Cardinal Health unveils enteral feeding pump Kangaroo OMNI
The eeding pump can deliver thick, homogenised, and blended formulas which provide personalised nutrition and hydration in line with the patient’s dietary requirements. Credit: Cardinal Health Cardinal Health’s enteral feeding pump, Kangaroo OMNI, is now available in the US. According to the US-based device maker, the feeding pump can deliver thick, homogenised, and blended formulas […]
CMA clears £1.2bn data management takeover in NHS
The NHS is aiming to supply the majority of health and social care foundations with electronic records by March 2025. The levelling up of digital maturity is part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s digital plan for health and social care. Image credit: Shutterstock/anhdung. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared UnitedHealth’s […]
PercAssist implants first patient with extravascular cardiac assistance device
In 2022 the short-term circulatory support device market was worth $1.7bn and it is expected to grow to $3.8bn by 2033. Image credit: Shutterstock/Igoron_vector_3D_render. PercAssist has completed its first patient case in its First-in-Human clinical study investigating its Percutaneous Synchronised Cardiac Assist (PSCA) device in patients with chronic heart failure. The patient, who was treated […]
Inspira to unveil new INSPIRA ART medical devices
The INSPIRA ART100 device is intended for patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass procedures. Credit: vichie81/Shutterstock.com. Inspira Technologies is set to unveil its new INSPIRA ART line of medical devices at the Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation Conference in Seattle, US. The conference is being held between 28 September and 1 October. Inspira’s new line consists of the […]
Nanostics initiates blood test for prostate cancer in Alberta, Canada
The blood test offers critical support to men aged between 40 and 45. Credit: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash. Diagnostic test provider Nanostics has initiated a new blood test for prostate cancer screening in Alberta, Canada. The ClarityDX Prostate test is available at the company’s clinical lab in Edmonton. Developed to offer critical support to […]
AccuLine, Mayo Clinic to advance coronary artery disease solution
The technology will be integrated as the preferred diagnostic tool for cardiologists and general practitioners for early detection of CAD. Credit: comzeal images/Shutterstock.com. eHealth Ventures portfolio company AccuLine and Mayo Clinic have entered a know-how license agreement to advance the former’s CORA solution designed to detect coronary artery disease (CAD) early. The agreement will allow […]
Harbinger Health secures $140m funding for cancer platform study
Harbinger Health is aiming for the first product launch in 2025. Credit: Zapp2Photo / Shutterstock.com. Harbinger Health has raised $140m in a Series B funding round, which will enable the completion of the study of its first blood-based screening product for cancer. The funding round consists of the company’s founder Flagship Pioneering and various global […]
Generative AI-focused biotech startup Evozyne raises $81m
Generative AI is being touted as a transformer of the drug discovery process, with benefits including reducing the time to market for new drugs, lowering costs, and improving success rates. Image credits: Shutterstock/ArtemisDiana. Deep learning biotech Evozyne has closed a Series B investment round worth $81m to advance its generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug development. […]
FDA approves IDE for HYDRAFIL system in degenerative disc disease study
ReGelTec says its product could offer a minimally invasive treatment option to degenerative disc disease. Image credit: Shutterstock/Explode. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ReGelTec an investigational device exemption (IDE) for the company’s HYDRAFIL system. The device contains a polymer that is injected into a diseased disc and cools to form an […]
Saudi hospital performs first ever fully robotic liver transplant
Credit: Beshayer Aladwani A Saudi hospital has performed the world’s first-ever fully robotic liver transplant on a patient suffering from non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis, in a move to ditch hybrid techniques. The Riyadh-based King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre carried out the procedure on a 66-year-old patient who additionally suffered from hepatocellular carcinoma, carried out […]