Researchers at Nanjing University in China have come up with a novel way of making ultrasound imaging crisper using high-pitched sound waves. The idea is to let soundwaves coming in from one direction of the material pass through, but not those coming in from the other way. Or, as Scientific American puts it: “Think of […]
Medtronic (MDT) is selling off endovascular technology. Volcano Corporation (VOLC) will acquire Medtronic’s Pioneer Plus diagnostic ultrasound transducer and percutaneous catheter in a deal that should close by the end of the week. Volcano will use Pioneer Plus to increase its presence in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease. The acquisition moves the […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A California-based startup may finally help physicians monitor vital signs for fetuses of obese mothers, starting with heartrate. First Pulse Medical hopes to have the intrauterine device, which is noninvasive to the fetus, cleared with the FDA by the summer of 2014. Right now, physicians use an ultrasound stomach belt to monitor fetal heartrate, which […]
While we all marveled over Medtronic’s latest DBS system, GE-held Insightec (based in Israel) has published results from a pilot study in the NEJM that may validate the Exablate Neuro, a device that combines focused ultrasound surgery with continuous MRI via a “helmet” transducer that shoots out ultrasound elements, stopping the tremors. It’s “noninvasive, incisionless […]
Fear not–this blood-sucking robot could treat hard-to-reach brain hemorrhages. While most surgeons won’t go near a brain clot unless it’s easy to get to (read: on the surface) in fear of further damaging brain tissue, more than 40 percent of patients who have them die within a month. The active cannula, what Vanderbilt assistant professors […]
Beacon Endoscopic Corp. has raised $1.2 million in debt financing from existing investors to fund commercial growth for its bnx™ fine needle aspiration for EUS in the US and abroad, company CEO and President Bill Densel said. Beacon made its regulatory filing to the SEC on July 22. The bnx™ system is “designed to reduce […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The mobile health company that developed the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared ultrasound imaging system that works on a smartphone is looking to boost its uptake with a $4.2 million series A. Mobisante announced the first closing of series A financing from WRF Capital, the W Fund and a group of angel investors, including […]