Cohort Company News - MedTech Innovator

FDA Designates VentFree Muscle Stimulator a Breakthrough Device

DateJan 25 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to the VentFree muscle stimulator. The device is being developed to prevent atrophy...

These Goggles Act Like Surgical X-Ray Specs

DateJan 25 2019

Augmedics’ Xvision headset superimposes CT scans and other medical imaging over a patient’s body during an operation. Augmedics’ surgical “X-ray specs” are really an augmented-reality...

Multi-Spectral Device Images Blood Flow and Perfusion

DateJan 24 2019

A new device reveals real-time blood flow and perfusion in vascular structures and critical tissues during surgery. The RFPi (Greenville, NC, USA) iCertainty platform provides...

Machine Learning Algorithm Detects Cervical Cancer

DateJan 24 2019

A novel colposcope uses an automated visual evaluation (AVE) algorithm to detect cervical cancer from even a single image. The MobileODT (Tel Aviv, Israel) Enhanced...

MobileODT deploys EVA System in first large scale AI pilot for cervical cancer screenings

DateJan 15 2019

MobileODT is rolling out its Enhanced Visual Assessment (EVA) System in what it’s calling the first large-scale pilot program to examine the use of augmented...

FDA OKs Greenville firm to produce surgical device

DateJan 12 2019

The Daily Reflector Saturday, January 12, 2019 A Greenville company has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing a hi-tech...

SafeHeal Completes First-in-Human Clinical Study of Endoluminal Bypass Sheath

DateJan 11 2019

SafeHeal, an innovator in the field of digestive surgery, has concluded its first-in-human clinical study for its novel Colovac bypass sheath in patients undergoing colorectal...

An Observational Study of Deep Learning and Automated Evaluation of Cervical Images for Cancer Screening

DateJan 07 2019

Background Human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical screening are lacking in most lower resource settings, where approximately 80% of more than 500 000 cancer cases occur annually....

MobileODT and partners to launch first wide-scale deployment of AI screening for Cervical Cancer

DateJan 07 2019

Chennai, India – January 7, 2019 – MobileODT, developer of the Enhanced Visual Assessment (EVA) System, will partner with Genworks and Apollo Hospitals to deliver its FDA-cleared...

Vetex Medical Announces First Patient Treated in FIM Study of Deep Vein Thrombosis Treatment Designed to Remove Wall-Adherent Clot in Single Session, Without Thrombolytic Drugs

DateDec 19 2018

GALWAY, Ireland – December 19, 2018 – Vetex™ Medical Ltd. announced that the first patient has been treated in the VETEX (Venous Thrombus Extraction) Study, a...

Say goodbye to ‘what if’ in surgery — Dr. Jonathan Schoenecker on how VR helps orthopedic surgeons train for the OR

DateDec 18 2018

Surgical training technology company Osso VR launched its first pediatric orthopedic procedure module in partnership with the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Board-certified orthopedic...

Irish Medical Device Start-up Curing Irregular Heart Rhythms Wins the Prestigious ICI Innovation Award

DateDec 12 2018

GALWAY, Ireland, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — An Irish medical device’s company, AuriGen Medical has won the prestigious Global Innovation Award at the ICI conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. ICI...

AMP3D Announces Partnership With Premier

DateDec 11 2018

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., December 11, 2018 (Newswire.com) – Advanced Medical Predictive Devices, Diagnostics, and Displays Inc. (AMP3D) announced today that it has partnered with Premier Inc., a...

Lightpoint Medical shines with £5M investment

DateDec 10 2018

Lightpoint Medical has secured a £5 million round from backers including Envestors and Cambridge Capital Group. The startup, which develops intraoperative molecular imaging and sensing technology, plans to use...

Tech Council names finalists for annual awards, featuring GreenLight Medical

DateDec 07 2018

The Nashville Technology Council has announced the finalists for the 10th Annual NTC Awards. The organization will next month name winners in 14 categories, which...

Practice Makes Perfect…Virtually

DateNov 30 2018

The North American Spine Society (NASS) 2018 event that took place in September seemed quite similar to the ones I’ve attended during previous years. The...

Linear Health Sciences Enters Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Alliance Medical for Orchid SRV

DateNov 29 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Linear Health Sciences today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Alliance Medical, a leading distributor for emerging...

Neural Analytics Adds $10M for Robot-Assisted Brain Ultrasound

DateNov 29 2018

Neural Analytics yesterday reported raising nearly $10 million in for the robot-assisted brain ultrasound device it’s developing. Los Angeles-based Neural Analytics’ NeuralBot is designed to work...

Osso VR expands VR training Into pediatric orthopedic simulations, partners with the POSNA

DateNov 28 2018

PALO ALTO, Calif. and ORLANDO, Fla. – November 28, 2018 – Osso VR, a leading virtual reality surgical training technology company, announces today its first...

Sana Health Leads MedTech Innovators

DateNov 28 2018

This is a ground-breaking time in medical technology, and nowhere are the breakthroughs more evident than at the MedTech Innovator Showcase & Accelerator event. Sana...