Healthcare Press Releases

OrtoWay-US Inc., inventors and developers of the world’s first hydraulically-powered OrtoWell® Distractor for spinal surgery, announced the receipt of a new patent from the U.S. Patent Office for its OrtoWell® Distractor system. The patent, numbered US 12,023017 B1, entitled “Apparatus, Methods and Systems for Spine Surgery,” was issued on July 2, 2024. It covers the innovative application of the company’s hydraulically powered distractor for use in corpectomy procedures.

BD a leading global medical technology company, announced the commercial release of the BD Neopak™ XtraFlow™ Glass Prefillable Syringe and the latest capacity expansion of the BD Neopak™ Glass Prefillable Syringe platform to serve the growing market for biologic therapies.

Epitomee Medical Ltd. announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially cleared the Epitomee® Capsule, a cutting-edge ingestible medical device designed to support weight management in adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25–40 kg/m² alongside diet and exercise. This novel, drug-free treatment provides a new option for millions of health-conscious individuals in the U.S.

SamanTree Medical, a leader in innovative surgical imaging solutions announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Histolog® Scanner for imaging of the internal microstructure of tissues including, but not limited to, the identification of cells, vessels and their organization or architecture. This groundbreaking Swiss made device is designed to provide real-time, highresolution imaging of fresh tissue surfaces, offering surgeons and pathologists this information for excised tissue.

Hyperfine, Inc. the groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the first FDA-cleared portable magnetic resonance (MR) brain imaging system—the Swoop® system—announced a collaboration with the Medical University of South Carolina to assess the brains of astronauts before and after embarking on the Polaris Dawn mission.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader serving science, announced the latest recipients of the Oncomine Clinical Research Grant, designed to support emerging research on molecular profiling in oncology and to help democratize the future of precision medicine.

ThinkLite Air, a pioneer in indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions, proudly announces its collaboration with Medxcel, a subsidiary of Ascension and most recently, Prime Healthcare, to enhance patient safety at a Texas children's hospital.

StatLab Medical Products a leading global developer and manufacturer of medical diagnostic supplies and equipment, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Diapath S.p.A. (“Diapath”), a prominent Italian manufacturer of histology and cytology products and equipment.

AISAP, a medical technology company developing AI-powered Point-of-Care Assisted Diagnosis (POCAD™) solutions to transform medical ultrasound, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its first-of-a-kind, AI-powered AISAP CARDIO point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) software platform.

Alafia Ai, Inc. announces the general availability of AIVAS, an all-in-one interactive high-performance personal supercomputer designed to revolutionize the development and deployment of critical artificial intelligence (AI) software applications in healthcare.