Luscii partners with Jamf for iPad remote patient monitoring
The remote patient monitoring market is expected to reach $760m by 2030, growing at an 8.9% annual rate between 2020 and 2030. Image credit: Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images. Luscii will harness Apple iPads to provide healthcare organisations with expanded remote patient monitoring capabilities, following a partnership with Apple device management company Jamf. Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Luscii, whose […]
FDA greenlights Zeta Surgical’s mixed reality cranial surgical platform
Surgical navigation is one of the fastest growing segments in the medical device market, with companies increasingly turning towards virtual or mixed reality to assist surgeons. Image credit: Shutterstock/Peter Porrini. Neurosurgeons will now have access to Zeta Surgical’s “GPS-like” cranial guidance technology during brain surgery, after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the […]
Insightec’s Exablate Neuro secures second CE mark for essential tremor treatment
The Exablate Neuro platform received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2022. Image Credit: sruilk / Shutterstock. Insightec’s magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) Exablate Neuro platform has received an additional CE mark to market its essential tremor treatment in the European Economic Area, Turkey, and the UK. The second CE […]
OnPoint Surgical gets 510(k) approval for AR spine system
The system can superimpose virtual surgical guides and virtual implants onto the surgeon’s visual field. Credit: Roman Zaiets / Shutterstock.com. OnPoint Surgical has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its OnPoint augmented reality (AR) spine system. Leveraging see-through optical head-mounted display technology, the system can superimpose virtual surgical guides […]
Nemaura completes study of sugarBEAT glucose monitor
The study included four cohorts with an equal number of male and female subjects aged 18 to 75 years. Credit: Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com. Nemaura Medical has completed a 100-patient study of the non-invasive and flexible continuous glucose monitor sugarBEAT. Carried out in the Middle East, the study included four cohorts with an equal number of male and […]
AudioTelligence crowdfund to cut through the noise
The crowdsourcing project will help produce the first batch of AudioTelligence Orsana assisted hearing devices. Credit: AudioTelligence UK based audio software company AudioTelligence has begun crowdsourcing with a funding goal of £400,000 to produce the first batch of its tabletop and ear bud hearing device. The Orsana hearing device helps patients who suffer from the […]
Genesis receives approval in China for antibacterial sutures
The sutures decrease surgical site infection risk. Credit: JAFAR AHMED on Unsplash. Genesis MedTech has secured approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its antibacterial sutures. The approval enables the company to immediately introduce absorbable sutures with antibacterial protection in the country. These sutures are coated with a triclosan antimicrobial agent that exhibits […]
Limaca receives clearance from US FDA for biopsy device
The Precision GI device features a motorised, automated rotational cutting needle for high-quality tissue acquisition. Credit: Limaca Medical / PRNewswire. Limaca Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Precision GI Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Biopsy Device. This approval comes after the company received breakthrough device designation from the regulator […]
Indian start-up launches wearable smart ring
The Smart Ring X1 is made using hypoallergenic titanium alloys for long-term wear. Image Credit: Siberian Art/ Shutterstock. India-based startup Bonatra has launched a wearable smart ring, Smart Ring X1, which tracks various health parameters, including heart rate, blood oxygen (SpO₂), and sleep quality. The device works with the Bonatra app to report the health […]
Positron and Ochsner Clinic to initiate study of imaging device
The imaging device will be evaluated along with multiple radiopharmaceuticals and new coronary flow software applications. Credit: Positron. Positron and the Ochsner Clinic Foundation are planning to initiate a clinical study of the Affinity PET-CT imaging device. Set to begin next week, the study will be guided by Dr Bober. He currently works at Ochsner […]