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Orthopedics and Spine

Medtronic to Acquire Medicrea

Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in medical technology, and Medicrea, a pioneer in the transformation of spinal surgery through artificial intelligence, predictive modeling and patient specific implants, today announced that they have entered into a tender offer agreement for...

July 15, 2020

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

INSIGHTEC wins Medicare Coverage for MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Platform

INSIGHTEC, a global medical technology innovator of incisionless surgery, announced today achievement of complete Medicare coverage across all 50 states for MR-guided focused ultrasound treatment of medication-refractory Essential Tremor. “INSIGHTEC is committed to expanding patient access for MR-guided focused ultrasound,”...

July 13, 2020

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

FDA Green-lights Infervision’s Deep Learning Tool for Segmenting Lung CT Scans

Infervision is pleased to announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance of the InferRead Lung CT.AI product, which uses the state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and deep learning technology to automatically perform lung segmentation, along with accurately identifying and...

July 10, 2020

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

FDA Clears Nonin Medical’s Flagship Product

Plymouth, Minn.-based Nonin Medical Inc. gained a U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Co-Pilot wireless hand-held multiparameter system (H500). The system is expected to be used by first responders to evaluate various oxygenation and respiratory-related parameters in patients after incidents such as...

July 9, 2020

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

NuVera Medical Announces Successful First-in-Human Use of NuVision ICE Catheter

NuVera Medical Inc. (NuVera), a portfolio company of Shifamed LLC, focused on enabling a new era in transcatheter cardiac interventions through the advancement of real-time 3D intracardiac echocardiography (4D ICE), announced today initiation of the company’s first-in-human clinical trial to evaluate the...

July 6, 2020

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

UK Watchdog Skeptical of Stryker’s $4B Wright Medical Dea

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday raised concerns that Stryker’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of Wright Medical Group could result in the medtech giant controlling 90% of Britain’s total ankle replacement prostheses market, leading to higher prices and less choice for hospitals and...

July 2, 2020

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

CVRx Announces Publication of BeAT-HF Clinical Study Results in the Journal of The American College of Cardiology

CVRx, Inc., a private medical device company, announced today that its BeAT-HF phase III randomized clinical trial results were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (“JACC”). Results from the trial were used to obtain Premarket Approval...

July 1, 2020

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

EO and UVDI Lead Trans-Pacific Fight to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve

EO Medical Pte. Ltd., announced in partnership with UltraViolet Devices, the global leader in UV-C disinfecting robots, that six additional UVDI-360 robots have been deployed in Singapore to curb the spread of coronavirus. UVDI-360 UV-C robots, manufactured in the greater...

June 26, 2020

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

LeMaitre Vascular Buys Artegraft for $90M

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. announced that it has acquired the business and assets of Artegraft, Inc. for $90.0 million, including $72.5 million in cash paid at closing ($65.0 million to Artegraft plus $7.5 in escrow to be released December 31, 2021)...

June 24, 2020