MedTech News

Arthrex NanoScope™ System Receives Pediatric Clearance for Orthopedic, Laparoscopic Procedures
NAPLES, Fla., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Arthrex, a global leader in minimally invasive surgical technology, announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to use the Arthrex NanoScope™ operative arthroscopy system for pediatric orthopedics and laparoscopy.

Overture Orthopaedics Announces Full Commercial Launch of the OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System® to Treat Early Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Defects
IRVINE, Calif., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Overture Orthopaedics, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing surgeons with innovative joint preservation solutions in sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery, announced the full U.S. commercial launch of its OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System. These implants were designed with sizing options that allow the surgeon to replace only the diseased or damaged region of the joint while preserving healthy surrounding cartilage and meniscus. The procedure is referred to as Focalplasty®.

Unraveling respiratory illnesses with iPSCs on microfluidic chips
Respiratory infections such as COVID-19 have been responsible for numerous pandemics and have placed a substantial burden on health care systems. Such viruses can cause significant damage to our lungs, especially to the proximal region, or airway, and distal region, also known as the alveoli.

Scientists develop tool that improves tissue cancer analysis
Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that makes it easier to study the mix of cell types in human tissue, which is crucial for understanding diseases such as cancer.

New tool predicts cardiovascular disease risk more accurately
A new risk prediction tool developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a diverse patient cohort more accurately than current models, according to a recent study published in Nature Medicine.

AI tool spots hidden heart disease using routine electrocardiogram data
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an inexpensive test found in many doctors’ offices may soon be used to screen for hidden heart disease.

Discovery could battle Alzheimer’s by boosting blood flow to brain
New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

New tech for imaging brain waves could advance disease research, AI
When electrical activity travels across the brain, it moves like ripples on a pond. The motion of these “brain waves,” first observed in the 1920s, can now be seen more clearly than ever before thanks to instruments and techniques created by a Stanford-led team.