Device Sectors
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Surgical
FDA OKs World's First Single-Use Duodenoscope
Boston Scientific's EXALT Model D Duodenoscope eliminates the need for duodenoscope reprocessing and repairs,PR Newswire 12.13.19
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Diagnostics
FDA OKs First Test to Help Screen for Newborn Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
PerkinElmer's test measures dried blood samples collected from the prick of a newborn’s heel 24 to 48 hours after birth.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 12.13.19
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Neurological
First U.S. Patient Implanted With Axonics' Sacral Neuromodulation System
The Axonics r-SNM System is approximately the size of a USB stick and is qualified to operate for at least 15 years.Businesswire 12.12.19
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Cardiovascular
First U.S. Patients Treated With a Minimally Invasive, Forward Flow Heart Pump
Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist delivers peak flows of greater than six liters per minute.Businesswire 12.12.19
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Digital Health
New Pocket Ultrasound Scanners Smaller, More Powerful, and More Affordable
Easier to use, second-generation ultra portable wireless scanners give doctors a clearer picture of what's going on.PR Newswire 12.12.19
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Digital Health | Software & IT
15-Year Tele-Critical Care Collabration Yields Significant ICU Improvement Results
Florida’s first eICU, powered by Philips telehealth technology, touts reduced mortality rates and hospital stays for the sickest patients.GlobeNewswire 12.11.19
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring
Ladies First: An Examination of the Women's Health Device Industry
Economic burden for women's diseases tops $500 billion, but women’s health makes up about 4 percent of total R&D funding for healthcare products and services.Online Exclusives Hrishikesh Kadam, Research Content Developer, Global Market Insights (GMI) 12.11.19
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Neurological
FDA Approves First Nasal Rescue Treatment for Frequent Seizure Activity
Aptar’s Unidose Liquid System can deliver a formulation in an emergency situation quickly and easily and be administered by a non-healthcare professional.Business Wire 12.10.19
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Diagnostics | Digital Health | Surgical
Sounding Board: Looking Back at 2019 and Gazing at 2020
MPO editorial advisory board members share their thoughts on the most significant events of 2019 and what they expect to watch in 2020.Online Exclusives Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 12.10.19
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Diagnostics
Lens-Free Microendoscope Generates High Quality Images
It also doesn't require movement to focus on objects at different depths.Johns Hopkins University 12.10.19
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Patient Monitoring | Software & IT
Roche's Blood Glucose Reading Smartphone App Gains CE Mark
The app determines blood glucose ranges by taking photos with the smartphone camera without the need for a blood glucose meter.GlobeNewswire 12.10.19
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Diagnostics
NeuMoDx Molecular and Sentinel Diagnostics Partner
Work together to develop multiple new assays for the NeuMoDx Molecular Systems.NeuMoDx Molecular 12.10.19
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Cardiovascular | Neurological
Imperative Care Closes a Series C Financing of $85 Million for Stroke Treatments
The funds will support the commercial launch of the company’s portfolio.Imperative Care Inc. 12.10.19
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Cardiovascular
FDA Grants Supplemental-PMA Approval to Impulse Dynamics' Next-Generation Optimizer Smart System
Product offers a new therapy for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction.Businesswire 12.10.19
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Surgical
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Diagnostics
Companies Partner to Develop Instrument-Free Molecular Diagnostic Tests
Collaboration facilitated by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through an expansion of an existing grant.Business Wire 12.09.19
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Diagnostics
BWXT to Produce Medical Radioisotope Germanium-68 to Meet Rise in Demand
Company is in the process of scaling up its capacity to move into full production in 2020.Business Wire 12.09.19
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Diagnostics
FDA Clears Molecular Screening Test for Detection of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
BD MAX Check-Points CPO assay can identify the five most common carbapenemase genes from patients.BD 12.09.19
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Diagnostics
FDA OKs Roche's Nasal Swab MRSA Test
The cobas vivoDx MRSA test can detect the bacteria in as little as five hours.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 12.06.19
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Diagnostics | Digital Health | Software & IT
Philips & Paige to Deliver Clinical-Grade AI Applications to Pathology Labs
Aim is to help pathologists identify, quantify, and characterize cancer in tissue samples and make precise diagnoses more efficiently.Philips 12.05.19
