Impact of 5G on Healthcare—A Medtech Makers Q&A
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Device Sectors
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Surgical
Ethicon Launches ENSEAL X1 Curved Jaw Tissue Sealer
Bipolar energy device increases procedural efficiency and provides stronger sealing.PR Newswire 06.22.21
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Diagnostics
DARPA Enlists University to Develop AI for Portable Ultrasound
Research team will put expert knowledge at the fingertips of frontline medics.Carnegie Mellon University 06.22.21
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Patient Monitoring
FDA OKs Masimo's Radius Tº for Prescription and OTC Use
Wearable continuous body temperature thermometer now available in hospital and at home.Business Wire 06.21.21
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Digital Health
LifeConnect Partners With Movement Interactive and AffirmXH
The partnership will now expand the Hiji Band’s potential into healthcare, providing new data sources from patients in their real environments.LifeConnect 06.18.21
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Surgical
RSIP Vision Offers Real-Time Surgical Workflow Recognition for Robotic Surgery
The module automatically tracks and identifies surgical steps during procedures, providing the basis for intraoperative clinical decision support systems.RSIP Vision 06.17.21
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Surgical
Discussing Asensus Surgical’s Senhance Robotic Surgical System
MPO's Sean Fenske speaks with Anthony Fernando of Asensus Surgical about what makes his company’s robotic surgical system unique.Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 06.17.21
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Electronics | Neurological
Brain Scientific to Merge with Piezo Motion
Closing contemplates minimum $5M capital investment for combined company.GlobeNewswire 06.16.21
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Neurological
FDA Approves LivaNova's aura6000 Sleep Apnea Study
aura6000 to treat adult patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.Business Wire 06.16.21
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Surgical
Lexington Medical Reaches 10,000 Surgery Milestone for its Endostapling Device
Product features an advanced reload architecture that delivers strong, hemostatic staple lines.Business Wire 06.16.21
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Digital Health | Electronics
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Surgical
Kirigami-Inspired Stents Can Deliver Drugs to GI Tract
Can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs.Videos Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
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Surgical
Aspen Surgical Buys Stork Labor and Delivery Products
Provides a platform for growth in obstetrics and gynecology.Business Wire 06.14.21
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Patient Monitoring
Nuvo's Remote Uterine Monitoring Earns FDA Nod
Expands clinical utility of INVU by Nuvo platform.PR Newswire 06.10.21
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
FDA Clears Neurescue's Intelligent Balloon Catheter
Cleared for hemorrhage control and IDE approved for cardiac arrest.Business Wire 06.10.21
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Patient Monitoring
Xandar Kardian’s Health Monitoring Radar Gains Clearance
This radar people-counting solution enables continuous and completely autonomous vital sign readings in real-timeXandar Kardian 06.10.21
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Patient Monitoring
FDA OKs Canon Medical's Digital PET/CT for AI-Based Image Reconstruction
Cartesion Prime with AiCE helps clinicians produce high-quality images consistently.Business Wire 06.10.21
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Diagnostics
FDA Breakthrough Device Designation Granted for OCT Imaging System
Designation provides potential pathway to expedite adoption of transformative medical imaging technology combined with AI.Business Wire 06.09.21
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Cardiovascular
French Doctor Performs First Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Implant
Technology enables cardiac pacing of the heart's left ventricle with an implant that is roughly the size of a large grain of rice.Business Wire 06.09.21
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Cardiovascular
Impella Trial Enrolls its First Patient
Two-arm study will compare benefits of high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention with and without Impella support.Business Wire 06.09.21
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
Medtronic Reveal LINQ ICM Trial Data Shows Superiority
Demonstrated seven-fold increase in detecting atrial fibrillation vs. standard of care.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 06.08.21
