The Apple Watch may be able to alert wearers to heart palpitations, but Google LLC’s Pixel Watch 3 can now detect when a user’s heart stops – and call emergency services. The pulse detection featured received clearance from the U.S. FDA on Feb. 26 and Google plans to make it available on its Pixel Watch 3 starting in March. Pulse detection is already available for watches sold in the U.K. and EU. Read More
Royal Philips NV recently secured EU MDR certification for the remote scanning capabilities on its Radiology Operations Command Center Console. The solution allows radiologists to remotely assist technologists in real-time by controlling scans to acquire images needed for improved diagnostic confidence and patient outcomes. Read More
Nick Decker, directory of global regulatory policy for Roch Holding AG’s Roche Diagnostics division, said the FDA is moving carefully into the PCCP space, and industry, too, is taking a measured approach in adopting the PCCP concept. Read More
To increase diagnosis across Australia, the partnership will see Compumedics Ltd. of Melbourne supply its Somfit devices and electrodes to Philips’ pharmacy-based sleep programs in pharmacies across Australia. Read More
A recent patent filing from Verily Life Sciences LLC seeks protection for the development of an ophthalmic drug delivery device with sensors and a camera which allow the delivery of a specific or controlled dose of a therapeutic agent in vapor form to a patient’s eye. Read More
