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XL Precision Technologies operational in new U.S. facility
XL Precision Technologies Ltd. has recently announced the opening of a new facility in West Chester, PA. In response to the increasing business in the U.S., the facility will cater to the North...
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Wearable generator that harvests heat could power devices
Researchers at North Carolina State University developed a wearable that can harvest body heat to power devices with at least 20 times the efficiency of other methods, the school reported yesterday....
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Adhezion Biomedical, Pfizer ink long-term supply deal
Adhezion Biomedical announced today that it inked a long-term supply deal with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) for exclusive U.S. distribution rights for Adhezion’s topical skin adhesives. The Wyomissing, Pa.-based...
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Glooko, Diasend ink merger deal, raise $8m
Diabetes device developers Glooko and Diasend said today that they completed a merger, with the combined companies operating under the Glooko moniker. The newly merged firms said their platforms...
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NuVasive promotes Hannon to COO, Miles to vice chairman | Personnel Moves,...
NuVasive promotes Hannon to COO, Miles to vice chairman NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said today that it promoted Jason Hannon to be its new president & CEOO, replacing Patrick MIles, who ws named vice...
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Ablative Solutions wins FDA nod for Phase II chemical denervation trial
Ablative Solutions said today that the FDA approved a Phase II trial of its chemical denervation system for hypertension under its investigational new drug application. The trial, called Target-BP I,...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for September 13, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s...
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Credence MedSystems raises $15m for safe-syringe drug delivery
Credence MedSystems announced today that it raised $15 million in a Series A round to fund continued development and commercialization of its injectable drug-delivery device. The company’s flagship...
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RFPi raises $2m angel round for blood flow imaging tech
Early stage medical imaging company RFPi said today it raised $2 million in an angel investor financing round to support developing a commercial-scale model of its real-time, non-invasive medical...
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Cerebain Biotech set to begin development on medical device for Alzheimer’s
Development-stage medical device company Cerebain Biotech today announced it is planning to begin development of its medical device designed for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. The company...
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EBR Systems wins FDA nod for wireless pacer trial
EBR Systems said today it won FDA investigational device exemption to initiate a trial of its WiSE wireless cardiac resynchronization therapy device. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company touted its...
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FDA approves Kerecis Omega3 SecureMesh fish-skin surgical mesh
Regenerative medical technology developer Kerecis said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Kerecis Omega3 SecureMesh regenerative surgical mesh, with indications for use in lung, bariatric,...
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Using heart tissue models to test heart disease treatments
Scientists are now able to create cardiac heart muscle cells from patients with heart disease. But cells alone aren’t enough to fully study cardiac disorders — especially rhythm disorders that require...
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Plaintiff’s loss overturned in Boston Scientific pelvic mesh lawsuit
The plaintiff in the 1st pelvic mesh lawsuit to go to trial against Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) won a new trial yesterday when a Massachusetts appeals court overturned a 2014 verdict dismissing the...
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Titan Medical sets $8m to $12m range on overnight offering for Sport surgical...
Titan Medical (TSE:TMD) said yesterday that it hopes to raise between $8 million and $12 million via an overnight offering it plans to use to restart the development program for its Sport...
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Japan approves Medtronic’s Reveal Linq cardiac monitor
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) wasted no time in launching its Reveal Linq cardiac monitor in Japan, saying it plans to launch the device there this month now that the device won approval from the Ministry of...
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Amputees’ brain remember missing limbs even years later
University of Oxford Hand & Brain Lab Researchers from Oxford University demonstrated that amputees’ brains can remember their missing hands, even 30 years later. At Oxford University’s Hand &...
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Light-based arrhythmia treatment skips the shocks
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Germany’s University of Bonn showed that light can restore a normal heartbeat and replace electric shocks in patients at risk for arrhythmia, according to a...
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Stryker to acquire Instratek assets
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that it agreed to acquire Instratek for an undisclosed amount at the end of the 4th quarter. The medtech giant will take on the Houston -based company’s portfolio of...
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Neural Analytics lands $3M NIH grant
Neural Analytics landed a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for the diagnostic and monitoring technology it’s developing for traumatic brain injury and stroke, the company...
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