News - Specialty Devices

PAVmed reports positive DisappEAR animal study results

PAVmed, a highly differentiated, multiproduct medical device company, announced that its DisappEAR resorbable pediatric ear tube achieved a major developmental milestone with the successful completion of a 90-day study in an established animal model to support a planned US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) submission later this year.

Dreem 2: The new device that uses data to battle insomnia

Today marks the launch of the new Dreem 2, a new, improved, lightweight headband that uses data to help insomniacs understand and treat their lack of sleep.

FDA approves Boston Scientific’s Lotus Edge aortic valve system

Boston Scientific has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Lotus Edge aortic valve system to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis.

OrthoPediatrics signs licensing agreement with CoorsTek Medical

OrthoPediatrics announced a sublicense agreement with CoorsTek Medical, is for rights to its Variable-Angle technology that will be commercialized in OrthoPediatrics’ PediFoot system expected to launch later this year.

Rapid Medical raises $20mfunding to commercialize stroke treatment products

Rapid Medical has completed an oversubscribed Series C financing of $20 million, which will be used for the completion of the TIGER U.S. IDE study and to support accelerating commercial growth of the company's minimally invasive stroke treatment and prevention products worldwide.

Camber Spine announces move to new headquarters

Camber Spine, a leading innovator in spine and medical technologies, announced it has moved into their new corporate offices at 501 Allendale Road in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, to accommodate the company's rapid growth and future expansion plans.

NuVasive unveils clinical study results of Cohere Porous polyetheretherketone implant

NuVasive has announced the results of the study ‘Early Clinical Outcomes Comparing Porous PEEK, Smooth PEEK, and Structural Allograft Interbody Devices for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion’, which revealed the benefits of using its Cohere Porous polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implant.

VisCardia completes enrollment of patients in VisONE heart failure pilot study

Medical devices developer VisCardia has completed enrollment of patients and three month follow-up visits in its pilot study of VisONE implantable system.

Visioneering, Lambda-X develop software to show NaturalVue contact lens power profile

American medical devices company Visioneering Technologies (VTI) and ophthalmic products developer Lambda-X have developed customized software that can measure and illustrate the instantaneous and sagittal power curves of the NaturalVue Multifocal or any other multifocal lens.