From FDA clearances to touting study data, here are some medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. XpandOrtho wins FDA 510(k) clearance XpandOrtho announced in a May 17 press release that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its electronic soft tissue balancing instrument for total knee replacement surgery. The […]
Research & Development
Powering the next generation of ingestible drug delivery devices
Traditional implants in the gastrointestinal tract are meant to pass through a patient’s system, delivering a drug in short bursts or recording the health of a patient’s colon. But in recent years, scientists have sought after ultra-long lasting ingestible devices that can deliver drugs for several weeks in a patient’s GI tract. Lyndra, Inc., a start-up […]
Nano-drug hitchhikes on white blood cells directly to tumor site
Researchers from Washington State University have developed a way to target drug delivery to a tumor by attaching the therapeutic to white blood cells. The discovery, which the team describes as a 1st of its kind, could help doctors provide more targeted cancer treatment. The researchers attached a nanoscale particle to a white blood cell […]
Engineered tissue could eliminate radiation for bone marrow transplants
University of California San Diego engineers have created artificial bone tissue that could eliminate the need for radiation before bone marrow transplants. Shyni Varghese, a bioengineering professor at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, led a team to develop a bone-like implant to eliminate the pre-treatment radiation that kills stem cells in a patient’s bone […]
AdvaMed unveils new tools to assess medical device value
AdvaMed today launched a new value initiative that includes extensive tables of questions to help medical device companies formulate value-based arguments. The value framework also includes tools specifically designed for diagnostic technologies, as well as report on understanding evidence and use cases. “Value” has become an important word in medtech in recent years as government and […]
Senseonics, TypeZero ink development deal for artificial pancreas
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said yesterday that it inked a non-exclusive R&D license agreement with TypeZero Technologies to develop artificial pancreas and decision support systems for its Eversense continuous glucose monitor. The companies plan to integrate glucose readings from the Eversense system with TypeZero’s inControl artificial pancreas algorithms to regulate insulin delivery through a user’s insulin pump. […]
Med device, drug delivery companies join J&J’s Toronto JLABS incubator
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today it has added 24 companies, including those in the medical device and drug delivery fields, to its JLABS incubator facility in Toronto, Canada. The facilities in Toronto now host over 40 companies, according to Johnson & Johnson, all of which are provided with lab space and offices, modular lab […]
Researchers use shock waves, nanoparticles to deliver chemo drugs
Researchers from the University of Turin demonstrated that combining shock waves with nanoparticles can help deliver chemotherapy to tumors in animal models. The team’s work was published in the journal, Endocrine-Related Cancer. Researchers designed the treatment to use extracorporeal shock waves and nanobubbles to more effectively target the cancer drugs to the tumor site. The team […]
Researchers combine modified insulin and red blood cells to regulate blood sugar in diabetic mice
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have designed a glucose-responsive “smart” insulin delivery system using modified insulin and red blood cells. In an animal study of mice with Type I diabetes, the system effectively reduced blood sugar levels for 48 hours. The team’s work was published […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: May 5, 2017
From Biomerics’s $38.5 million expansion in Salt Lake City to new study results and partnerships, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Biomerics opening new corporate HQ Biomerics announced in a May 1 press release that it is moving its corporate headquarters in Salt Lake City. The […]
