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Siemens Healthineers launches anatomy hologram app on Apple Vision Pro
The prototype app has potential uses in patient communication, medical education and surgical planning.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 8, 2024 -
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Roche to take on Abbott, Dexcom with its first CGM
The new sensor is designed to last for 14 days but requires finger-stick calibration.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 7, 2024 -
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TrendlineMedical device industry continues to turn to AI
While the industry continues to embrace artificial intelligence, there are still questions about how the new technologies need to be regulated and if they are effective.
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Dexcom, Novo Nordisk call for FDA input on digital diabetes detection devices
The companies want clarity on what evidence would be needed for new technologies to detect undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 4, 2024 -
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FDA warns against using smart wearables that claim to measure blood sugar
Unauthorized smartwatches and smart rings are “manufactured by dozens of companies and sold under multiple brand names,” according to the agency.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Better Therapeutics wins breakthrough status for health app to treat liver disease
The FDA awarded the designation after seeing evidence the digital cognitive behavioral therapy may help reduce liver fat.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Q&ACanary CEO Bill Hunter talks smart knee implant progress, new heart device
The company collaborated with Zimmer Biomet on its Persona IQ device, which is slated for a full market release this year. Canary is also working on an implantable monitor for heart failure patients.
By Elise Reuter • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Samsung wins de novo nod for watch that detects sleep apnea
The FDA created special controls that provide a path to market for other developers of over-the-counter devices.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Veeva MedTechUnifying EDC to Address Protocols and Various Data Sources Perspectives from Alcon and Illumina
Alcon and Illumina clinical leaders share insights on their digital clinical transformations, including challenges, implementation best practices, and outcomes including speeding study builds, reducing manual effort, and ensuring audit readiness.
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BD partners with Techcyte to offer AI-enhanced cervical cancer screening
Techcyte has developed a system to reduce the amount of cells pathologists need to review.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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FDA extends deadline for comments on role of digital health in diabetes detection
The agency is seeking answers on how digital health technologies could be used in the detection of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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How Masimo forced Apple to redesign its smartwatches
In a long-running patent dispute, Masimo has compelled the tech giant to remove the pulse oximetry function of certain Apple Watches.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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FDA creates ‘super office’ to oversee device cybersecurity, digital health and supply chain
The reorganization establishes new divisions at the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation to account for its growth since 2019.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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Apple to sell watches without pulse oximetry after ban of original design takes effect
A court Wednesday denied Apple’s request for an extended stay on an import ban of its smartwatches, after the International Trade Commission found the products infringed Masimo’s patents.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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Dermasensor wins FDA clearance for AI-enabled skin cancer detection device
A study found the sensitivity of the device was 96%, compared with 83% for primary care physicians.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Updated Jan. 22, 2024 -
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EssilorLuxottica integrates tech into glasses to target hearing loss market
The glasses feature microphones, speakers and algorithms to amplify speech, but the technology is hidden in the frame.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Apple, locked in patent fight with Masimo, redesigns smartwatch
The tech giant could bring to market watches without a pulse oximetry feature to avoid an ITC ban on sales of versions now on the market.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Masimo’s preliminary Q4 results, 2024 outlook exceed analyst expectations
Analysts see the update as evidence Masimo may be rebounding after failing to meet their expectations earlier in the year.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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Q&A‘Healthy pullback’: GSR Ventures’ Sunny Kumar on normalizing digital health funding, accelerating M&A in 2024
Sunny Kumar discusses digital healthcare investment, the landscape for M&A and when the public markets could open back up.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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Sponsored by NuanceThe power of generative AI in healthcare: Unmasking 5 key factors beyond the hype
With hundreds of startups emerging in the healthcare AI market, here are the five factors every clinical and business leader should consider when assessing a generative AI solution and vendor.
By Rebecca Schechter | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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Nanowear gets FDA clearance for undergarment that estimates blood pressure
The company’s continuous blood pressure monitor allows clinical investigators to remotely capture data on patients.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 5, 2024 -
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Apple Watch sales resume after latest twist in Masimo patent case
An appeals court has granted Apple’s emergency motion to pause the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ban on sales of its watches with a pulse oximetry feature.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 3, 2024 -
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Apple to pause US sales of smartwatches with pulse oximetry
The tech giant’s move follows a USITC ruling that found the watches infringed some of Masimo's patents for measuring blood oxygen.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 20, 2023 -
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Tandem completes US launch of revamped diabetes management platform
The platform, Tandem Source, combines the features of the company’s legacy t:connect offerings with new data reports.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 15, 2023 -
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Medtronic expands AI endoscopy partnership with Cosmo
The collaboration will focus on Cosmo Intelligent Medical Devices’ GI Genius module, which Medtronic distributes globally.
By Elise Reuter • Dec. 11, 2023 -
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Dexcom, Hologic picked to outperform in 2024: William Blair
For the medtech industry overall, the analysts wrote that procedure volume growth is likely to normalize after declining due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 7, 2023
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