Medical Device Developments

🧠 BrainScan: the first Alzheimer’s blood test for consumers is now available Apollo Health Co, the leading provider of innovative health solutions for cognition announces BrainScan through Neurocode, a clinical laboratory that offers cutting edge diagnostic tests and biomarkers. Comprised of three blood tests that scan for signs of Alzheimer’s disease pathology, replacing the need for painful spinal taps and expensive and inaccessible amyloid and tau PET scans to detect Alzheimer’s pathology. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/e7_GnU3c 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

🏗 Nipro Medical Corporation to build $398m manufacturing site in North Carolina The investment will be done over the next five years and is expected to generate 232 new jobs. Nipro Medical Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Nipro, a company specialising in medical, pharmaceutical, and glass products. The new manufacturing facility in North Carolina will expand Nipro Medical’s presence in the US. The company manufactures medical devices and healthcare solutions. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/ehQJA4jw 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

👾 GE HealthCare to acquire Intelligent Ultrasound’s clinical AI software unit Intelligent Ultrasound provides integrated AI-driven image analysis tools that help make ultrasound technology smarter and more efficient. GE HealthCare intends to integrate Intelligent’s solutions into its ultrasound portfolio to enhance workflow efficiency and usability for clinicians and patients. Also, a team of R&D experts from Intelligent will work on AI-enabled image recognition for GE HealthCare’s women’s health ultrasound devices and its broader portfolio. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/e-zv7zMc 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

🤖 Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusFlex and ACTIFY 3D Total Knee System get FDA clearance ExcelsiusFlex is a new robotic navigation system designed for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) application. The new platform joins Globus Medical’s Excelsius ecosystem, which provides surgeons with control, precision in resection, and procedural flexibility in total knee arthroplasty. ExcelsiusFlex is engineered to support surgeons in primary total knee arthroplasty procedures by guiding robotically controlled resections based on implant placement planning. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/eWxj4C4y 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

🖐 Loci Orthopaedics raises €12.8m financing to advance InDx Implant System The investment round was led by new investors Seroba, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JJDC, and the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund. Loci develops novel technologies targeting major unmet clinical needs in orthopaedics extremities, with InDx Implant System for thumb base joint arthritis as its lead product. The orthopaedic devices maker intends to use the funds to support clinical programs, regulatory submissions, and future commercialisation of its InDx Implant System. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/ePCFj6vp 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

🍉 Innoblative Announces Successful First-in-Human Use of its Novel Electrosurgical Device for Breast Cancer Treatment Innoblative’s SIRA device aims to overcome these challenges and offer a better treatment option for BCS candidates. Its single-use, disposable applicator is designed specifically for intraoperative ablation of soft tissue, including potential residual cancer post-lumpectomy. With a unique spherical shape, the SIRA electrode circumferentially delivers radiofrequency (RF) energy to the entire cavity and yields reproducible ablation depths to provide greater confidence of a consistent thermal effect. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/eQ6PxmsR 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

🧠 Positrigo obtains FDA clearance for NeuroLF brain PET system The ultra-compact brain PET scanner is designed to support diagnosing and monitoring brain-related disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), brain tumours, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and others. The NeuroLF system, which is Positrigo’s first device, is said to advance the medical imaging sector by offering dedicated imaging capabilities for specific body parts or organs. Using mechanical, electronic, and software technological advancements, the system requires minimal space and no special room modifications.  Read more online: https://lnkd.in/egPPEgNj 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

🏥 FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation rolls out APERTO Lucent 0.4T open MRI system The new MRI system is powered by the company’s advanced permanent magnet technology and features a distinctive single-pillar design. Its wide, laterally moving table complements the system’s open architecture to provide a comfortable patient experience, said the imaging solutions provider. APERTO Lucent addresses current quality needs, and its RADAR motion compensates pulse sequence technology to reduce the need for rescans and minimises artifact impact on workflow. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/e4vkcE4v 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

💰 Edwards Lifesciences to acquire Innovalve Bio Medical Ltd. Combined with Edwards Lifesciences’ existing mitral innovations, the acquisition enhances the company’s TMVR technologies to address large unmet structural heart patient needs and support sustainable long-term growth. Innovalve Bio Medical Ltd. will join the transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies (TMTT) product group, led by corporate vice president, Daveen Chopra. Edwards Lifesciences is developing a portfolio of transcatheter repair and replacement therapies designed to address mitral and tricuspid valve diseases. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/geN-TSZc 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

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