Posted inMedical Technology Dexcom taps generative AI lifestyle tips for its Stelo glucose sensor December 17, 2024 Dexcom has launched a generative AI platform aimed at providing personalized lifestyle tips to the users of its over-the-counter wearable…
Posted inMedical Technology Boston Scientific recalls pacemakers at risk of triggering permanent safety mode December 16, 2024 The FDA is boosting a recall effort from Boston Scientific regarding batteries potentially underpowering a number of the company’s implanted…
Posted inMedical Technology Fluid Biomed raises $27M for its bioabsorbable brain aneurysm stent December 16, 2024 Fluid Biomed has raised $27 million to move forward with the development of its bioabsorbable stent designed to divert blood…
Posted inMedical Technology Medtronic’s latest ingestible PillCam completes first patient GI procedure December 13, 2024 Medtronic reported that a patient has completed the first procedure with the latest version of its ingestible camera, used to…
Posted inMedical Technology FDA expands use of J&J’s Impella heart pumps to pediatric patients December 12, 2024 The FDA has opened up the use of Johnson & Johnson’s miniaturized heart pumps to certain pediatric patients, including those…
Posted inMedical Technology Multiomics startup Pleno raises $25M for commercial launch, plucks new CEO from Illumina December 11, 2024 Pleno has plenty to talk about. The multiomics diagnostic startup has raised $25 million ahead of plans to launch its…
Posted inMedical Technology USPSTF endorses HPV self-collection tests for cervical cancer screening December 11, 2024 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has pitched an update to its national guidelines for cervical cancer screening—including self-collection…
Posted inMedical Technology Capstan Medical collects $110M for robotic heart valve replacements December 10, 2024 Capstan Medical has reeled in $110 million to continue its mission of bringing robotic surgery to a previously untouched sector…
Posted inMedical Technology Artivion nets FDA humanitarian green light for prosthetic aortic tear implant December 10, 2024 Artivion has secured a green light from the FDA for its stentlike implant designed to help remodel the interior of…
Posted inMedical Technology FDA clears AngioDynamics’ NanoKnife pulsed field ablation system for prostate cancer December 10, 2024 AngioDynamics has obtained an FDA green light for its NanoKnife prostate cancer ablation system, designed to precisely target and destroy…