Stereotaxis Inc. secured U.S. FDA approval for its Magic magnetic interventional ablation catheter, marking a key step in the company’s effort to evolve from a niche robotics supplier into a more vertically integrated electrophysiology technology provider. The approval positions Magic as Stereotaxis’ first proprietary robotic ablation catheter in the U.S. and follows a series of regulatory and commercial milestones in recent months that reset the company’s growth narrative.

Synchrony Medical Ltd. received the greenlight from the U.S. FDA for its Libairty airway clearance system which is expected to transform the lives of people with chronic lung diseases. The company is now looking to raise $5 million in series A funding to support the launch of the product in the U.S. later this year.

Israeli startup Synchrony Medical Ltd. is gearing up to begin a U.S. clinical trial testing an airway clearance method developed at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. The Libairty device is designed to support chronic lung disease patients to clear mucus with a short home-based daily treatment.