Medtronic

 Interface of the Qure.ai qER software
By  Adam Ang 03:04 am April 5, 2023
Qure.ai is the latest technology partner to join Medtronic's initiative in advancing stroke care management in India.  According to a press statement, their partnership aims to provide AI solutions to comprehensive stroke centres and primary stroke centres. They also seek to establish a hub-and-spoke network that will assist in faster identification, decision-making, and triaging of stroke...
A doctor using a laptop
By  Adam Ang 03:28 am October 27, 2022
Aster MIMS Hospital has partnered with Medtronic India to build a comprehensive stroke programme in Kerala. It will form a hub-and-spoke network of identified hospitals around Calicut which will be provided with teleconsultation support and resources for mobilising stroke patients at a critical stage and in urgent need of therapy. With Aster MIMS at the core of this network, partner hospitals can...
Person at a whiteboard
By  Jessica Hagen 01:29 pm October 18, 2022
On Tuesday, Colorado-based remote patient monitoring company BioIntelliSense announced the acquisition of AlertWatch, a monitoring platform. AlertWatch aggregates data and provides clinicians with a composite view of patient vital sign trends. The company received four FDA 510(k) clearances for its product offerings for operating rooms, labor and delivery units, and intensive care units....
Business professionals and healthcare workers in a discussion.
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 03:36 am March 17, 2022
An APAC study on healthcare technology startups provides insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the sector. The report also reveals how SMEs can be supported to overcome the common challenges they face in upscaling and growth. Titled "Asia Pacific's Healthcare Technologies Ecosystem: Enhancing Start-up and SME success," the Medtronic-Economist Impact whitepaper was released...
FDA
By  Laura Lovett 11:26 am December 16, 2021
Medical device company Medtronic is facing scrutiny after the company revealed that the FDA sent it a warning about the “inadequacy of specific medical device quality systems” in its Northridge, Calif. facility.  The company has pledged to remedy the issue by applying internal and external resources, and implementing corrective actions. However, what those resources and actions are were not...
A person using a tablet
By  Adam Ang 02:40 am October 15, 2021
India's Haryana develops mobile app to connect patients to all state hospitals Haryana in India has created a mobile application that will connect patients to all public hospitals across the state. The Swasth Haryana app, according to a news report, can store patient medical records, prescriptions and radiology and pathology reports.  The app also allows users to book doctor appointments and...
A photo of the Stasis Monitor
By  Adam Ang 01:58 am September 3, 2021
Irish medtech giant Medtronic's subsidiary Medtronic India has entered into a strategic partnership with Statis Health, a unit of Stasis Labs, to promote the latter's bedside patient monitoring system in India.  WHAT IT DOES The Stasis Monitor comprises a bedside monitor that tracks six vital signs, a tablet and a cloud-connected app that enables remote monitoring across devices.  The connected...
Two healthcare providers consulting a tablet in the operating room
By  Mallory Hackett 02:32 pm April 12, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration has granted De Novo authorization to GI Genius, the first-of-its-kind device that uses artificial intelligence to help clinicians identify polyps in real time during colonoscopies. Manufactured by Cosmo Pharmaceuticals and distributed by Medtronic, the GI Genius software and hardware can be applied to most colonoscopy videos to assist in the detection of...
Pillcam, medtronic
By  Tammy Lovell 11:45 am March 11, 2021
A national NHS trial will see patients in England given edible miniature cameras to check for signs of colon cancer. The Pillcam Colon 2 technology, from US medical device firm Medtronic, takes images as it passes through the bowel which are transmitted to a recording device worn by the patient at their waist. After the camera has passed through the body it can be flushed away. An initial group...
Medicrea's platform examples on a smartphone screen and a computer monitor
By  Laura Lovett 12:10 pm November 16, 2020
Medtronic has acquired French artificial intelligence company Medicrea, marking the med-tech-device company’s seventh acquisition this year. Medicrea specializes in using AI for surgical planning, as well as digitally constructed spinal implants and robotic assisted surgery.   The technology employs predictive modeling and algorithms to measure and digitally reconstruct a patient’s spine....