Category: Medical Devices

November 29, 2023

The first surgeries testing an implant system designed to protect injured tendons have been successfully carried out at a Florida hospital ahead of the implants US rollout. Anika Therapeutics’ Integrity implant system is described as a hyaluronic acid-based scaffold with […]

November 17, 2023

AEuropean trade association for the medical device industry has published its 2024-2029 manifesto calling for patient-centric approaches and better industry resilience in the face of pandemics. MedTech Europe has published its manifesto for the European Union’s next five-year political cycle, […]

November 14, 2023

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early emergence to accelerating adoption, before finally stabilizing and […]

November 13, 2023

Numerous individuals grappling with conditions such as long COVID, POTS, and ME/CFS experience symptoms resulting from diminished blood flow to the brain upon assuming an upright position. Despite being theoretically recognized, substantiating this phenomenon experimentally has proven challenging until recently. […]

November 9, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly been permeating many industries in the last few years, and among them is the medical devices industry. Like in many other industries, AI is particularly useful in accelerating the process of time-intensive and resource-intensive tasks, […]

October 30, 2023

A growing body of research positions surgical robots as game-changing for patients and surgeons. These high-tech machines can handle highly precise procedures on delicate body parts. Surgical professionals like the technology because it allows them to work more accurately with […]

October 24, 2023

Cutting-edge wearable technology is the future of the healthcare industry. These devices can detect early signs of cancer in minutes and alert providers in real time — all from the comfort of the patient’s home. They may permanently revolutionize breast […]

October 19, 2023

November is diabetes awareness month. Around half a billion people are living with diabetes globally and that number is projected to have increased by 25% in 2030 and by 51% in 2045, according to the International Diabetes Federation. People with […]

October 3, 2023

Medical technology is constantly evolving, with innovative devices in 2023 offering groundbreaking solutions to improve patient care and outcomes. However, the journey from conceptualisation to market availability is not without its challenges. Medical device development involves several stages, each marked […]

September 27, 2023

ONWARD Medical has completed the first-in-human implant of its spinal cord stimulator with use of an investigational brain computer interface to aid limb movement in spinal cord injury patients. ONWARD’s ARC-IM stimulator was implanted in a patient at the Centre […]

September 26, 2023

SHL TeleMedicine has presented initial data from two clinical trials of its SmartHeart, showing a reduction in hospital visits in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. The results are from two clinical trials, HELP-MI and TELE-ACS, which are being conducted at the […]

September 25, 2023

US Medical Innovations (USMI) and the Jerome Canady Research Institute for Advanced and Biological Technological Sciences (JCRI-ABTS) have announced the launch of the new Canady Robotic AI Surgical System. It is claimed to be the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) […]

September 19, 2023

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded GE HealthCare a $44m grant to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted ultrasound imaging auto-assessment tools. The auto-assessment tools are expected to expand ultrasound access to low and middle-income countries by allowing information captured […]

September 14, 2023

Abbott Medical is recalling its Proclaim neurostimulation systems and Infinity IPGs after receiving complaints that users were unable the exit the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) mode. On 13 September, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified it as a […]

September 12, 2023

In the era of rapid medtech innovation, the demand for smarter and more resilient medical devices requires more advanced types of coatings. In a report by GlobalData, Thematic Intelligence Predictions 2023, in-vitro diagnostics and cardiovascular devices are projected to be […]

September 8, 2023

France-based medical device company Gradient Denervation Technologies has secured €14m ($15m) in a Series A funding round to advance the clinical development of its ultrasound-based catheter device. The financing round was led by venture capital company Asabys Partners through its […]

August 31, 2023

Ventilator manufacturer Hamilton Medical has launched a voluntary recall of four of its ventilators following reports of software troubles that cause the device to stop working without warning. The products in question assist patients who need full and partial breathing […]

August 16, 2023

Orthopaedic implant company 4WEB Medical has commercially introduced its Cervical Spine Plating Solution (CSTS-PS). The company also intends to broaden its range of cervical products in the fourth quarter of this year, apart from introducing the new cervical plate. This […]

July 11, 2023

Better Therapeutics has received marketing authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its prescription-only digital behavioural therapeutic device, AspyreRx. AspyreRx (previously BT-001) is intended for delivering cognitive behavioural therapy to type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients aged 18 […]

July 6, 2023

Medical devices company Biocomposites has acquired a minority stake in UK-based Renovos Biologics, for an undisclosed sum. Renovos has developed a synthetic, biodegradable nanoclay carrier called RENOVITE, which intends to place several pharmaceutical drugs and biologics at the treatment site. […]