MedTech News

THINK Surgical Announces First Use of Its TMINI Miniature Robotic System with New Features
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic surgical robots, today announced the successful completion of the first total knee arthroplasty procedure utilizing its new TMINI® Miniature Robotic System version 1.1 following recent FDA 510(k) clearance.

Zavation Medical Products, LLC announces launch of Varisync® ALIF System
FLOWOOD, Miss., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Zavation Medical Products, LLC (“Zavation”), an innovator in spinal device technology, proudly announces the launch of its latest product—the Varisync® ALIF System. Engineered to streamline ALIF procedures, the Varisync system offers customization and efficiency with two spacer fixation options: anchors and screws.

Tyber Medical’s PEEK ToeGrip Hammer Toe Implant Family Receives MDR Certification
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Tyber Medical LLC, a leading orthopedic device manufacturer specializing in private label implants for the extremity, trauma, and spine markets, is proud to announce that its PEEK ToeGrip Hammer Toe implant family has received Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification from TÜV Rheinland. This prestigious certification marks the first time a hammer toe implant has achieved both FDA 510(k) clearance and MDR certification, setting a new standard for orthopedic implants.

Heart-on-a-chip: Innovative microreactor advances disease modeling and drug screening
Associate Professor Ken Takahashi, Professor Keiji Naruse, and Dr. Yun Liu, affiliated with the Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Okayama University, Japan, published a study in Scientific Reports on 8 August 2024.

Scientists use AI to detect chronic high blood pressure in people’s voice recordings
Researchers at Klick Labs unveiled a cutting-edge, non-invasive technique that can predict chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) with a high degree of accuracy using just a person’s voice. Just published in the journal IEEE Access, the findings hold tremendous potential for advancing early detection of chronic high blood pressure and showcase yet another novel way to harness vocal biomarkers for better health outcomes.

Solventum unveils innovative wound dressing for VAC therapy
Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) today announced that it’s launched its VAC Peel and Place Dressing, with an all-in-one, extended-wear design to enhance negative pressure wound therapy.

FDA clears Femasys’ FemChec diagnostic device
Femasys today announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its FemChec contrast-generating device that checks fallopian tubal status.

DeepWell DTx wins FDA clearance of software development kit, with first indications for stress reduction and hypertension
DeepWell Digital Therapeutics (DTx) has won FDA 510(k) clearance of technology to be used in immersive media like video games for stress reduction and as an adjunctive treatment for high blood pressure.