Abbott halts heart pump trial

Abbott (NYSE:ABT) has halted a clinical trial comparing its HeartMate II ventricular assist device with the Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD)  Impella heart pumps. The Abbott Park, Ill.-based company suspended enrollment...

First of several Clinical Studies showing Benefits of BandGrip

New research published in the February issue of Journal of Wound Care (JWC) concludes the unique micro-anchor skin closure device known as BandGrip is more than five...

ZygoFix Completes $2 Million Round and Launches Clinical Study

ZygoFix completed a $2 million round. Funds will support further clinical studies, enhancements to the company's implant and tools, and regulatory clearance. ZygoFix's zLOCK™ is a...

First U.S. Patient Treated With BAGUERA®C Cervical Disc Prosthesis

Spineart USA Inc. announced that clinical principal investigator, Dr. Domagoj Coric at Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in Charlotte NC, performed the first surgery in the two-level U.S. Investigational...

Virta Health touts a study of treatment preventing progression to Type 2 diabetes

Virta Health announced today that a study of its diabetes progression prevention treatment proved more effective than initially expected. Peer-reviewed research in Nutrients highlighted the fact that only...

Study finds promise in digital programs for treating knee pain

A randomized, controlled study published in JAMA Open found that patients who engaged in a virtual physical therapy program saw a greater reduction in...

Appliedvr releases pivotal data on virtual reality-based pain therapy

In 2020, Appliedvr Inc. reported results from a three-week proof-of-concept study showing reduction of lower back pain with the use of its Easevrx virtual reality (VR)...

Gala Therapeutics Receives FDA Approval to Commence Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the RheOx™ System for Chronic Bronchitis

Gala Therapeutics, Inc. (Gala), a developer of medical devices to treat pulmonary disease, announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditional Investigational Device Exemption...

Study underscores the effectiveness of Caption Health’s AI-guided ultrasound software

Last year, artificial intelligence (AI)-focused Caption Health Inc. won the U.S. FDA’s nod for software that guides untrained clinicians step-by-step in providing a cardiac ultrasound exam,...

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