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Ontrak Announces Closing of Follow-On Offering of Non-Convertible Preferred Stock

Company to use non-dilutive capital for working capital, M&A, investment in technology SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ontrak, Inc. (NASDAQ: OTRK, OTRKP) (“Ontrak” or the “Company”), a leading AI-powered and telehealth enabled, virtualized healthcare company, today announced that it has closed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 1,730,000 shares of its 9.50% Series […]

Canon Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Compressed SPEEDER for 3D Exams on 1.5T MR, Enabling High-speed MR Imaging

New Software Version for Vantage Orian 1.5T Also Offers Solution to Help Clinicians Image and Quantify Fatty Liver Disease TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hospitals and institutions are continually looking for ways to improve diagnostic imaging throughput, especially in today’s environment where disinfection of systems and rooms in between patients is crucial. Now, […]

Extended FEops HEARTguide™ Offering Now Available

GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops, a digital health leader in personalized predictive planning for structural heart interventions, is proud to announce the new release of FEops HEARTguideTM. This includes the full range of the Boston Scientific WATCHMAN FLX™ devices, enhanced visualization for the prediction of paravalvular leak (PVL) and conduction abnormalities (CA) for […]

FDA Approves Labeling Update for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 Heart Pump for use in Pediatric Patients

– Abbott’s HeartMate 3™ heart pump approved for use for pediatric patients battling advanced heart failure – This life-saving technology provides new treatment option for underserved population ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated labeling for the […]

BioSig’s Division NeuroClear Technologies Signs a Research Agreement with the University of Minnesota

NeuroClear is set to commence experiments aimed at developing therapies for autonomic nervous system disease Westport, CT, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or the “Company”), a medical technology company commercializing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover […]

Occlutech’s Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Occlutech, a privately-held company, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device designation for its first-in-class, implantable Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). PAH affects hundreds of thousands in the U.S. and globally and […]

3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes and eMurmur® Partner to Launch New Educational Apps

Redefining what’s possible in healthcare ST. PAUL, Minn. and OTTAWA, Canada, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Becoming skilled in auscultation requires practice and repeated exposure to real patient heart and lung sounds. In response to that need, 3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes has joined forces with eMurmur® to release two new branded apps – one to support students and […]

Interim Analysis of Recardio’s Phase II Clinical Trial Published in European Heart Journal

Recardio Inc., a life science company developing regenerative therapies for cardiovascular diseases, announced that its positive results of the interim analysis of Recardio’s Phase II clinical trial in AMI were published in the latest release of the European Heart Journal. The current version of the journal relates to the presentation […]

Philips to become a global leader in patient care management solutions for the hospital and the home through the acquisition of BioTelemetry, Inc.

Philips to acquire BioTelemetry, Inc. for USD 72.00 per share; implied enterprise value of USD 2.8 billion (approx. EUR 2.3 billion) Acquisition is a strong fit with Philips’ strategy to transform the delivery of healthcare: combination of Philips’ leading patient monitoring position in the hospital with BioTelemetry’s leading cardiac diagnostics […]

Cerus Endovascular Announces the First Ever Robotic Assist Intracranial Implant of its Contour Intrasaccular Device

Groundbreaking Aneurysm Procedure Completed in 28 Minutes FREMONT, Calif. and OXFORD, United Kingdom, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cerus Endovascular Ltd., a privately-held, commercial stage medical device company, today announced the first ever robotically assisted intracranial implant of its Contour intrasaccular device. The groundbreaking procedure was completed at the King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, by renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Nitin Dange and […]