Verigraft reaches 50% recruitment in personalised vein transplant trial
Verigraft isolates patient cells from blood to personalise a decellularised scaffold of tissue from a donor. Image credit: Verigraft. Verigraft has enrolled half of the planned 15 patients for its first-in-man trial investigating the safety and efficacy of its personalised tissue-engineered veins (P-TEV), Verigraft CEO Petter Björquist told Medical Device Network. Two patients have reached […]
4D Medical signs agreement to acquire Imbio in US
4D Medical expects the acquisition of Imbio’s suite of diagnostic products will expand its product offering to clinicians. Credit: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash. 4D Medical has signed an agreement to acquire Imbio, a US-based provider of lung and heart artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology. Under the binding agreement, 4D Medical will acquire Imbio for a […]
Medtronic partners with Cosmo to use AI to improve endoscopic software
In 2021, the GI Genius module received De Novo clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first AI system for colonoscopy. Image Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock. Medtronic has signed a definitive agreement to expand its partnership with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals’s subsidiary, Cosmo Intelligent Medical Devices. The collaboration plans to capitalise on the […]
IPHA gets funding to improve cancer screening rates
IPHA unites non-clinical and clinical partners to advance CRC uptake strategies. Credit: fernando zhiminaicela from Pixabay. The Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) in the US has received grant funding from cancer screening and diagnostic tests provider Exact Sciences to improve colorectal cancer screening rates. The funds will be used to support screening and provide more […]
Establishment Labs sees highest filings and grants during July in Q3 2023
Establishment Labs has been focused on protecting inventions in United States(US) with 5 publications in Q3 2023 The United States(US) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with nearly 33% filings and 29% grants. The United States(US), Israel(IL), South Korea(KR), and China(CN) patent Office are among the top ten patent offices where Establishment Labs […]
Neuranics announces launch of new magnetic sensor kit
The new kit will record the heart’s magnetic activity and transmit it wirelessly via Bluetooth for round-the-clock recording and analysis on a smartphone. Credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com. Neuranics, a spin-out from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, has announced the introduction of a new magnetic sensor development kit. The new kit is designed […]
RevBio to commence human trial for regenerative bone adhesive
Tetranite fills the missing bone, sealing the site from infection. Credit: RevBio, Inc./ Business Wire. RevBio has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to start a first-in-human clinical trial for its regenerative bone adhesive for cranial flap fixation. The 20-patient pilot study aims to assess the probable benefit and safety of the […]
Envista sees highest filings and grants during August in Q3 2023
Envista has been focused on protecting inventions in European Patent Office(EPO) with 12 publications in Q3 2023 The European Patent Office(EPO) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with nearly 22% filings and 47% grants. The China(CN), European Patent Office(EPO), World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO), and Japan(JP) patent Office are among the top ten patent […]
Establishment Labs sees highest filings and grants during July in Q3 2023
Establishment Labs has been focused on protecting inventions in United States(US) with 5 publications in Q3 2023 The United States(US) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with nearly 33% filings and 29% grants. The United States(US), Israel(IL), South Korea(KR), and China(CN) patent Office are among the top ten patent offices where Establishment Labs […]
Quantum-Si sees highest filings and grants during August in Q3 2023
Quantum-Si has been focused on protecting inventions in United States(US) with 14 publications in Q3 2023 The United States(US) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with nearly 20% filings and 50% grants. The European Patent Office(EPO), United States(US), Australia(AU), and World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) patent Office are among the top ten patent offices […]