Carl Zeiss Meditech AG brings better efficiency and data to ophthalmologists during cataract surgery with its acquisition of Veracity Innovations LLC, a cloud-based platform company designed to increase results for clinicians. Clinical data and treatment information will be immediately available to physicians. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

An August study finds MDxhealth SA may have an effective tool in determining risk for prostate cancer with its ConfirmMDx screening. Aggressive prostate cancer (PCa) risk has historically been difficult to pinpoint, leading to false positives and unneeded treatment, as well as men who have cancer that biopsy did not detect.

Following an FDA letter issued Thursday Aug. 10 to health care providers about possible risks with liquid-filled intragastric balloons, Apollo Endosurgery Inc. held a call on Friday to address the letter. During the call, executives with Apollo, maker of the Orbera intragastric balloon system, discussed the FDA letter regarding unexpected deaths of five patients who had received the balloons, though their deaths were not determined to be the result of the devices, said the company.

Robotics firm Bionik Laboratories Corp. has updated its Arke exoskeleton with Amazon's Echo and Alexa. Patients can ask the system to stand or walk to activate Arke.