer bioink that...
  • Scientists Grow Electrodes Inside The Body
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from Medgadget
    Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed a method whereby the body can ‘grow its own’ electrodes. The minimally invasive technique involves injecting a hydrogel that is laden with enzymes into target tissues. The...
  • Pear Therapeutics Seeks Strategic Alternatives as Purse Strings Tighten
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    If unable to complete a transaction, the company may have to seek reorganization, liquidation, or other restructuring.
  • Medtech in a Minute: Baxter's Ventilator Woes, and More
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Catch up on the latest medtech news – in one minute or less.
  • Norman Noble Expands Quality Control Lab
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    The new space combines two quality control labs into on larger lab.
  • This Medical Implant Did Nothing, Except Enrich a CEO
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    The implant — a piece of plastic that performed no medical function — was marketed as the “receiver” of a neurostimulation device. The CEO of the medical device firm has been indicted and faces a potential sentence of 30 years in prison.
  • This Week Last Year in Medtech: March 12-18
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    See what Dexcom, iRhythm, and Glooko were up to this time last year.
  • Children at risk of multiple sclerosis often go undetected in early stages
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from Medical Devices News -- ScienceDaily
    Criteria used by neurologists to assess for multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults may fail to identify the illness in children with imaging suspicious for the disease, an oversight that could delay treatment of the disease at its earliest...
  • Keeping the Cleanroom ‘Clean’
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
    Human error is a looming shadow when maintaining noncontaminated environments.
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