Swiss startup Tune Insight bags $3.4m to develop healthcare security data application
Switzerland exports more than $5.6bn worth of medical devices to the EU, and imports over $3bn. Credit: Shutterstock Switzerland-based machine learning analytics startup, Tune Insight has announced it secured a total of $3.4 million from its latest funding round. The startup was formed when Swiss hospitals approached researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology […]
Mobile health strategies: Should you build or partner for success?
As the digital transformation of healthcare continues to gather pace, the explosion of digital health solutions is hard to ignore. One area of interest is the rise of mobile apps which help chronic disease patients to monitor symptoms and manage therapies. Companion apps are a form of ‘software as a medical device’ (SaMD), which work […]
Acuitive obtains FDA clearance for new fixation device
The CITRELOCK DUO fixation device for biceps tenodesis. Credit: Acuitive Technologies/ GlobeNewswire. Acuitive Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CITRELOCK DUO fixation device for biceps tenodesis. The new sports medicine fixation device offers surgeons a differentiated design through a tendon-friendly spiral thread featuring the Citregen next-generation […]
Laminate’s VasQ fistula device receives FDA approval
The device assists in the creation of arteriovenous fistulas for dialysis access. Credit: JAFAR AHMED on Unsplash. Laminate Medical Technologies has obtained approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its VasQ External Vascular Support device to be used for creating arteriovenous fistulas for dialysis access. It is a nitinol-based device designed to […]
3D Systems and Klarity partner to expand distribution of VSP Bolus
The FDA-cleared, patient-specific, 3D-printed boluses are now offered by Klarity. Credit: 3D Systems/GlobeNewswire. 3D Systems has announced a partnership with Klarity to expand the distribution of its VSPBolus solution, which was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Klarity will add VSP Bolus to its patient-specific 3D-printed products, Klarity Prints, powered by 3D […]
EnCompass receives approval for embolic protection system study
The F₂ filter is claimed to be the only filter with pores small enough to block most emboli to the brain while preserving blood flow. Credit: create jobs 51 / Shutterstock.com. EnCompass Technologies has received conditional investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin the US pilot study of […]
Ordr collaborates with e-Quip for better UK device security and visibility
Ordr and e-Quip sign a partnership agreement to tackle the UK’s compliance initiatives, including National Health Service Trust Data Security Protection Toolkit compliance, Cyber Essentials, and NIS2 Directive. Credit Pixabay/Pexels. UK-based provider of computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) solutions for medical devices Integra e-Quip (e-Quip) has partnered with connected device security provider Ordr to deliver greater […]
From POCT to telemedicine: the medical technology aiding humanitarian action
As the world experiences the burdens of war and disasters, medical devices play a crucial role in providing urgent care and aid in humanitarian crises. Credit: samimibirfotografci/Pexels. Medical devices save lives in an ordinary setting, but in a humanitarian crisis, they play a crucial role in providing urgently needed care. Charities and start-ups specialising in […]
Thought-driven movement device for spinal injuries implanted in first human
ONWARD said it plans to publish data from the clinical study, which is supported by the European Innovation Council, in the coming months. Image credit: Shutterstock/Yurchanka Siarhei. ONWARD Medical has completed the first-in-human implant of its spinal cord stimulator with use of an investigational brain computer interface to aid limb movement in spinal cord injury […]
Signal: Eli Lilly’s $176.5m Teva patent infringement loss overturned in US
Eli Lilly are currently market leaders in the migraine sector. Credit: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com. A District Judge sided with Eli Lilly yesterday (26 September), overturning a $176.5m jury ruling that it had infringed upon Teva’s patent for the migraine drug Ajovy. Lily’s own drug, Emgality, utilises a similar mechanism for mitigating migraines, inhibiting calcitonin […]