Neuros Medical Inc.’s Altius direct electrical nerve stimulation system significantly reduced pain in 30 minutes and continued to reduce pain for a year, a study published Sept. 24, 2024, in Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface found.
Joe Kiani’s reign at Masimo Corp. abruptly ended following a vote at the annual shareholders meeting on Sept. 19 that saw Kiani, Masimo’s founder and CEO, ousted from the board as part of a hard-fought battle with activist investor Politan Capital Management. Michelle Brennan, a Politan nominee and former Johnson & Johnson senior executive who won her board seat last year, was named interim CEO.
Noul Co. Ltd.’s Micro-Intelligent Laboratory, an artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic system, demonstrated superiority over microscopic diagnosis for malaria in a study presented at the 2024 International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria.
Route 92 Medical Inc. sped past its series F goal, raising an additional $50 million in an extension to the oversubscribed round. The extension brings the total for the series F to $82 million, which the company plans to use to accelerate commercialization of its neurovascular reperfusion and access systems.
Avicenna.ai SAS received U.S. FDA clearance for its Cina-Cspine algorithm, which uses machine learning technology to detect and triage cervical spine fractures from computed tomography images. The tool automatically flags imaging findings that are compatible with acute cervical spine fractures, which can cause serious neurological damage or paralysis.
Epitomee Ltd. happily swallowed the news of U.S. FDA clearance for its capsule for weight management, an ingestible medical device for adults who are overweight or obese. Designed for use along with diet and exercise, the capsule expands in the stomach to create a feeling of fullness that lasts up to six hours.
The U.S. FDA cleared Senseonic Holdings Inc.’s Eversense 365, the first continuous glucose monitor to last a full year with a single sensor rather than the 10 days to two weeks typical for wearable sensors such as those offered by Abbott Laboratories and Dexcom Inc.
The U.S. FDA cleared Senseonic Holdings Inc.’s Eversense 365, the first continuous glucose monitor to last a full year with a single sensor rather than the 10 days to two weeks typical for wearable sensors such as those offered by Abbott Laboratories and Dexcom Inc.
Days ahead of its contentious annual shareholders’ meeting slated for Sept. 19, Masimo Corp. established partnerships with two big players – Google LLC and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. – to significantly expand and support the ecosystem for Wear OS smartwatches by developing a next-generation smartwatch reference platform for original equipment manufacturers.
The U.S. FDA approved Apple Inc.’s Airpods Pro 2 as an over-the-counter assistive hearing device for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, making the ubiquitous devices the first assistive hearing technology to receive this designation.
