Category: Medical Devices

July 17, 2019

The value marked an increase of 78.8% over the previous quarter and a rise of 72.1% when compared with the last four-quarter average, which stood at $8.54bn. Comparing deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the […]

July 16, 2019

Called PROTECT, the study builds on recent findings by the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care, which indicated that hearing loss is a key risk factor for dementia. According to the latest research, which involved 25,000 people aged […]

July 15, 2019

A total of 31 medical devices industry deals worth $645.78m were announced for the region in June 2019, against the 12-month average of 23 deals. Of all the deal types, venture financing saw most activity in June 2019 with 18 […]

July 9, 2019

A tiny fiber-optic sensor has the potential to save lives in open heart surgery, and even during surgery on pre-term babies. The new micro-medical device could surpass traditional methods used to monitor blood flow through the aorta during prolonged and […]

June 20, 2019

In the race among tech companies to bring their voice recognition technology into the realm of personal medicine, Google is the furthest along, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Nature Digital Medicine. Researchers Yan Fossat and […]

June 19, 2019

The value marked an increase of 547% over the previous month and a rise of 122.04% when compared with the last 12-month average of $4.1bn. In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a rise of 12.7% over the […]

June 14, 2019

The device has been designed to provide information on a skin lesion’s depth and potential malignancy, without the need for a scalpel. A study published in Wiley Online Library says that non-invasive analysis of a skin tumour could allow less […]

June 13, 2019

Swedish scientists say that eating disorders should be considered just that – eating disorders, rather than mental disorders. The proof, they say, is in the eating. Professor Per Sodersten, lead author of an article in Frontiers in Neuroscience defending his […]

June 11, 2019

The guidance follows an FDA public workshop and centres around recommendations for industry on procedures for non-clinical testing and clinical trial design when developing brain-computer interface devices. The aim is to ensure the safety and effectiveness of research output in […]

May 31, 2019

At this rate, more than one in five of the US population will be diabetic, resulting in over 68 million cases of diabetes in the US. As diabetes has a huge impact on the quality of life of patients, this […]

May 24, 2019

WATCHMAN is a permanent implant for closing the left atrial appendage in the heart to mitigate the stroke risk. The new device has a fully enclosed and rounded frame to enable implantation flexibility for customising the placement. Physicians will be […]

May 22, 2019

Smartphones are quickly gaining the capabilities to make patients’ homes an extension of physicians’ offices, facilitating access to timely medical care. Technological advancements in the phones are enabling them to take higher-resolution photos and deliver better sound quality, suggests Christy […]

May 17, 2019

Named NeuroSyd, the device will be designed to act as a seizure warning system via real-time monitoring and processing of brain-signals that indicate an epileptic seizure. Primarily intended to help adult epilepsy patients while driving, the device will provide an […]

May 8, 2019

Confirm Rx holds US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and the European CE-Mark. The paperclip-sized, next-generation insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) features smartphone connectivity and continuous, remote monitoring of irregular heartbeats to enable quick diagnosis. Arrhythmia is characterised by abnormal […]

May 1, 2019

The device can be used to mechanically remove blood clots from blocked vessels in the brain. This helps restore blood flow in acute ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion. Stroke, which causes approximately six million deaths annually, is considered […]