Imaging Visualization & Navigation
Exo Imaging Emerges from Stealth to Announce All-In-One Handheld Ultrasound Platform, Funding
Exo Imaging, Inc., a company pioneering a high-performance ultrasound platform based on patented Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (pMUT) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for imaging and therapeutic applications, announced a $35M Series B financing round. The company was founded in 2015 and has raised nearly $50M to date. Intel Capital led the Series B. Other investors…
Read MoreFDA Clears Ninepoint’s OCT Imaging System for Use in Bile Ducts
NinePoint Medical, Inc., a transformative medical device company pioneering the use of a real-time optical imaging platform for gastrointestinal applications, announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market the NvisionVLE® Imaging System for use in the pancreas and bile duct. These anatomical indications add to the previously existing esophageal…
Read MoreNovel Imaging Method Limits Radiation Dosage from PET, SPECT Scans
A team of Japan-based researchers have created a medical camera capable of detecting and imaging radiotracers used in both PET and SPECT scans with limited radiation dosage. Detailed in Physics in Medicine & Biology, the Compton camera can detect gamma rays in both low and high energy ranges without the need of collimators. Its creators noted…
Read MoreImagion Biosystems Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Imagion Biosystems is working to differentiate itself in cancer detection with a system that aims to minimize the need for surgical or biopsy procedures to obtain tissue for pathological assessment. It says the technology as an alternative to MRI, PET, CT and X-ray for faster detection and treatment than conventional imaging methods, according to a presentation to…
Read MoreInsightec Receives FDA Approval and CE Mark for Exablate Neuro with GE SIGNA Premier MRI
GE Healthcare, a leader in medical technology and diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, and INSIGHTEC®, a global medical technology innovator of incisionless surgery, today announced FDA approval and CE mark for Exablate Neuro™ compatible with the SIGNA™ Premier MRI system from GE Healthcare. The Exablate Neuro is a focused ultrasound platform for treating deep in the…
Read MoreCenterline Biomedical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Intra-Operative Positioning System
Centerline Biomedical, Inc. (Centerline) has announced that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its flagship product, the Intra-Operative Positioning System, IOPS. A non-radiation-based surgical navigation system for minimally invasive surgery, IOPS leverages anatomical mapping algorithms and electromagnetic tracking technology to provide three-dimensional color visualization…
Read MoreMedivis Wins FDA Clearance for Breakthrough Augmented Reality Surgical System
Medivis announced today that its groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) technology platform for surgical applications, SurgicalAR, has received 510(k) clearance for clinical use in the operating room by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The New York City based medical technology company will commence the immediate commercialization of the platform in the United States. The enterprise SurgicalAR platform integrates the…
Read MoreFDA Clearance for Artificial Intelligence Upgrade to Ninepoint’s Imaging System
NinePoint Medical, Inc., a transformative medical device company pioneering the use of a real-time imaging platform for gastrointestinal applications, announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its Intelligent Real-time Image Segmentation™ (IRIS) software upgrade for its flagship product, the NvisionVLE Imaging System. IRIS, an artificial intelligence-based platform…
Read MoreNovarad Lands FDA Clearance for its HoloLens-augmented Preoperative System
The possibilities of Microsoft’s HoloLens system have become a hot topic in the medical world in recent years. But last week Novarad’s OpenSight Augmented Reality System received FDA clearance for pre-operative surgical planning using the tech company’s augmented reality headset. The newly FDA-cleared system uses the lens to project 2D, 3D and 4D interactive images onto a patient’s body…
Read MoreCarestream digital x-ray system installed at remote Antarctic research station
A Carestream digital x-ray system has been installed at the Italian-French Concordia station in Antarctica, on a 10,500-foot mountain 620 miles from the coast. The station was first built to support the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica, but it became a permanent research station back in 2005. The system, a Carestream DRX-Transportable System/Lite,…
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