Leading orthopaedic surgeons from NHS Golden Jubilee, one of Europe’s foremost arthroplasty centres, together with tactile sensor specialist PPS, will present new research this September at the Personalized Arthroplasty Society (PAS) Conference in Rome. This research marks the first in vivo use of t
Subcontract machining firm Kirkstall Precision, Leeds, has enhanced its capability to serve the medical sector with the installation of a Brother SPEEDIO M200Xd1-5AX, a Japanese-built, simultaneous 5-axis CNC machining centre supplied by sole UK and Ireland sales and service agent, Whitehouse Machin
Danish MedTech company VentriJect, a start-up behind a technology that accurately measures cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has just closed a 1.7 million EUR funding round following expansion into several European markets. VentriJect is a spinout from Aalborg University in Denmark, and after being
SetPoint Medical, a company dedicated to developing therapies for people living with chronic autoimmune diseases, has announced that it has raised 140 million USD in private financing, that will support commercialisation of the SetPoint System, a first-of-its-kind neuroimmune modulation therapy for
FUCHS Lubricants Co., one of the world’s largest independent lubricant suppliers, has announced the launch of NYEMED 7312, a ‘groundbreaking’ damping grease engineered specifically for the medical device industry. Developed in response to the growing demand for more sustainable materials according t
Apreo Health, a clinical-stage medical device company developing a novel treatment for severe emphysema, has announced the closing of an oversubscribed 130 million USD Series B financing round. The financing was co-led by new investors Bain Capital Life Sciences and Norwest, with participation from
CereVasc, Inc., a clinical-stage, medical device company developing novel treatments for neurological diseases, has announced that the 100th patient has received treatment for communicating hydrocephalus with the eShunt System. The 100 patients were enrolled in pilot studies and in the STRIDE clinic
Glasgow-based company CardioPrecision has successfully executed the first clinical cases of robotic aortic valve replacement through a tiny incision in the neck. Last year, the global leader in transcervical access for the treatment of structural heart disease demonstrated a proof-of-concept AVATAR
Andy Pidgeon, Head of Usability at 42 Technology argues too many devices are designed for mythical users. We need to innovate for people, not for platforms. Smart auto-injectors, wearable patches, Bluetooth apps, voice prompts, cloud dashboards, even AI nudges. More technologies than ever are being
Cromwell Hospital recently became the first hospital in the UK to perform HPB (Hepato Pancreato Biliary) and distal pancreatectomy operations using the da Vinci SP robotic surgical system. Editor Oli Johnson spoke to Professor Long Jiao, who performed the surgeries. Professor Long Jiao is a professo
London-based healthtech company 32Co will launch a nationwide network of sleep centres this summer to treat patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and problematic snoring – transforming the treatment pipeline by granting patients access to previously scarce treatment devices.
Leading medical engineering design and manufacturing firm, KMC Systems has become HiArc. With 45 years of heritage and expertise in solving complex engineering and manufacturing challenges for leading life science and diagnostic companies, this transformation marks a key milestone for the company. T
