Mobile ultrasound company Clarius Mobile Health partnered with AI ultrasound organization ThinkSono for a new application called ThinkSono Guidance, an AI-enabled application available in Europe that pairs with Clarius scanners to improve deep vein thrombosis (DVT) detection.
Clarius handheld wireless AI-powered ultrasound scanners connect to smartphones and deliver high-resolution ultrasound...
Scottish sensor technology startup Novosound secured a patent for its ultrasound instrumentation system, the Slanj digital platform, which is targeted at the medical and wearable-device market.
Novosound produces a wearable, WiFi-enabled ultrasound device that uses gel-free, high-resolution sensors to solve issues associated with traditional ultrasound technology.
The patent gives Novosound...
Digital ultrasound company Butterfly Network has achieved EU MDR certification for the Butterfly IQ+ ultrasound system, allowing the company to release its offerings into the European market, including its AI-enabled software Auto B-Line Counter and the company’s Pulse Wave Doppler (PWD).
Auto B line Counter uses AI to help providers determine patient abnormalities by measuring B-lines. B-lines...
Exo, maker of a point-of-care ultrasound device and platform, announced Tuesday it has acquired Medo, which offers AI tools for ultrasound imaging.
Medo brings two FDA-cleared algorithms to the combined business. Last year the company received a 510(k) for Medo Thyroid, which helps users identify and evaluate thyroid nodules in adults. Medo Hip, which received the FDA green light in 2020, is used...
UK-based health tech firm Ultromics and Caption Health today announced a partnership to accelerate cardiovascular disease detection and treatment for more patients in accessible care settings.
The companies, which both specialise in using AI to improve heart ultrasound diagnostics, will offer Caption Health’s AI software platform alongside Ultromics’ EchoGo deep ultrasound analytics.
Through the...
Vexev, an Australian medical technology startup, has emerged from stealth to introduce what they are claiming as the world's first tomographic ultrasound robot.
Founded in 2018, Vexev is on a mission to introduce innovative imaging diagnostic tools. The startup received its first investments from one of Australia's biggest venture capitalists, Blackbird Ventures.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
According to a...
Nanosonics, an Australia-headquartered medical technology company in the infection control space, has launched a digital product with the aim of helping infection preventionists and quality managers improve and standardise infection control compliance.
The Nanosonics AuditPro's first application will be in the ultrasound market, with the product being expected to rollout in the US this month....
Brisbane, California-based Caption Health, maker of artificial intelligence-assisted ultrasound guidance software, has tied up a $53 million Series B funding round. Prior backer DCVC headed the raise. Atlantic Bridge and Edwards Lifesciences joined the round as new investors, while Khosla Ventures added onto its previous stake.
WHAT It DOES
The company's Caption AI software platform consists of...
Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld, smartphone-connected ultrasound system, has disabled two software features that were implemented on its devices without first securing 510(k) clearance, according to notices recently published by the FDA.
The Auto Ejection Fraction Tool and the Auto Bladder Volume Tool were introduced in the Butterfly IQ Ultrasound System's 1.10.0 and 1.13.0 software...
Butterfly Network, the very well-funded maker of a smartphone-connected, point-of-care ultrasound device, announced that it is releasing a suite of mobile-friendly tools for provider workflows.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT
Called Butterfly Enterprise, the platform connects with third-party ultrasound devices as well as the Butterfly iQ handheld device and the provider’s EHR or PACS systems. The system is...
