August 8, 2023
Medical device makers have seen a productive summer with warm receptions at FDA for Artificial intelligence (AI) enabled devices. Over the last five weeks, a number of De Novo classifications and 510(k) clearances granted by FDA cover a…Read More
September 13, 2018
Apple made a number of high profile announcements yesterday regarding their new iPhone releases, but of particular interest to the medical device world was the Apple Watch Series 4 product announcement by the Verge on the incorporation of…Read More
January 21, 2018
Honda announced this week that they received a Medical Devices Directive (Council Directive 93/42/EEC) certification for their Honda Walking Assist Device, an assistive device for use in the training and rehabilitation of walking, which allows Honda to affix…Read More
March 8, 2016
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced last month that Watson Health will gain the ability to analyze the cost and treatment data on more than 200 million patients with the $2.6 Billion purchase of Truven Health Analytics. This comprised the fourth…Read More
January 7, 2016
There was a time not too long ago when medical devices were launched to the world almost exclusively at preeminent medical society meetings, primarily to gain the focused attention of physicians and/or other medical professionals who may use…Read More
October 29, 2015
A flurry of recent reports in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes and Reuters regarding Theranos states it is using an unapproved medical device, not adequately following up on customer complaints and suffers from other quality control deficiencies.…Read More
September 22, 2015
Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) announced last Wednesday that it is adding HIPAA compliance protocols related to its privacy and security for its Fitbit Wellness division. The U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the primary U.S. law…Read More
August 7, 2015
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced yesterday that Watson will gain the ability to “see” by uniting Watson’s advanced image analytics and cloud-based cognitive capabilities with data and images obtained from Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE). The announced merger is valued…Read More
June 19, 2015
The dust has settled after the successful IPO of Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), who can accurately be described as the world’s largest wearables maker. Fitbit raised approximately $732 million from a $20/share pricing (valuing the company at $4.1 billion) and…Read More
