MedTech News

Paralyzed man moves robotic arm with his thoughts
Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer.

Neurostimulation shows promise as potential Alzheimer’s treatment in preliminary trial
Repeated sessions of electrical stimulation to brain networks associated with memory improved verbal learning in some Alzheimer’s disease patients for up to eight weeks in a preliminary trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

Medtronic launches extravascular defibrillator in Japan
Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced that it launched its Aurora EV-ICD system for treating ventricular arrhythmias in Japan.

Capstan Medical completes first robot-assisted transcatheter mitral valve replacements
Capstan Medical today announced the first successful transcatheter mitral valve replacements using its novel implant and surgical robotics system.

Phantom Neuro’s neural interface wins FDA breakthrough and TAP designations
Phantom Neuro today announced it received FDA breakthrough device designation and Targeted Acceleration Pathway (TAP) designation for its minimally invasive neural interface Phantom X.

Viestro launches Aletta robotic phlebotomy device
Vitestro today launched its Aletta autonomous robotic phlebotomy device (ARPD) that performs automated blood draws.

Stryker’s Inari Medical launches Artex thrombectomy system
Inari Medical — now part of Stryker — announced that it launched its Artix thrombectomy system for arterial thrombectomies

Olympus launches single-use hemostasis clip
Olympus announced that it launched a new hemostasis clip to meet the needs of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopists.