Recently, Bloomberg reported that Apple selected some employees to conduct a blood sugar APP test. During the test, the subjects actively monitored their blood sugar through various devices on the market, and then recorded the changes in blood sugar levels caused by food intake. This study may allow Apple to more deeply integrate third-party blood sugar tracking into its own products. Apple has been planning blood sugar monitoring for a long time. In 2010, Jobs led the acquisition of RareLight, a non-invasive blood sugar monitoring company. In 2015, Apple’s frontier exploration department XDG took over the non-invasive blood sugar detection project and has invested a lot of money in recent years for concept verification. In February last year, Apple’s non-invasive blood sugar monitoring project was reported to have a major breakthrough. According to reports, Apple is developing a silicon photonic chip and a measurement process called “optical absorption spectroscopy”, which ...
On October 21st, according to foreign media Fierce Biotech, the FARAWAVE NAV ablation catheter and Faraview software integrated with Boston Scientific’s navigation function have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is reported that the above two products have been officially launched in the United States, forming part of the Boston Scientific Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) system, providing a new visualization solution for cardiac ablation surgery. New features added The FARAWAVE NAV ablation catheter is an upgrade based on the previous generation PFA product FARAPULSE. It looks very similar to the FARAPULSE ablation catheter in appearance, but the new generation product has many new features that were not present in the previous generation product – magnetic navigation function and equipped with a dedicated 3D FARAVIEW module (software). Therefore, this also enables the FARAWAVE NAV ablation catheter to have both ablation and mapping functions: Ablation ...
Yesterday (October 17th), Abbott announced its third quarter 2024 financial report on its official WeChat account. Abbott’s global sales in the third quarter reached 10.6 billion US dollars (approximately 75.48 billion yuan), with an organic growth of 8.2% and a reported sales growth of 4.9%. Based on the brilliant performance in this quarter, Abbott said that after excluding the impact of COVID-19 testing products, the company expects global sales to achieve an organic growth of 9.5% to 10.0% in 2024, and diluted earnings per share after adjustment for the whole year may be between 4.64 and 4.70 dollars, the median of the range is higher than the previous estimate. Continuous growth achieved through multiple business operations According to the financial report, Abbott’s multiple departments have achieved business growth. Among them, the medical device department achieved double-digit growth, with global sales reaching $4.7 billion in the third quarter, an organic growth ...
Recently, Abbott announced its latest progress in electrophysiology pulsed field ablation (PFA). Specifically, the global IDE registration of the Volt™ PFA system was completed ahead of schedule; the tactical flex™ Duo ablation catheter Sensor Enabled™ is undergoing the global FOCALFLEX trial; the Advisor™ HD Grid X mapping catheter Sensor Enabled™ has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and has begun commercial release. According to Abbott’s official website, the above two catheters are being developed as important tools for doctors to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation (AFib). Among them, the mapping catheter will further support the mapping of PFA and radiofrequency ablation cases, and the visualization of cardiac anatomy is crucial for patients undergoing ablation surgery to achieve the best results. It is reported that the enrollment of the US VOLT-AF IDE study was completed 4 months ahead of schedule, and nearly 400 ...
Recently, Zoll announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of some assets of Vyaire Medical’s ventilator business. In August of this year, these two companies announced this transaction after Vyaire initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Now that the dust has settled on the acquisition, Zoll will launch Vyaire’s Bellavista, Fabian, LTV, and 3100 HFOV series of ventilators, further expanding its respiratory care product line. It is worth mentioning that Vyaire was an important force in the supply of ventilators during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, but applied for bankruptcy protection due to operational difficulties. And Medtronic also chose to withdraw due to the fact that its ventilator business is no longer profitable. Zoll’s acquisition undoubtedly brings new vitality and hope to the market. 01. The rise and fall of rising stars in ventilators Zoll stated that the acquired product line of ventilators and their related consumables, ...
Recently, Integer Holdings Corporation, the world’s largest CDMO company with deep roots in cardiovascular devices, announced that it will divest its non-medical business. The company has reached an agreement to sell its Electrochem business, which focuses on the energy, military and environmental fields, to Ultralife Corporation for $50 million in cash, and the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of October. Joe Dziedzic, president and CEO of Integer, said that after the transaction is completed, Integer will be a pure medical company with additional cash to repay debt and execute our inorganic growth strategy. Ultralife is an ideal buyer for Electrochem because they are a leader in providing critical power solutions to a variety of industries including energy, defense and environmental markets. As a global medical device CDMO leader, Integer’s medical customers include large multinational medical device OEMs and their subsidiaries, including Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Boston ...
The existing electrophysiology market is very considerable, and the incremental market has unlimited potential. Research institution BTIG predicts that half of atrial fibrillation ablations may be replaced by PFA in the next three years. In the new business of PFA, electrophysiology giants dare not be tired at all. Recently, Boston Scientific announced that it has obtained approval from Japanese regulators for the FARAPULSE™ pulsed field ablation system. Nick Spadea-Anello, president of Boston Scientific Electrophysiology, said that the FARAPULSE PFA system is the most clinically studied PFA system. To date, it has been used to treat more than 125,000 patients worldwide and continues to strengthen its strong safety, effectiveness and efficiency characteristics. “The rapid adoption of the FARAPULSE PFA system, which is now approved in more than 65 countries, demonstrates a paradigm shift in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation – an approach that has clinical benefits for both physicians and ...
On September 26th, the Shanghai Stock Exchange announced that Hangzhou Jianjia Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Jianjia Medical) has applied to withdraw its application for listing and therefore decided to terminate the review of its public offering of shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board. It is reported that Jianjia Robot applied for an IPO on the Science and Technology Innovation Board on April 2, 2023. After a round of inquiries, the Shanghai Stock Exchange reviewed and focused on issues such as orthopedic and dental implant surgical robots, market space, and core technologies. It takes one and a half years from application to termination. Yesterday, Jianjia Robot terminated its IPO, and another equipment company’s attempt to go public failed. The winter of IPO for equipment companies continues. When will spring come? Jianjia Robot has great potential for the future Jianjia Robot was founded in ...
Recently, Cardinal Health, the world’s ninth largest medical device company, announced that it has signed a final agreement to acquire Integrated Oncology Network (ION) for $1.115 billion (approximately RMB 7.861 billion) in cash to expand its oncology services business. INO is an independent community cancer center operator with over 50 clinics, more than 100 suppliers, and over 1000 healthcare workers in 10 states across the United States. It provides comprehensive care services for communities in areas such as medical oncology, radiation oncology, urology, and diagnostic testing. After this acquisition, all assets of ION will be integrated into the Navista Cancer Care division of Gardenor, and ION’s clinics will also receive Navista’s artificial intelligence analysis capabilities, as well as PPS Analytics platform support previously acquired by Gardenor through the acquisition of Specialty Networks. Navista is a subsidiary of Gardenor, a cancer diagnosis and treatment department jointly established with oncologists and clinic ...
Recently, Merit Medical announced that it has agreed to acquire Cook Medical’s lead management business for $210 million (approximately RMB 1.5 billion). Merit expects to provide funding for the transaction through a combination of cash on hand and borrowing under its long-term credit line. The proposed transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to obtaining or waiving (in accordance with the provisions of the asset purchase agreement) approval for certain closing conditions, including antitrust laws and other customary closing conditions. It is understood that Cook Medical’s lead management business has a 34 year operating history, providing a comprehensive end-to-end medical device and accessory product portfolio for patients who need to remove or replace pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads for lead management procedures. 01. Breaking through industry difficulties Cook Medical’s lead management business provides medical equipment and accessories for potential customer management programs. ...
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