Xenocor Announces FDA Clearance of Saberscope®, the First Single-Use 5mm Articulating Laparoscope for Enhanced Surgical Visualization
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Xenocor, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the new Xenocor Saberscope®, a single-use 5mm articulating laparoscope designed for high definition (HD) visualization during minimally invasive... Read More →
Real-time intraoperative confocal laser endomicroscopy with on-site neuropathologist consultation for glioma margin assessment: illustrative case featuring VPIX Medical
This report presents an illustrative case demonstrating a practical collaborative workflow that integrates CLE with on-site neuropathologist consultation for real-time margin assessment during glioma resection. We used the cCeLL-In vivo system (VPIX Medical Inc.), a handheld CLE device with US... Read More →
AptaBLE: a deep learning platform for aptamer generation and analysis featuring Atom Bioworks
Abstract Aptamers are single-stranded oligonucleotides that bind molecular targets with high affinity and specificity. However, their discovery remains time-consuming, expensive, and susceptible to experimental biases. Here we present AptaBLE, a deep learning framework for predicting aptamer-protein binding. Additionally, we demonstrate... Read More →
Strutless bioresorbable BTK scaffold demonstrates technical success and primary safety in first cases featuring StentIt
Preliminary three-month results from the first five human implantations of StentIt’s resorbable fibrillated scaffold (RFS) reveal a technical success rate of 100% and no device- or procedure-related serious adverse events at 30 days in patients with below-the-knee (BTK) chronic limb-threatening... Read More →
FDA Grants PMA Approval to LimiFlex™ Dynamic Sagittal Tether featuring Empirical Spine
Motion-Preserving Lumbar Spine Surgery – Stabilization Without Fusion for Patients with Degenerative Spondylolisthesis San Carlos, CA — February 18, 2026 /OrthoSpineNews/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Premarket Approval (PMA) to the LimiFlex™ Dynamic Sagittal Tether,... Read More →
Acute results of the ASCEND EV study: A new modality of parasternal extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy including antitachycardia pacing featuring AtaCor Medical
Background Extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (EV-ICDs) are being developed to overcome limitations of current implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). The AtaCor parasternal EV-ICD system uses an extravascular lead along the left parasternum to deliver defibrillation and pacing therapy from outside the heart. Objective... Read More →
VB Spine Announces Intent to Acquire Exclusive Rights to Augmedics’ Spine Platform
Transaction will expand VB Spine’s enhanced visualization portfolio to include augmented reality navigation with the Augmedics xvision Spine System® NEW YORK & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VB Spine LLC (“VB Spine”), the largest privately held spine company, today announced it has entered into... Read More →
Retia Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Argos Infinity™, Expanding Cardiovascular Intelligence Across High-Risk Surgical and Critical Care Environments
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES — February 16, 2026 — Retia Medical today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for Argos Infinity™, the company’s cardiovascular intelligence software platform designed for high-risk surgical... Read More →
InVera Medical achieves European CE Mark approval for new vein infusion device
GALWAY, Ireland, Feb. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — InVera Medical, an Irish medical technology company, has received European regulatory approval for a new minimally invasive device designed to help physicians deliver treatment more effectively to diseased leg veins, including varicose veins.... Read More →
Crux of Medtech: A New Vital Sign for Heart Failure with Filip Peters, CEO of Acorai
In this episode of the Crux of Cardio, host Jordan Bergen sits down with Filip Peters, Co-founder and CEO of Acorai, to unpack how his team is building a non-invasive device that reads the pressures inside the heart, using machine... Read More →