katie hobbins

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Managing Editor at Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MDDI)

Managing Editor at Let’s Talk Medtech

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SeaStar Nabs Breakthrough Device Designation for Hepatorenal Syndrome

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

SeaStar Medical Holdings, a medtech company developing solutions to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs, recently announced it had obtained FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its patented Selective Cytopheretic Device (SCD) for use in hepatorenal syndrome patients in the ICU. The hepatorenal syndrome designation becomes the company’s third for the SCD device, along with adult acute kidney injury (AKI) and cardiorenal syndrome.
Haemonetics Set to Acquire OpSens

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

Medical technology company Haemonetics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquireOpSens, a medical device company focused on cardiology. Haemonetics will acquire the company by buying all outstanding shares for CAD $2.90 per share in an all-cash transaction “representing a fully diluted equity value of approximately USD $253 million at current exchange rate,” according to the press release.
MRI-Compatible Stereotactic Neurosurgery Robot

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

What does it take to bring life-changing medical robotic devices to reality? This is a question Dr. Gregory Fischer, founder and CEO of AiM Medical Robotics, explored in his keynote “From Concept to Commercialization: It’s not Brain Surgery, or is it?” at BIOMEDevice Boston, MA.
Company to Showcase Sustainable Device Coating at MD&M

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

Surface Solutions Group will highlight its GlideMed coating to MD&M attendees, just one of the many interesting sights expected during the conference. With the Medical Design & Manufacturing Conference (MD&M) Minneapolis, part of Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis, quickly approaching, Surface Solutions Group (SSG) today announced it will be showcasing its new GlideMed sustainable, compliant coating and its other coasting solutions at Booth #3226 onsite during the conference.
Phillips-Medisize, GlucoModicum Partner on Needle-Free CGM

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

The device uses MHD technology to apply a small amount of energy directly to interstitial fluid to bring it to the surface of the skin for quick and easy glucose sample extraction.
Medtronic Warns of Stolen Defective Intubation Devices for Sale

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

Medtronic recently published a safety notice informing the public that stolen defective McGrath Mac video laryngoscopes are being offered for sale illegally by unauthorized third parties on multiple social media sites. The products, according to the company, were designated for destruction after not passing quality tests which established they were not safe for sale, distribution, or importation. But before the devices could be destroyed, they were stolen.
Pleural Dynamics Nabs FDA Clearance for ACES System

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

Pleural Dynamics, an early-stage medical device startup developing solutions for the management of chronic, recurrent effusions and refractory ascites, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Automatic Continuous Effusion Shunt System (ACES). Pleural effusion is a build-up of excess fluid between the lungs and chest wall that compresses the lung and weighs on the diaphragm.
Siemens Healthineers, Global Fund Partner in AI TB Diagnosis

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

Siemens Healthineers and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global fund), came together at the World Health Summit this week to announce a partnership to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in chest X-rays to improve efficiency and accuracy in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB). TB, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis and most often affects the lungs.
BioProtect Nabs $28M for Balloon Implant System Commercialization

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

BioProtect, a company providing biodegradable spacing solutions, recently announced it closed its most recent funding round with $28 million from investors. The round was led by MVM Partners, with participation from Triventures, KB Investments, Peregrine Ventures, Almeda Ventures, and Consensus Business Group of Vincent Tchenguiz.
BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley

1 month ago | mddionline.com | katie hobbins

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