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Category: Medical Devices


Siren raises $11.8M Series B; Developing washable smart-fabric socks that monitor diabetic feet for hot spots and provide alerts via bluetooth

Greg Kumparak TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories Medical Devices, StartupsTags Siren Go Deeper
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Samsung's smartwatch-based ECG gets approved by South Korean regulators; Can be used to detect irregularities like AFib

Laura Lovett Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories Medical Devices, Big TechTags Samsung Go Deeper
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Physicians in London hospitals are using Microsoft's HoloLens to limit exposure to patients; One does rounds wearing the headset while the rest watch from another room

Isobel Asher Hamilton Business Insider Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Big Tech, Medical DevicesTags Microsoft Go Deeper
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Medtronic CEO says hospitals are gearing up for a 'faster than anticipated recovery' in terms of resuming normal surgical activity

Michelle Fay Cortez Bloomberg Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Medical Devices, HospitalsTags Medtronic
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Stericycle predicts a surge in medical device recalls starting in Q3 as FDA Emergency Use Authorizations and enforcement-discretion end

Alia Paavola Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Medical Devices, FDATags Stericycle
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iFixIt, which offers repair guides for electronics, has turned focus for the past two months to creating a free database of 13,000+ manuals and repair guides for clinical and research medical devices

Brian Heater TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Medical Devices
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Fitbit to request Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for a ventilator prototype; Targeting mid-range functionality and price

Christina Farr CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories COVID-19, Medical DevicesTags Fitbit
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Atrium Health putting Butterfly Network's point-of-care ultrasound devices into broad use

Katie Adams Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Medical DevicesTags Atrium Health, Butterfly Network
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Small study shows that soft robotic exosuits can help single-side paralysis victims walk faster and longer

Brian Heater TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Medical Devices, Research
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Unreviewed NYU study shows Abbot's rapid coronavirus test missed between 33% - 48% of positive cases

Michelle Fay Cortez, Robert Langreth, Kristen V Brown Bloomberg Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories COVID-19, Medical Devices, Public HealthTags Abbot Labs
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Whistleblower says Cardinal Health paid kickbacks to veteran-owned companies in exchange for help accessing privileged government radiopharmacy contracts

Alex Kacik Modern Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Medical Devices, Supply ChainTags Cardinal Health
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Deep dive into the technology and engineering behind ventilators, as well as emergency efforts, by both individuals and major companies, to design and build units to meet pandemic demand

James Somers The New Yorker Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 11, 2020May 11, 2020Categories Medical Devices, COVID-19
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Headsafe gets 510(k) clearance for Nurocheck, a cloud-connected mobile EEG & visual stimulus headset; Australian company's first product cleared in the US

Laura Lovett Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020Categories Medical Devices, Startups
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Fitbit launches heart study to measure device's ability to detect arrhythmia

Erin Brodwin STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 6, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Big Tech, Medical DevicesTags Fitbit, Google
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NWU researchers develop a throat-worn wearable that monitors respiration for early-warning signs of COVID-19; Team exploring wide-scale deployment and productization

Darrell Etherington TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020Categories Medical Devices, COVID-19
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Analysis: Thousands of lives could be saved in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic if states exchanged ventilators

Daniel Adelman Health Affairs Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020Categories COVID-19, Medical Devices, Supply Chain
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Article in European Heart Journal claims Apple Watch Series 4 detected myocardial ischemia in an 80-year-old woman

Chance Miller 9To5Mac Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 4, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Big Tech, Medical DevicesTags Apple
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Bill Dally, Chief Scientist at Nvidia, has open-sourced a hardware design for a ventilator that costs $400 and uses off-the-shelf parts

Darrell Etherington TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 3, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Medical Devices, COVID-19Tags Nvidia
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Withings launches under-the-mattress sleep tracking mat; measures respiration, heart rate, body movement, and snoring

Tammy Lovell Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020Categories Digital Health, Medical Devices
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Medtronic warns investors US business has seen 60% weekly revenue declines; demand has spiked in lower margin business lines

Maria Rachal MedTech Dive Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories Medical Devices, COVID-19
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MIT develops machine-washable sensors that embed in clothing for constant vital sign monitoring

Darrell Etherington TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories Telehealth, Medical Devices
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Physicians turn to consumer-grade ECG devices to fill telemetry gap during equipment shortages

Crystal Phend MedPage Today Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories Medical Devices, COVID-19
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FDA greenlights first Covid-19 test with at-home sample collection; LabCorp test will be available to general public with case-by-case provider approval

Erin Brodwin STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020Categories COVID-19, Medical Devices
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch blood pressure monitoring app approved by South Korean regulators; offers blood pressure readings via smartwatch

Catherine Shu TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020Categories Medical Devices
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Hospitals using remote glucose monitors to avoid contact with patients, reducing infection risk and PPE usage

Peter Loftus The Wall Street Journal Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 17, 2020April 18, 2020Categories Hospitals, COVID-19, Medical Devices
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Medopad rebrands to Huma, makes acquisitions to bolster its AI health monitoring portfolio

Kyle Wiggers VentureBeat Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 16, 2020April 18, 2020Categories Medical Devices, Big Tech, Startups
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Abbott Labs Rolling Out Coronavirus Antibody Tests; Plans to ship 4 million tests by end of April

Bruce Japsen Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 15, 2020April 18, 2020Categories COVID-19, Medical Devices, Public Health
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Amid vast underutilization of testing capacity, CMS to nearly double payment for Abbott’s Covid-19 test to increase use

Michelle Fay Cortez Bloomberg Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 15, 2020April 18, 2020Categories COVID-19, Government, Medical Devices
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HHS contracts Philips to make 43,000 ventilators for $646M, to add to national stockpile

Maia Anderson Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020Categories Medical Devices, Public Health
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With ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19

Sharon Begley STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020Categories COVID-19, Hospitals, Medical Devices
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GM to Make 30,000 Ventilators for National Stockpile in $489 Million Contract

Dave Sebastian The Wall Street Journal Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020Categories COVID-19, Government, Medical Devices
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Trump Touted Abbott’s Quick COVID-19 Test. HHS Document Shows Only 5,500 Are On Way For Entire U.S.

Rachana Pradhan Kaiser Health News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020Categories COVID-19, Government, Medical Devices, Public Health
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The High-Stakes Race to Build More Ventilators

Alex Davies WIRED Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020Categories Big Tech, COVID-19, Medical Devices
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Kinsa claims its smart thermometer could help detect coronavirus hot spots faster than the CDC

Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020Categories Big Tech, COVID-19, Medical Devices
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FibriCheck announces nighttime a-fib monitoring feature for smartwatch app

Dave Muoio Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020Categories Big Tech, Medical Devices, Startups
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Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, the Company Is Selling Versions of It Overseas.

Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella, Tim Golden ProPublica Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020Categories COVID-19, Medical Devices, Public Health
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