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IRIDEX gets FDA clearance for updated TruFocus LIO Premiere laser accessory

The TruFocus LIO Premiere is a light combination and reflection viewing system used with IRIDEX retina laser systems and is…

Boston Scientific to buy prostate therapy developer Augmenix in $600m deal

Augmenix is a privately-held company which has developed and commercialized the SpaceOAR system, a therapy used to reduce common and…

Menarini to bring Lunaphore’s first product to pathologists

LabSat Frozen is an ultra-rapid automated tissue staining solution performing immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays in a few minutes. Thanks to this…

BTG buys Irish medical device firm Novate Medical

Novate Medical is engaged in the development of solutions for the prevention of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients at high…

FDA approves Baxter’s Actifuse Flow bone graft substitute

The Actifuse Flow bone graft substitute can be used in a range of orthopedic surgical procedures such as pelvis, extremities,…

Novocure’s Tumor Treating Fields device succeeds in phase 2 trial in pleural mesothelioma

Malignant pleural mesothelioma patients who received Tumor Treating Fields with pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin experienced median overall survival of…

UL buys UK human factors company Medical Device Usability

The deal fortifies UL’s expertise in medical human factors and offers greater access to services by UK and European customers.…

Cambridge Consultants, Exact Imaging to use AI to detect prostate cancer

Cambridge Consultants is applying deep learning to high-resolution micro-ultrasound imaging to detect suspicious regions of tissue, enabling urologists to use…

GE, DARPA collaborate on research of new diabetes treatments

Under three-year program, which is worth up to $2.9m, the partnership will work on development of new non-invasive devices, which…

PathMaker begins European clinical trial of MyoRegulator neuromodulation device for spasticity

MyoRegulator is an investigational, non-invasive neuromodulation device designed by using the firm’s DoubleStim technology, which offers simultaneous non-invasive stimulation at…