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Stryker announces definitive agreement to acquire Mobius Imaging & Cardan Robotics 

Stryker (NYSE: SYK) announced today a definitive agreement to acquire Mobius Imaging, LLC, a leader in point-of-care imaging technology, and its sister company, GYS Tech, LLC (DBA Cardan Robotics), in an all cash transaction of approximately $370 million upfront and...

September 5, 2019

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Exo Imaging Emerges from Stealth to Announce All-In-One Handheld Ultrasound Platform, Funding

Exo Imaging, Inc., a company pioneering a high-performance ultrasound platform based on patented Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (pMUT) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for imaging and therapeutic applications, announced a $35M Series B financing round.  The company was founded in 2015...

August 21, 2019

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FDA Clears Ninepoint’s OCT Imaging System for Use in Bile Ducts

NinePoint Medical, Inc., a transformative medical device company pioneering the use of a real-time optical imaging platform for gastrointestinal applications, announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market the NvisionVLE® Imaging System for use...

August 14, 2019

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Novel Imaging Method Limits Radiation Dosage from PET, SPECT Scans

A team of Japan-based researchers have created a medical camera capable of detecting and imaging radiotracers used in both PET and SPECT scans with limited radiation dosage. Detailed in Physics in Medicine & Biology, the Compton camera can detect gamma rays...

August 6, 2019

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Imagion Biosystems Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

Imagion Biosystems is working to differentiate itself in cancer detection with a system that aims to minimize the need for surgical or biopsy procedures to obtain tissue for pathological assessment. It says the technology as an alternative to MRI, PET,...

July 24, 2019

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Insightec Receives FDA Approval and CE Mark for Exablate Neuro with GE SIGNA Premier MRI

GE Healthcare, a leader in medical technology and diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, and INSIGHTEC®, a global medical technology innovator of incisionless surgery, today announced FDA approval and CE mark for Exablate Neuro™ compatible with the SIGNA™ Premier MRI system from...

July 17, 2019

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Centerline Biomedical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Intra-Operative Positioning System

Centerline Biomedical, Inc. (Centerline) has announced that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its flagship product, the Intra-Operative Positioning System, IOPS. A non-radiation-based surgical navigation system for minimally invasive...

July 15, 2019

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Medivis Wins FDA Clearance for Breakthrough Augmented Reality Surgical System

Medivis announced today that its groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) technology platform for surgical applications, SurgicalAR, has received 510(k) clearance for clinical use in the operating room by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The New York City based medical technology company will commence...

May 30, 2019

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FDA Clearance for Artificial Intelligence Upgrade to Ninepoint’s Imaging System

NinePoint Medical, Inc., a transformative medical device company pioneering the use of a real-time imaging platform for gastrointestinal applications, announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its Intelligent Real-time Image Segmentation™ (IRIS)...

November 6, 2018