Medtech
Ireland-based Neuromod Devices has raised €10m to expand the availability of its tinnitus treatment device, Lenire. Proceeds from the financing will be used to meet demand for Lenire through commercial expansion in the USA and Europe and expand on existing opportunities in the US Department of Veteran Affairs (USVA). Following FDA approval in March 2023, [...]
Pulnovo Medical, which is developing minimally invasive treatments for pulmonary hypertension and heart failure, has raised almost US$100m to drive its growth. The medtech firm’s flagship product is PADN (pulmonary artery denervation) technology; a minimally invasive treatment for pulmonary hypertension (PH) PH is a condition that can lead to heart failure and mortality, with limited [...]
A delegation of over 10 leading UK HealthTech innovators and Commercial Director from Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT, Jay Mistry, will travel to Texas next week as part of a key trade visit organised by the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) through its US Accelerator programme. Taking place from 3-7 March, the visit will bring [...]
A groundbreaking new scanner could change the way breast cancer is diagnosed and treated, meaning patients could receive fewer surgeries and more individually-tailored treatments. Scientists used a prototype version of the new Field Cycling Imager (FCI) scanner to examine the breast tissue of patients newly diagnosed with cancer, finding that it could distinguish tumour material [...]
A new Institute for Advancing Science (IAS), has opened in the UK where health care professionals (HCPs) are receiving expert training on medical technologies from Boston Scientific to improve patient care. For today’s busy HCP access to quality, modular, and continuous learning programmes are critical to maintaining their medical skills to use the latest medical [...]
The NIHR Health Tech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care is to host its annual conference on April 3-4 at The Queens Hotel in Leeds. The two-day event will bring together industry, academics, clinical, funding bodies as well as members of the public working in the field of HealthTech. Previous events have attracted over 200 [...]
Boston Scientific Corporation has has received CE mark for the navigation-enabled FARAWAVENAV Ablation Catheter for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and for the new FARAVIEW Software, the company has announced. Both technologies will integrate and expand mapping option capabilities for cardiac ablation procedures using the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System, the most [...]
Written by Robyn Trigg, Senior Knowledge Lawyer at Osborne Clarke and Richard May, IP Partner at Osborne Clarke. The General Court has confirmed that a 3D shape mark is invalid for an inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is invalid because of its functional shape. Trade mark law prevents the registration of signs which consist exclusively of the shape of goods which [...]
Amparo Prosthetics is set to demonstrate its cutting-edge Amparo System for the direct and comfortable fitting of below-knee prosthetic sockets at Arab Health 2025, one of the world’s largest healthcare exhibitions. The demonstration will take place on the ABHI Surgical Simulation Theatre, with live fittings scheduled for Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 12:15 to 13:20. During [...]
Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes, researchers have found, suggesting that doctors may be able to use data from the devices to help save patients from blindness, diabetic neuropathy and other life-changing diabetes complications. The amount of time patients were in a safe blood-sugar [...]
