MedTech News
Rapid Nexus Becomes the First Company to Receive FDA Clearance for its Advanced Wound-Healing Device Hemastyl
BREA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Rapid Nexus Nanotech Wound Solutions, Inc., a California-based med-tech company focused on advanced wound care, today announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Hemastyl gel device—marking a historic milestone as the first company to directly target the underlying reason chronic wounds fail to heal.
Signal in the silence: Researchers uncover hidden potential in discarded MRI data
In every functional MRI scan, after the whir and pounding begins, there is a brief 10 to 20 seconds of stabilization as the machine’s magnetic field settles into place. For decades, scientists have treated this period as dead time, discarding the data or “dummy scans.”
AI predicts when donor livers are viable, potentially slashing canceled transplants by 60%
There are more candidates on the waitlist for a liver transplant than there are available organs, yet about half the time a match is found with a donor who dies after cardiac arrest following the removal of life support, the transplant must be canceled.
Microfluidic device captures pancreatic cancer’s ‘seeds of metastasis’
Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It’s also the site of an aggressive cancer called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC.
Integra wins FDA nod for ultrasonic surgical aspiratory system for cardiac surgeries
Integra LifeSciences (Nasdaq: IART)+
announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its CUSA aspirator system for cardiac surgeries.
AI-powered app measuring menstrual volume launches in UK
In a move for women’s health, menstrual health startup Joii is launching the world’s first AI-powered app that accurately measures period blood volume in the UK, transforming a guessing game into hard data that benefits patients and clinicians alike.
BD Expands PureWick™ Portfolio with First-of-its-Kind Portable Solution to Confidently Manage Urinary Incontinence On the Go
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, introduces the PureWick™ Portable Collection System, a discreet, first-of-its-kind, battery-powered personal urine management device designed for wheelchair users to help improve mobility around and outside the home.
Hubly Surgical Auto-Stop Drill Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Spinal Decompression Surgery: Laminectomy and Laminotomy
LISLE, Ill., Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hubly Surgical today announced FDA 510(k) clearance expanding Hubly Auto-Stop Drill indications to include spinal decompression procedures. To date, many thousands of neurosurgical patient lives have been saved using Hubly Auto-Stop Drills; the device’s SMART auto-stop halts rotation and prevents forward plunge at the instant of skull penetration, preventing over-drilling into patients’ brains. The new clearance expands use to laminectomy and laminotomy for spinal decompression to drill through the vertebral lamina and protect patients from damage to the spinal cord.