Intuitive (NASDAQ: ISRG)+
announced today that it received FDA clearance for a new indication for its da Vinci single port (SP) surgical robot.

Element Science announced today that it received FDA pre-market approval for its Jewel Patch wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD).

Neuralink said today on social media that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for treating individuals with severe speech impairment.

With the increasing demand for underwater and implantable medical electronics, a stable and continuous power supply is essential. However, conventional wireless charging methods (such as electromagnetic induction and radio frequency-based charging) used in smartphones and wireless earphones suffer from short transmission distances, low energy transfer efficiency in biological tissues, and electromagnetic interference.

Teleflex (NYSE: TFX) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded indications of its QuikClot Control+ hemostatic device.

In a new study, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Harvard University in the U.S., researchers have shown comprehensively that a combination of two lipoprotein markers, measured in a simple blood test, can give more accurate information about individual risk of heart disease than the current blood cholesterol test, potentially saving lives.

Urinary stents and catheters are implanted medical tubes that are widely used in human and veterinary medicine to drain urine to/from the bladder. Ureteral stents are used when the ureter, the duct between the kidney and bladder, is blocked by tumors, pregnancy, stones or anatomical narrowing.

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a new technology for drug and functional genomics screenings, which could reshape the way diseases are treated.