Alleviant Medical Closes $75M in Financing; Receives FDA IDE Approval for Pivotal Clinical Trial
Novel technology shows potential to treat heart failure—leading cause of hospitalizations worldwide—with less invasive approach AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alleviant Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing a no-implant interatrial shunt for heart failure, today announced the closing of a $75... Read More →
First Impressions are Crucial in Medtech, Interview with Retia Medical CEO Marc Zemel
The medtech industry is a cause close to Marc Zemel’s heart. After getting a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from MIT and an MBA from Yale, Marc decided that he wanted to use his education to make a real difference... Read More →
Velentium Lineup of Speakers Set at MD&M West
MD&M West will feature an array of speakers from Velentium experts in the technology, product security and human factor spaces HOUSTON – January 24, 2023 – Velentium, a professional engineering firm that specializes in the design and manufacturing of therapeutic... Read More →
Going wireless in the hospital operating room; Cleveland-area startup Lazurite wins FDA OK for new camera to replace wired technology
CLEVELAND, Ohio — We’re living in a wireless world. So why, Eugene Malinskiy wondered, were surgeons still dealing with bulky, heavy wires in the operating room? That question occurred to Malinskiy, a Cleveland-area entrepreneur, when he saw a surgical assistant... Read More →
Synergia Medical Increases Series B Funding to €12.8 Million with an Additional €3.8 Million
Synergia Medical announced the completion of an additional €3.8 million of Series B funding, allowing the preparation for FIH clinical trials planned for 2024 BELGIUM, January 18, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Synergia Medical, a preclinical medical device company that has developed... Read More →
CARI Health Raises $2.3M in Seed Round to Advance Remote Medication Monitoring
Medical technology startup secures funding to begin in-patient clinical studies and prepare for regulatory pathway with FDA for first-ever wearable real-time medication monitor SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digital health startup CARI Health has closed an oversubscribed $2.3 million seed round that will... Read More →
Pristine Surgical’s Summit arthroscope secures FDA 510(k) clearance
Summit delivers a high-definition image using a 4K single-use surgical arthroscope and the cloud-based Pristine Connect software. edical technology manufacturer Pristine Surgical has secured 510(k) clearance for its Summit 4K single-use surgical arthroscope from the US Food and Drug Administration... Read More →
Prapela Receives FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation to Investigate the Use of Stimulation to Treat Apnea of Prematurity
FDA Breakthrough Device Designations speed up the development and review of medical devices that can improve the lives of people with life-threatening or debilitating conditions. Every year, approximately 1.6 million newborns will experience clinically significant apnea. Prapela’s stimulation pad could... Read More →
Zimmer Biomet to Acquire Embody, Inc.
Deal Strengthens Zimmer Biomet’s Growing Sports Medicine Portfolio and Supports Continued Company Transformation WARSAW, Ind., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global medical technology leader, today announced that it has reached a... Read More →
Mayo Clinic takes a stake in PillBot developer Endiatx
Mayo Clinic and Endiatx have signed a know-how license agreement covering the ongoing development of Endiatx’s PillBot. The deal gives Mayo Clinic an equity stake in the robotic stomach camera startup, Endiatx co-founder and CEO Torrey Smith told MassDevice. He... Read More →