MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano

FDA clears new MR scanner from Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers announced today that the FDA cleared its Magnetom Cima.X 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging whole-body scanner.

iRhythm wins CE mark for next-gen Zio ECG system, Zeus software
iRhythm Technologies (Nasdaq: IRTC)+
announced today that it received CE mark for its Zio system and its supporting Zeus AI algorithm.

FDA clears novel endoscopic ultrasound tech from EndoSound
EndoSound announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its EndoSound Vision System (EVS).

Sofwave Medical Receives FDA Clearance of SUPERB™ Technology For Improvement of the Appearance of Skin Laxity on the Upper Arm
FDA clearance supported by highly compelling clinical study results demonstrating 93% of subjects treated arms were “improved” or “very much improved” in appearance, following treatment utilizing SUPERB™

Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity
Swallowing the device before a meal could create a sense of fullness, tricking the brain into thinking it’s time to stop eating.

Capsule camera of the future can image intestines in 3D and detect disease
Thanks to new technology, a tiny capsule camera can examine your intestines while you get on with your work or walk your dog. Compared with the alternatives, patients experience virtually no discomfort at all.

J&J’s Acclarent wins FDA nod for pediatric ear tube balloon dilation system
Johnson & Johnson MedTech unit Acclarent announced that it won a new FDA clearance for its Aera Eustachian tube balloon dilation system.

Researchers develop first high-precision dual-color optoelectronic brain probe
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed the first dual-color optoelectronic neural probe.