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Titan licenses robotic surgery intellectual property to Intuitive after failing to find buyer

Dive Brief Intuitive Surgical has paid $7.5 million for a nonexclusive license to most of Titan Medical’s intellectual property. The deal gives Intuitive access to patents related to the enhancement of robotic-assisted surgery, including ways to enter the body through a single access point. Titan licensed the patents after failing to find a company willing to buy its business. The failure of the search for a buyer led Titan to further reduce its headcount to lower its operating costs. Dive Insight Titan has been struggling for years. In 2019, cash constraints forced it to rethink its timeline for seeking 510(k) clearance for its single-port robotic surgical system. After further delays, the company started to look for strategic alternatives such as the sale of some or all of its business late last year. Titan contacted “over 55 potential counterparties,” it said in a statement. None of the parties expressed an interest ...
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- June 1, 2023
77.4% ORR! Abbisko to present the updated clinical phase Ib data of Pimicotinib (ABSK021) at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

SHANGHAI, May 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd. (“Abbisko Therapeutics” hereafter) today announced that the updated results of Phase Ib study of its CSF-1R inhibitor Pimicotinib (ABSK021) in treating patients with advanced tenosynovial giant cell tumor (“TGCT”), will be released at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (“ASCO”) annual meeting to be held in Chicago, USA from June 2 to June 6, 2023. The data demonstrates the excellent antitumor efficacy and the safety profile of Pimicotinib in the treatment of patients with advanced TGCT and will be presented with the title of “EFFICACY AND SAFETY PROFILE OF PIMICOTINIB (ABSK021) IN TENOSYNOVIAL GIANT CELL TUMOR (TGCT): PHASE 1B UPDATE” in a poster presentation with the poster Bd# of “493”. Among the data released by Abbisko, the most remarkable result is the objective response rate (ORR) of the 50 mg QD dose group of Pimicotinib (ABSK021), which reached 77.4% ...
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- May 31, 2023
US and Mexico sound alarm over cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak

IMAGE SOURCE,ABRAHAM PINEDA Image caption, Mexican authorities shut one of two clinics linked to the fungal outbreak By Laura Gozzi BBC News US and Mexican authorities are urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency over a fungal outbreak linked to cosmetic operations in Mexico. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said two people who got surgeries involving epidural anaesthesia have died of meningitis. Almost 400 people in the US and Mexico are being monitored. Two cosmetic clinics in the Mexican city of Matamoros have been shut. Authorities in both the US and Mexico have urged people who had surgeries involving epidural anaesthesia at either the River Side Surgical Center or Clinica K-3 since January to get evaluated, even if they are currently asymptomatic. The CDC said it had already identified 25 people in the US with “suspected” or “probable” cases of fungal meningitis. ...
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- May 31, 2023
Hand-gesture decoding using data from noninvasive brain imaging

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by examining only data from noninvasive brain imaging, without information from the hands themselves. The results are an early step in developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface that may one day allow patients with paralysis, amputated limbs or other physical challenges to use their mind to control a device that assists with everyday tasks. The research, recently published online ahead of print in the journal Cerebral Cortex, represents the best results thus far in distinguishing single-hand gestures using a completely noninvasive technique, in this case, magnetoencephalography (MEG). “Our goal was to bypass invasive components,” said the paper’s senior author Mingxiong Huang, PhD, co-director of the MEG Center at the Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego. Huang is also affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UC San ...
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- May 22, 2023
Abbott wins FDA spinal cord stimulation approval to challenge Nevro for back pain market

Dive Brief The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abbott’s spinal cord stimulation devices for the treatment of non-surgical back pain. Abbott landed the label expansion after showing its BurstDR spinal cord stimulation technology improved outcomes more than conventional medical management in people with chronic back pain who were ineligible for surgery. The label expansion comes 16 months after Nevro won FDA approval in non-surgical refractory back pain and four months after Boston Scientific released data on its rival device in the setting. Dive Insight: Abbott competes with Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Nevro for the spinal cord stimulation market and the four players are continually looking to expand into new areas where they are free from the intense competition that characterizes the core indications. Nevro unlocked an opportunity early last year, when it said it was the only company with specific labeling to treat non-surgical refractory back pain. Now, ...
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- May 20, 2023
First Of Its Kind Urine Biomarker Methylation Test Predicts Bladder Cancer Recurrence

By LabMedica International staff writers Bladder EpiCheck is the first urine biomarker methylation test of its kind to be FDA cleared for NMIBC surveillance (Photo courtesy of Nucleix) Bladder cancer ranks as the sixth most common cancer in the U.S., with around 700,000 individuals living with the disease and over 80,000 new cases detected each year. The majority of these cases are classified as non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Although NMIBC can be treated surgically and therapeutically, it has a high recurrence rate (up to 70% over five years), necessitating frequent monitoring to detect high-grade recurrence and treat it promptly. The standard of care involves regular and invasive cystoscopies, which patients undergo up to four times annually for a minimum of five years or, in some cases, for their entire lives. Now, a simple, objective urine test for recurrent bladder cancer is set to become commercially available in the ...
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- May 11, 2023
Chatbots are infiltrating healthcare. What now?

Lisette Hilton | Healthcare practices are already using chatbots to help with administrative tasks like scheduling appointments or requests for prescription refills. And while users say the current generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology falls short for safely treating patients, a recent survey of healthcare practices suggests 77% of users predict chatbots will be able to treat patients within the next decade. According to Software Advice’s 2023 Medical Chatbot Survey of 65 healthcare providers or practice owners who use live chatbots on their websites, which was conducted in March 2023, more than three quarters of those surveyed are extremely or somewhat confident in chatbots’ ability to assess patients’ symptoms. Chris R. Alabiad, MD, professor of clinical ophthalmology and ophthalmology residency program director at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, has tested the use of ChatGPT (Open AI) in the academic and clinical settings. He piloted the use of ChatGPT at Bascom ...
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- May 11, 2023
Researchers evaluate the dual-therapeutic effect of gene therapy in mouse model of osteosarcoma

Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM Investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and collaborating institutions evaluated the dual-therapeutic effect of gene therapy in a clinically relevant model for common form of bone cancer. With a worldwide incident rate of 3.4 cases per million people per year, osteosarcoma is one of the most common bone cancers affecting children and adolescents. The current gold standard treatment option requires extensive surgical intervention and chemotherapy that leads to a poor prognosis and decreased quality of life. Due to the aggressive nature of the disease, the surgical intervention usually involves total reconstruction of the limbs or, in most cases, amputation. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, in collaboration with investigators at University College Dublin (UCD), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Trinity College Dublin (TCD), have identified a potential therapeutic target and developed a unique delivery ...
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- May 9, 2023
Treatment for uterine fibroids without surgery

A newer, more effective treatment for uterine fibroids is available that doesn’t require surgery. That’s good news for the estimated 26 million women in the U.S. who have fibroids—including the millions of Black women who are disproportionately affected by these benign tumors. Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely to develop fibroids than white women. Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, a Mayo Clinic gynecologist and researcher, recently published a review on these approved fibroid medications. They are called oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist combinations. “There are two new FDA-approved drugs for the medical treatment of uterine fibroids,” says Dr. Stewart. Dr. Stewart says the drugs are effective in treating heavy menstrual bleeding, relieving pain and reducing the need for a hysterectomy. “Because many women are pushed in the direction of surgical therapy, and we know there are big limitations to surgical therapies, this is a great treatment option for many ...
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- May 9, 2023
Formus Labs’ Hip Surgery Planning Software Expands with FDA Clearance

In order to carry out a seamless joint replacement, surgeons must create a customized preoperative plan for each patient. However, surgeons having to perform multiple operations per day are often too busy to dedicate adequate time to this step. Formus Labs, a New Zealand-based medical technology startup, is on a mission to make the preoperative planning process much quicker. On Wednesday, the company received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for Formus Hip, its fully automated 3D software for hip replacement preoperative planning. The company announced its plans to expand into the U.S. last year. Wednesday’s FDA clearance represents a major milestone, as Formus can now begin to sell its product to surgeons and healthcare providers across the country. Founded in 2017, Formus seeks to solve the problem of patient dissatisfaction and unsustainable costs in joint replacement surgery, said CEO Ju Zhang in a recent interview. “Our approach to solving this ...
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- May 7, 2023

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