Device Sectors
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Cardiovascular
FDA Approves New Device to Treat Moderate to Severe Chronic Heart Failure
First-in-class device addresses significant unmet medical need in heart failure, modulates strength of heart muscle contraction rather than rhythm.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 03.22.19
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Surgical
Novartis Sets Date for Alcon Spinoff
The spinoff of Novartis' eye care business is expected to be on April 9.GlobeNewswire 03.22.19
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Neurological | Software & IT
Virtual Reality May Provide a New Non-Invasive Autism therapy
Pitt researchers receive $550,000 NSF CAREER award to develop new brain-computer therapy method for people with autism.University of Pittsburgh 03.22.19
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics
FDA Clears Genetesis' CardioFlux Platform
Next-generation magnetocardiography and cloud computing enable rapid, non-invasive cardiac imaging in the emergency department.Business Wire 03.22.19
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Digital Health | Patient Monitoring
Omron Healthcare and physIQ Partner to Transform Cardiovascular Patient Care
Omron HeartGuide will integrate with physIQ’s pinpointIQ analytics platform to indicate a potential health risk.physIQ Inc. 03.22.19
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Digital Health | Software & IT
Study: Data Sharing by Popular Health Apps Is 'Routine'
Clinicians and consumers warned of privacy risks.University of Sydney 03.21.19
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Diagnostics
FDA Clears Beckman Coulter's Compact, Low-Volume Hematology Analyzer
With just 17 microliters of blood, the DxH 520 enables low-volume laboratories to deliver 5-part differential test results in 60 seconds or less.PR Newswire 03.21.19
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Diagnostics
Baby Step Toward Breath Testing for Gut Disorders
Trials to analyze digestion enzyme in children's breath.Flinders University 03.21.19
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Cardiovascular | Diagnostics
Toilet Seat Detects Congestive Heart Failure
Researchers developed the seats to measure biometrics during “natural” processes.Rochester Institute of Technology 03.21.19
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Diagnostics
Itamar Medical Advances Home Sleep Apnea Testing
WatchPAT 300 utilizes peripheral arterial tone and other signals to calculate True Sleep Time and Complete Sleep Architecture to diagnose sleep apnea.Globe Newswire 03.20.19
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Diagnostics | Electronics
Reducing Carryover and Improving Fluidic Circuits in Lab Instrumentation
Learn about how a single valve can replace two or more valves in fluid circuits.Online Exclusives Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 03.20.19
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Cardiovascular | Packaging & Sterilization | Surgical
Why Does Medtech Rely on Metal Finishing?
What is so important about using a metal finish, at least when it comes to cleanliness and sterilization?Online Exclusives Megan Ray Nichols, Science Writer; Editor, Schooled By Science 03.20.19
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Digital Health | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT
The Impact of mHealth on the Global Healthcare Fraternity
mHealth is making steady progress as the technology has simplified healthcare for all.Online Exclusives Shikha Sinha, Global Market Insights 03.20.19
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Surgical
FDA Warns J&J and Sientra for Breast Implant Compliance Failure
The two breast implant manufacturers failed to comply with post-approval study requirements.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 03.20.19
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Electronics | Neurological | Patient Monitoring
Sensor Could Detect Brain Disorders in Seconds
Rapid dopamine detector could help spot Parkinson's, depression, and some cancers.University of Central Florida 03.20.19
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Neurological | Surgical
Brainlab Acquires Robotics Platform Company Medineering
Brainlab creates first openly scalable medical robotics platform paired with an efficient software ecosystem.Business Wire 03.20.19
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Cardiovascular
AtriCure Enrolls First Patient in the ICE-AFIB Clinical Trial
Study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of AtriCure’s cryoICE Ablation System for the treatment of Afib.Business Wire 03.20.19
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
Late-Breaking Analyses from Landmark COAPT Trial Show Benefits of Abbott's MitraClip
Treatment with MitraClip resulted in significant and sustained long-term quality-of-life improvements compared to medical therapy.Abbott Laboratories 03.19.19
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Diagnostics
Abbott's Alinity m Diagnostics System and Assays Gain CE Mark
Alinity m will allow labs to meet the growing demand for infectious disease testing by offering increased efficiency and market-leading speed and accuracy.Abbott Laboratories 03.19.19
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Diagnostics
New 'epiCaPture' Test Uses Urine to Detect Prostate Cancer
Test has been shown to be 70 percent more specific for prostate cancer compared to the blood test currently used by doctors.UCD Research and Innovation 03.19.19
