Henry Schein Inc., long known primarily as a dental equipment distributor, added two deals to its 2023 roster that will expand its presence in the orthopedics market. The company agreed to acquire a majority interest in Trimed Inc., which focuses on solutions for treatment of the upper and lower extremities and entered into a strategic relationship with Extremity Medical LLC. Read More

Robocath SAS said it performed the world’s first-in-human remote robotic coronary angioplasty between two cities in China, Beijing and Urumqi, located 1,700 miles apart. The procedure was carried out using the company’s R-One robotic platform, via a 5G connection, and paves the way for long-distance endovascular procedures. Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Laura Tyler Perryman, the former CEO and co-founder of Stimwave Technologies Inc., with defrauding investors out of approximately $41 million by making false and misleading statements about one of the company’s products. According to the SEC’s complaint, the Stimwave device comprised several components, one of which was a fake, non-functional component that was implanted into patients’ bodies. Read More

In what represents the first patent cooperation treaty filing published in the name of Star BP Inc., a blood pump system is described. Read More

Researchers have used explainable artificial intelligence (explainable AI) to find structurally new antibiotics with minimal toxicity. They reported their findings online in Nature on Dec. 20, 2023. In animal testing, compounds identified via the method showed that they had activity against drug-resistant gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most serious bacterial public health threats. Read More

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New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Bioventus, Elligo Health, Quest Diagnostics, Spectrum Solutions, Zerigo Health. Read More

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Agilent, Caldera, Creative Medical Technology, ECM, Gore, Guardant Health, Pulse Biosciences, Shiratronics, Signati, Venus Concept. Read More

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Feeltect, Motus GI. Read More

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Perfuze, Vivos. Read More