After spending years battling with Apple Inc. over the consumer heart monitoring market Alivecor Inc. is hoping to bring its technology to the professional health care market with its new device, which recently received clearance from the U.S. FDA.

Sometimes a court cites long-standing precedent in deciding how to handle a case, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit leveraged a decision it rendered only last year in deciding a patent case between Apple Inc., and Omni Medsci Inc.

After a rocky year, Akili Inc. received U.S. FDA clearance for use of its non-prescription product, Endeavorotc, for treatment of adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Endeavorotc employs a video game format to improve attention in individuals with inattentive or combined-type ADHD.

Aktiia SA recently received a CE mark for Calfree, its optical blood pressure monitoring technology that does not require calibration with a traditional cuff. The Calfree system can be integrated into a wide range of third-party devices, significantly improving hypertension management and as a result the quality of patients’ lives.

The U.S. National Institutes of Health has jumped into the artificial intelligence pool with a prognostic that predicts a patient’s response to immune checkpoint inhibitors as cancer therapies.

South Korean digital health care firm Seers Technology Co. Ltd. is targeting a ₩22.1 billion (US$16.2 million) IPO on the Korea Exchange, after upping the offering price of its 1.3 million shares to ₩17,000 per share on June 4.

South Korean digital health care firm Seers Technology Co. Ltd. is targeting a ₩22.1 billion (US$16.2 million) IPO on the Korea Exchange, after upping the offering price of its 1.3 million shares to ₩17,000 per share on June 4.

London, Ontario-based Deep Breathe Inc. filed for protection of a wearable ultrasound sensor that is used to obtain ultrasound data, and digital ultrasound images are processed using a machine learning model to predict the probability of lung sliding and detection of pneumothorax (collapsed lung) if lung sliding is absent or deem it likely if lung sliding is present.

Researchers from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University have filed for protection of an mobile application to track individualized patient needs, engagement in continuous positive airway pressure machine use, and the correlation of risk behaviors to determine sleep apnea treatment progress.

Dornier Medtech launched a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence tool called Urogpt to support patients with kidney stones. Developed in collaboration with leading urologists, Urogpt marks a milestone in the company's commitment to leveraging digital innovation to empower kidney stone sufferers through patient-first solutions. The app provides urology patients with access to on-demand advice and actionable insights that inform and reassure users when navigating the complexities of their condition.