All articles by Manish Kumar

Manish Kumar

AVITA Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Cohealyx dermal matrix

Cohealyx aims to enhance tissue integration and revascularisation to accelerate wound healing, reduce treatment times, and improve outcomes for full-thickness wound treatment

Lucid joins forces with VITALExam to offer EsoGuard test to firefighters

VITALExam provides medical care, including cancer screenings, physicals, and behavioural health assessments, using advanced technology to optimise first responders’ wellness

Hologic partners with US CDC to develop ASRs for H5N1 bird flu detection

The contract will support the development of ASRs for H5N1 detection on the automated Panther Fusion system for potential use in laboratory-developed tests

Mevion gets Chinese nod for MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System

The system is equipped with a superconducting proton accelerator integrated into a compact gantry, resulting in a smaller footprint and lower energy consumption compared to conventional proton therapy systems

DuraStat launches commercial partnership with Medtronic cranial and spinal technologies business

DuraStat is a medical device company based in Austin, TX focused on unique approaches to precision surgical suturing, enabling fast, atraumatic tissue approximation by eliminating wrist rotation

Pharus Diagnostics announces validation of a laboratory-developed test for early pancreatic cancer detection 

The test uses a simple blood sample, next-generation sequencing, and a proprietary machine learning pipeline to analyze levels of microRNA and CA19-9 biomarkers

Quanterix to acquire bead technology firm EMISSION for up to $70m

EMISSION’s proprietary bead technology will be integrated into Quanterix’s next-gen platform and used to develop a new multi-plex segment for third-party customers

Abbott completes first leadless LBBAP procedure with AVEIR CSP pacemaker

The procedures, conducted as part of the Leadless CSP feasibility study, assessed the safety and performance of the investigational AVEIR CSP system for people with slow heart rhythms

Hyperfine expands global market reach with new distribution partnerships in European and Middle Eastern markets

Strategic agreements set the stage for further global adoption of portable MR brain imaging technology, fueling expansion plans for 2025

CardioFocus announces first patients treated with OptiShot pulsed field ablation system

OptiShot ultra-compliant balloon enables tissue contact and precise anatomic delivery of pulsed energy for treatment of atrial fibrillation in first European patients