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Western Ireland’s University Hospital Galway Leading Advanced Heart Failure Monitoring Clinical Trial

The investigational product, known as the Cordella Sensor from U.S.-based company called Endotronix, detects changes in the health of patients with heart failure while securely transmitting information to the cardiovascular team. With this data in real time, the cardiovascular team can not only receive relevant updates but also can intervene with the goal of preventing heart failure flare-up resulting in emergency hospitalization.
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Rhaeos, Inc. Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for FlowSense™ Noninvasive Thermal Sensor

The Breakthrough Device Designation is supported by data from several recently published studies demonstrating effective use of FlowSense in detecting changes in cerebrospinal fluid volume and flow. By receiving this designation, Rhaeos will work in close collaboration with the FDA to streamline the market clearance process of FlowSense for this high-risk patient population.
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Arterys Raises $28 Million to Accelerate the Delivery of Medical AI to Practices Around the World

"The current crisis has shown us the necessity of a different approach to providing healthcare, where technology and AI are crucial for future success. Arterys is committed to transforming the way AI is integrated into the medical workflow, a promise that is long due in the industry. We recently launched our cloud platform and marketplace that will consolidate the work of thousands of AI models to be readily available for use by healthcare institutions around the globe," said Henry Weinstein, Managing Partner at Benslie International Ltd.
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Medtech Startup Promaxo Raises First Tranche of Series B-1 Funding

Promaxo, an Oakland-based medical technology startup developing the portable single-sided MRI, today announced that it has raised the first tranche of Series B-1 funding. The equity round was led by Kineticos Disruptor Fund with participation from existing investors. Launched in 2016, Promaxo plans to revolutionize healthcare with its MR imaging and robotic platform.
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Neural Analytics aims robotic transcranial doppler at COVID-19 patients

Doctors are reporting a proliferation of dangerous blood clots in the lungs and other major organs of COVID-19 patients, raising the risk of stroke and other life-threatening complications. While anticoagulant medications can reduce that risk, patients need careful monitoring to ensure their blood is neither too thick nor too thin. To that end, Los Angeles-based startup Neural Analytics Inc. is deploying its robotically assisted transcranial doppler (TCD) system for real-time identification of blood clots and disruptions in blood flow to the brain.
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FDA greenlights ICU AI for predicting fatal COVID-19 complications

The company’s CLEWICU artificial intelligence software ingests a large range of patient data by linking to electronic medical records, connected medical devices and vital sign monitors, with no need for additional data entry by ICU staff. The FDA also said the standalone CLEWICU software, based within the hospital or in the cloud, could help reduce contact between healthcare workers and COVID-19 patients through remote monitoring.
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Alleviant Medical completes $6.5m offering

Congestive heart failure treatment developer Alleviant Medical filed an SEC Form D to confirm the sale of $6.5 million in an equity offering. The Austin, Texas-based company reached its total offering amount of $6.5 million after making the first sale in the new notice on May 1. It had no intention of letting the offering last longer than one year and did not make it in connection with a business transaction.
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Genetesis lands strategic investment to close $9.2M Series B

Genetesis Inc, a medical technology company that has developed non-invasive, biomagnetic CardioFluxTM imaging, today announced several important updates. The company has closed significant strategic investments from TDK Ventures and an undisclosed Fortune 500 global, healthcare company, completing a $9.2M Series B financing. The round included participation by return investors CincyTech, Ohio Innovation Fund and Mark Cuban.
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Medable Secures $25M Funding To Reduce Clinical Trial Timelines

“The continued participation in clinical trials is important right now,” Medable co-founder and CEO Michelle Longmire, M.D., told Crunchbase News. “Prior to COVID, decentralized clinical trials were a novel, innovative approach. Now that clinics are shut down, decentralized clinical trials are the only approach to continued clinical trials, especially for finding a COVID vaccine. We are the only tech company to be able to provide this service, and we had to make sure we had the capital to execute this platform.”
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