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MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.1 No.10

The news you need on MedTech startups

Dan’s Picks

Perfuze: Procedural Devices, Neurovascular, Ischemic Stroke – Galway, Ireland

Perfuze Presents Preliminary Results from MARRS Pivotal Trial at SNIS, Highlighting Millipede88 Performance in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Imperative Care: Procedural Device, Robotics, Neurovascular, Thrombectomy – Campbell, CA

Imperative Care Presents Positive Imperative Trial Data from Patients Treated with Aspiration Thrombectomy for M2 Occlusions Using the Zoom System

LambdaVision: Implant, Ophthalmic Surgery, Retina Replacement – Farmington, CT

Replacement retinas grown in zero gravity show potential of “space factories”

MedTech Innovator: Medical Company Accelerator – Los Angeles, CA

CORRECTING and REPLACING MedTech Innovator Unveils 64 Breakthrough Medtech Startups in its 2025 Cohort

SS Innovations: Robotics, Telesurgery, Cardiac Surgery, Bariatric Surgery – Gurugram, India

SS Innovations Announces Completion of World’s First Intercontinental Robotic Cardiac Telesurgery

Elation Health: Soft/SaaS, EHR, Primary Care – San Francisco, CA

Elation Survey Finds Nearly 40% of Primary Care Physicians Use AI-powered Tools for Daily Clinical Documentation

Synchron: BCI, Implant – Brooklyn, NY

Synchron Debuts First Thought-Controlled iPad Experience Using Apple’s New BCI Human Interface Device Protocol

Product Launches

SurGenTec: Implant, Spine Surgery – Boca Raton, FL

SurGenTec® Launches INSITE™ Sterile Surgery-Ready Kit with Implant and Instruments for SI Joint Fusion

Radiology Partners: AI, Imaging, Services, Soft/SaaS, Radiology Practice Mgt. – El Segundo, CA

Radiology Partners Unveils Mosaic Clinical Technologies™ and MosaicOS™

Avio Health: AI, Soft/Saas, Preventive Health – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Avio Health Launches AI Platform to Turn Disconnected Health Data into Preventive Intelligence

Overture Orthopaedics: Implant, Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Med Surgery – Irvine, CA

Overture Orthopaedics Announces Full Commercial Launch of the OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System® to Treat Early Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Defects

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging: AI, Diagnostic, Imaging, Radiology, Cardiology – Calgary, AB

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Unveils Advanced Plaque for the Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease

QT Imaging : Imaging, Breast, Radiology – Novato, CA

QT Imaging Launches QTviewer 2.8 to Enhance Clinical Efficiency and Diagnostic Accuracy

Meditology Services: AI, Soft/SaaS, Cybersecurity – Atlanta, GA

Meditology Unveils AI SafeGuard™: First Penetration Testing Service Securing GenAI in Healthcare

Wellsheet: AI, Soft/SaaS, Clinical Workflows – New York, NY

Wellsheet launches multidisciplinary AI Copilot to reduce charting time by 50%

Saluda Medical: Implant, Neuromodulation, Pain – Bloomington, MN

Saluda Medical Announces Full U.S. Launch of EVA™ Sensing Technology for Use with the Evoke® SmartLoop™ System

Innovaccer: AI, Soft/Saas, Predictive Analytics, Care Mgt – San Francisco, CA

Innovaccer Launches AI-Powered Readmissions Management Solution to Effectively Manage Cost of Care and Improve Care Outcomes

Slingshot AI: AI, Soft/SaaS, Chatbot, Mental Health – New York, NY

Slingshot Launches Ash, the First AI Designed for Therapy

BioPhotas: Non-Capital Equip, LED Light Therapy, Dermatology – Tustin, CA

BioPhotas, Inc. Launches First 5-Mode, Battery-Powered, FDA Cleared Device

Neuros Medical: DME. Pain, Post-Amputation, Physical Med and Rehab – Aliso Viejo, CA

Neuros Medical Announces First Commercial Implant of the Altius® Direct Electrical Nerve Stimulation System, a Breakthrough Non-Opioid Treatment for Chronic Post-Amputation Pain

TISSIUM: Procedural Device, Neurosurgery, Peripheral Nerve Repair – Paris, France

TISSIUM Announces U.S. Commercial Launch of COAPTIUM® Connect and Strategic Governance Evolution

MeMed: Rapid Diagnostic, Infectious Disease – Haifa, Israel

MeMed Completes Development of First-Ever Fingerstick Host-Response Test for Rapid Differentiation of Bacterial and Viral Infections

Olleyes: VR, Eye Exam, Ophthalmology, Optometry – Summit, NJ

Olleyes Launches TechALL: A Virtual Reality Platform Delivering Remote Technician Services to Eyecare Offices

Innovaccer: AI, Soft/SaaS, Pt. Data Integration – San Francisco, CA

Innovaccer Launches CometTM: Bringing Always-on Omnichannel AI Agents to the Front Line of Patient Access

Neu Health: Remote Monitoring, Parkinson’s, Dementia, Neurology – Oxford, UK

Neu Health Launches in U.S., Supported by FDA Clearance for Parkinson’s Tremor Measurement

VideaHealth: AI, Soft/SaaS, Dental, RCM, Orthodontic, Aligner & Implant Case ID – Boston, MA

VideaHealth Launches ClaimsAI to Tackle $15 Billion in Dental RCM Waste

Gnosis: Liquid Biopsy, Diagnostic, Oncology, Women’s Health – Orange, CA

Gnosis Launches EdenDx, the First Non-Invasive Liquid-Based Cytology U.S. Test for Early Endometrial Cancer Detection

Hello!

Medtronic Medical : Hopefully their products will be more creative.

Swan EndoSurgical: Robotics, Surgical, Endoluminal – Boston, MA

Pahr Therapeutics: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Boston, MA

Pahr Therapeutics Raises $14 Million Seed Financing to Pursue Innovative Treatments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

M&A

Acquisition
DignifiHealth: Soft/SaaS, Population Health – Williamson, WV
Sellers Dorsey: Service, Consulting – Philadelphia, PA

Sellers Dorsey Acquires DignifiHealth

Acquisition
EBlu Solutions: Soft/Saas, Prior Authorization – Louisville, KY
Knipper Health: Service, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical – Lakewood, NJ

Knipper Health, Backed by Frazier Healthcare Partners, Acquires eBlu Solutions to Create Industry-Leading Therapy Initiation Platform

Acquisition
Iodine Software: AI, Soft/SaaS, RCM – Austin, TX
Waystar: AI, Soft/SaaS, RCM – Louisville, KY

Waystar to Acquire Iodine Software, Accelerating the AI-Powered Transformation of Healthcare Payments

Acquisition
Cynerio: Soft/SaaS, Healthcare Cybersecurity – New York, NY
Axonius: Soft/Saas, Cybersecurity – New York, NY

UPDATE – Axonius Acquires Medical Device Security Specialist Cynerio for More Than $100 Million to Target Healthcare Market

Acquisition
OrthoFundamentals: Procedural Devices, Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery – Waltham, MA
Demetra: Implant, Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery – Milan, Italy

Demetra Acquires OrthoFundamentals, LLC, a Leading Provider of Intuitive, Single-Use Solutions for Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Fusion Procedures, and launches a New Global Spine Division

Acquisition
Pramana: AI, Digital Pathology – Cambridge, MA
Evident: Diagnostic, Microscope, Pathology – Tokyo, Japan

EVIDENT to Acquire Pramana, Inc.

IPOs

Heartflow: AI, Imaging, Cardiology – Mountain View, CA

Healthcare firm Heartflow’s IPO filing discloses wider loss

Carlsmed: AI, Implant, Spine – Carlsbad, CA

Carlsmed Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering

Heartflow: AI, Imaging, Cardiology – Mountain View, CA

Heart imaging software provider Heartflow sets terms for $200 million IPO

The Cs

Overture Life: Capital Equip, IVF, Fertility – Alcobendas, Spain

  • Matt Combs – CCO (Joining)

Overture Life Appoints Former Butterfly Network Executive Matt Combs as Chief Commercial Officer to Lead Scale-up of IVF Automation Technology as Demand Surges Worldwide

Caresyntax: AI, Soft/Saas, Decision Support, Surgery – Larkspur, CA

  • Matt Krueger – CEO (Promotion)

Caresyntax Elevates Matt Krueger to Chief Executive Officer

BrainCheck: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Cognitive Function – Austin, TX

  • Steve Wardle – President (Joining)

Steve Wardle Joins BrainCheck as President to Scale Cognitive Care Platform

Micro Medical Solutions: Procedural Device, PAD, Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology – Wilmington, MA

  • George Quinoy – CEO (Joining)

Micro Medical Solutions Appoints George Quinoy as President & CEO to Accelerate Commercialization and Drive Value Creation

BioVigil: Wearable, Hand Hygiene Monitoring, Infection Control – Ann Arbor, MI

  • Jason Tercek – COO (Joining)

BioVigil welcomes healthtech leader Jason Tercek as company’s first Chief Operating Officer

Steer Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Pt. Engagement – Irving, TX

  • Leora Westbrook – COO (Joining)

Steer Health Appoints Leora Westbrook as Chief Operating Officer to Accelerate AI-Powered Growth in Healthcare

Helio Genomics: AI, Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology – Irvine, CA

  • Bharat Tewarie, MD – CEO (Joining)

Helio Genomics Appoints Dr Bharat Tewarie As Chief Executive Officer To Lead The Next Phase Of Growth In AI-Powered Cancer Detection

Karoo Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Remote Medicine, Cardiology – Albuquerque, NM

  • Pia Shivdasani – COO (Joining)

Seasoned Healthtech Executive Pia Shivdasani Joins Karoo Health as COO

Reimagine Care: Soft/SaaS, Remote Medicine, Homecare, Oncology – Nashville, TN

  • Ann Stadjuhar – CGO – Growth (Joining)

Reimagine Care Appoints Ann Stadjuhar as Chief Growth Officer to Accelerate Access to Innovative Cancer Care Solutions

Suki: AI, Ambient, Soft/SaaS, Physician Assistant – Palo Alto, CA

  • Kevin Wang, MD – CMO – Medical (Joining)
  • Joe Chang – CTO (Joining)
  • Vikram Khanna, PhD – CCO – Customer (Joining)

Suki Expands Executive Leadership Team to Accelerate the Future of Ambient AI in Healthcare

PROCEPT BioRobotics: Capital Equip, Urologic Surgery, Prostate Ablation – Redwood City, CA

  • Reza Zadno – President and CEO (Retiring)
  • Larry L. Wood – President and CEO (Joining)

PROCEPT BioRobotics® President and CEO Dr. Reza Zadno to Retire, Company Appoints Larry L. Wood as New President and CEO

Sound Blade Medical : Histotripsy, Handheld, Non-Invasive Surgery – Halifax, Nova Scotia

  • Neil Barman, MD – CEO (Promotion)

Sound Blade Medical Appoints Neil Barman, M.D. as Chief Executive Officer

Vicarious Surgical: Robotics, Surgical – Waltham, MA

  • Stephen From – CEO (Joining)

Vicarious Surgical Announces Leadership Transition: Stephen From, Healthcare Industry Veteran, Appointed Chief Executive Officer

AEYE Health: AI, Diagnostic, Retinal, Ophthalmology – Tel Aviv, Israel

  • Pamela F. Gallin, MD – CMO – Medical (Joining)

AEYE Health Appoints Renowned Ophthalmologist Dr. Pamela F. Gallin as Chief Medical Officer to Support AEYE-DS’ Rapid US Expansion

BillionToOne: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Obstetrics – Menlo Park. CA

  • Jean Hayden – CoS – Staff and VP of Business Operations (Joining)
  • John Lister – CAO – Administrative Officer (Joining)

BillionToOne Expands Executive Team to Support Growth of UNITY and Northstar Platforms

Purgo Scientific: Drug Delivery, Localized, Orthopedic – South Jordan, UT

  • James A. Bowman – CEO (Joining)

Purgo Scientific Appoints Veteran MedTech Leader as Chief Executive Officer

Board Members

Elucid: AI, Imaging, Diagnostic, Cardiovascular, Atherosclerosis Risk Assessment – Boston, MA

  • Richard E. Kuntz, MD, MSc – Board Member (Joining)
  • Shamiram Feinglass, MD, MPH – Board Member (Joining)

Elucid Names Richard E. Kuntz, MD, MSc and Shamiram Feinglass, MD, MPH Board Directors

Purgo Scientific: Drug Delivery, Localized, Orthopedic – South Jordan, UT

  • Tim Nieman – Board Member (Joining)

Purgo Scientific Appoints Tim Nieman to Board of Directors

Aerin Medical: Procedural Device, ENT – Mountain View, CA

  • Lucas Buchanan – Board Member (Joining)

Aerin Medical Appoints Lucas Buchanan as Independent Board Director

Vitalacy: AI, Soft/SaaS, Pt. Safety, Remote Monitoring – Los Angeles, CA

  • Chris Hermann, PhD, MD – Board Member (Joining)

Vitalacy, Inc. Welcomes Chris Hermann, Founder of Clean Hands – Safe Hands, to its Board of Directors

LEM Surgical: Robotics, Surgical, Spine – Bern, Switzerland

  • Dave Demski – Board Member (Joining)

LEM Surgical Strengthens Leadership With Two Medtech Veteran Executives

illumicell AI: AI, Software/SaaS, Male Fertility – Allston, MA

  • Will Swenson – Board Member (Joining)

Medal of Honor Recipient, Will Swenson, Joins illumicell AI’s Board of Directors

InspireMD : Procedural Device, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Carotid Stent – Miami, FL

  • Raymond W. Cohen – Board Member (Joining)

InspireMD Announces the Appointment of Raymond W. Cohen to its Board of Directors

Tensive: Bioresorbable Scaffold, Breast Surgery, Reconstruction – Milan, Italy

  • Bill Hunter, MD – Chairman of the Board (Joining)

Tensive appoints medical device veteran Bill Hunter Chairman as its bioresorbable scaffold for breast reconstruction after cancer approaches market

Funding

Fellow Health: Diagnostic, Service, Men’s Health, Fertility – San Leandro, CA

Fellow Health Closes a $24 Million Series B Financing to Expand its Male Reproductive Test Offerings

OpenEvidence: AI, Soft/Saas, Clinical Information – Cambridge, MA

OpenEvidence, the Fastest-Growing Application for Physicians in History, Announces $210 Million Round at $3.5 Billion Valuation

Novenda Technologies: Capital Equip, 3D Printing, Dental – Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Novenda: $6.1 Million Raised To Transform Dental 3D Printing

TriAgenics: Dental, Ablation, Molar Tooth Bud – Redmond, OR

TriAgenics Closes $3 Million Series B-1 Financing to support regulatory process for third molar prevention technology

Shoulder Innovations: Implants, Orthopedic – Holland, MI

Shoulder Innovations Announces Closing of a $40 Million Convertible Notes Financing

Esperto Medical: Wearable, Continuous Cardiac Monitoring – Orange, CA

Esperto Medical Wins Award for Pediatric Vital Sign Monitoring

Cooler Heads: DME, Oncology – San Diego, CA

Cooler Heads Secures Series A Funding to Revolutionize Scalp Cooling Technology for Chemotherapy Patients

Charta Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Coding – San Francisco, CA

Charta Health Raises $22M Series A to Rebuild the Backbone of Healthcare Operations with AI

Autonomix Medical: Procedural Device, Nerve Ablation, Guided, Transvascular – The Woodlands, TX

Autonomix Medical, Inc. Exercise of Warrants for $2.5 Million Gross Proceeds

Aidoc: AI, Imaging, Radiology – Tel Aviv, Israel

Aidoc secures $150M for clinical-grade foundation model

Respiree: AI, Diagnostic, Wearable, Cardio-Pulmonary – Singapore

Respiree Closes US$11.6M Series A Financing Round Led by We Venture Capital and ClavystBio

Plexision: Diagnostic, Predictive, Transplant – Pittsburgh, PA

Plexision Secures Funding to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Transplant Outcome Care

Venova Technologies: Contraceptive Device, Women’s Health – Cambridge, MA

Venova Technologies Awarded $2.23M SBIR Phase II Grant From NIH For Novel Contraceptive Device

Scopio Labs : AI, Diagnostic, Imaging, Hematology – Tel Aviv, Israel

Scopio Labs Unveils First-of-Its-Kind AI-Powered Solution to Fully Automate Blood Morphology

 Aptitude Medical Systems: Diagnostic, Rapid, Molecular, Infectious Disease – Santa Barbara, CA

Aptitude Secures $9M Partnership with BARDA to Develop Rapid Molecular Diagnostic for Ebolaviruses and Marburg Viruses

Pahr Therapeutics: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Boston, MA

Pahr Therapeutics Raises $14 Million Seed Financing to Pursue Innovative Treatments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

MAUI Imaging: Imaging, Computed Echo Tomography, Neurology – San Jose, CA

MAUI Imaging Raises $14 Million

MAGENTIQ EYE: AI, Capital Equipment, Diagnostic, Colonoscopy, Gastroenterology – Haifa, Israel

MAGENTIQ EYE Secures Series A Investment Led by aMoon to Drive the Future of AI-Powered Gastroenterology 

Ambience Healthcare: AI, Ambient, Soft/SaaS, Clinical Documentation – San Francisco, CA

Ambience Healthcare Announces $243 Million Series C to Scale its AI Platform for Health Systems

RIVANNA: AI, Imaging, Ultrasound, Soft/SaaS, Anesthesia – Charlottesville, VA

BARDA awards nearly $10 million to RIVANNA to accelerate development of CADe/x AI module for Accuro XV

Vita Imaging: Imaging, Dermatology, Skin Cancer – San Jose, CA

Vita Imaging Completes Studies, Secures CPT III, Launches Crowdfunding

Origami Surgical: Procedural Device, Suturing Kit – Madison, NJ

Origami Surgical announced it raised $450,000 in an initial filing from an offering of $1 Million

InspireMD : Procedural Device, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Carotid Stent – Miami, FL

InspireMD Announces Combined Financings of $58 Million

Ultromics: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology – Oxford, UK

Ultromics Lands $55M Series C to Tackle Undiagnosed Heart Failure at Scale

Powerful Medical: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology – Bratislava, Slovakia

Powerful Medical Receives €40 Million Non-Dilutive Grant to Accelerate Early Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease with AI

Orchestra Biomed: Procedural Device, Cardiology, Hypertension – New Hope, PA

Orchestra BioMed Announces Proposed Public Offering

Orchestra Biomed: Procedural Device, Cardiology, Hypertension – New Hope, PA

Ligand and Medtronic Commit $70 Million in Strategic Capital to Orchestra BioMed

Delta Development: Pre-Hospital, Blood Transport Systems – Tucson, AZ

Delta Development Team Solidifies Leadership and Continued Support in Prehospital Blood Space with Successful Series A3 Close

Mainz Biomed: Diagnostic Test, Genomic, Cancer, Oncology – Mainz, Germany

Mainz Biomed Announces Pricing of $3.0 Million Follow-On Offering of Ordinary Shares and Warrants

Regulatory

Approval
Tempus AI: AI, Soft/Saas, Diagnostic, Cardiology, Clinical Assistant – Chicago, IL

Tempus Receives U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance for Tempus ECG-Low EF Software

Approval
Piccolo Medical: Capital Equip, Diagnostic, Vascular Access – San Francisco, CA

Piccolo Medical, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for 2nd Generation SmartPICC® technology

Approval
Nanochon: Implantable, 3D Printing, Sports Medicine Surgery, Cartilage Replacement – Washington, DC

Nanochon Announces Health Canada Approval for First in Human Investigation

Approval
RIVANNA: AI, Imaging, Ultrasound, Soft/SaaS, Anesthesia – Charlottesville, VA

RIVANNA’s next-generation ultrasound guidance platform and AI-driven imaging software receive FDA 510(k) clearance

IDE
UroMems: Implant, Urology, Electronic Artificial Urinary Sphincter – Grenoble, France

UroMems Receives Clearance from the FDA and the French ANSM for Initiating Landmark Pivotal Clinical Study of UroActive® Smart Implant to Treat Male Stress Urinary Incontinence

Approval
SurGenTec: Implant, Spine Surgery – Boca Raton, FL

SurGenTec® Achieves Key Milestone with Expanded Indications for OsteoFlo® HydroFiber™

Approval
Imperative Care: Procedural Device, Robotics, Neurovascular, Thrombectomy – Campbell, CA

Imperative Care Secures FDA Clearance and Initial Cases of the Zoom 7X Catheter, the Newest Innovation in Ischemic Stroke Treatment

Approval
Geneoscopy: Diagnostic Tests, Gastroenterology – St. Louis, MO

Geneoscopy’s New FDA-Approved Stool Collection Method Simplifies At-Home Colorectal Cancer Screening

Approval
Pramana: AI, Diagnostic, Digital Pathology – Cambridge, MA

Pramana Receives Health Canada Authorization for Digital Pathology Scanners

Approval
Leo Cancer Care: Capital Equipment, Radiation Therapy – Crawley, UK

Leo Cancer Care Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Marie® – A Revolutionary Upright Radiotherapy Platform

Approval
Cardiosense: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology – Chicago, IL

Cardiosense Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the CardioTag™ Device, Paving the Way for Advanced Cardiac Function Monitoring

Approval
Alafair Biosciences: Procedural Device, Orthopedic Surgery, Tendon Repair, Nerve Repair – Austin, TX

Alafair Biosciences Receives 510(k) Clearance for VersaCoat™ Tendon Protector and VersaCoat™ Nerve Protector

Approval
SetPoint Medical: Implant, Neuroimmune Modulation – Valencia, CA

SetPoint Medical Receives FDA Approval for Novel Neuroimmune Modulation Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Approval
EvoEndo: Capital Equip, Procedural Device, Endoscope – Englewood, CO

EvoEndo® Endoscopy System Receives FDA Clearance for All Ages

Product News

Dante Omics: AI, Diagnostic, Precision Medicine – New York, NY

Dante Omics AI Ushers Genomics Into the AI Age With GPU-Accelerated Proprietary Multiomics Platform

SS Innovations: Robotics, Telesurgery, Cardiac Surgery, Bariatric Surgery – Gurugram, India

SS Innovations Announces Completion of World’s First Intercontinental Robotic Cardiac Telesurgery

Scopio Labs : AI, Diagnostic, Imaging, Hematology – Tel Aviv, Israel

Scopio Labs Unveils First-of-Its-Kind AI-Powered Solution to Fully Automate Blood Morphology

Carlsmed: AI, Implant, Spine – Carlsbad, CA

Carlsmed’s aprevo® Powers First Personalized Cervical Spine Surgery

Surgical Safety Technologies: Soft/SaaS, OR Safety and Training – New York, NY

Surgical Safety Technologies Announces Kinematic Data Integration to Transform Surgical Proficiency Assessment

Breakthrough Devices

BMI OrganBank: Organ Preservation – Winston-Salem, NC

BMI OrganBank Secures FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Innovative Kidney Transplant Technology

Reimbursement

PROCEPT BioRobotics: Capital Equip, Urologic Surgery, Prostate Ablation – Redwood City, CA

Aquablation® Therapy’s Assigned Category I Code in 2026 Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

Nalu Medical: Neurostimulation, Pain, Peripheral – Carlsbad, CA

Nalu Medical Achieves National Payer Milestone with Aetna Coverage for PNS Therapy

Avvio Medical (FKA Applaud Medical): Capital Equip, Lithotripsy System. Urology – San Francisco, CA

Avvio Medical Announces New CPT Code for Its Breakthrough Kidney Stone Treatment Technology

Cardio Diagnostics: AI, Diagnostic, Precision Medicine, Cardiovascular – Chicago, IL

Cardio Diagnostics Receives Gapfill Payment Rates for AI-Driven Cardiovascular Tests from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

InterVenn: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Women’s Health – South San Francisco, CA

InterVenn Receives AMA PLA Code for Non-Invasive Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic

Viz.ai: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Oncology, Cardiology – San Francisco, CA

Viz.ai Announces CMS Reimbursement Pathway for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy via AI-Enhanced Electrocardiogram

SAGA Diagnostics: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Breast Cancer – Lund, Sweden

SAGA Diagnostics® Announces Medicare Coverage for Pathlight™ MRD Test in Breast Cancer Across All Subtypes

MiRus: Implant, Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Interventional Cardiology – Marietta, GA

MiRus Receives New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for EUROPA™ Posterior Cervical Fusion System

Carlsmed: AI, Implant, Spine – Carlsbad, CA

Carlsmed’s aprevo® Personalized Interbody Implants Receive CMS New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) for Cervical Fusion Procedures

Inflammatix: Diagnostic, POC, Infectious Disease – Sunnyvale, CA

Inflammatix’s TriVerity™ Test Secures NTAP Reimbursement from CMS for First-in-Class Severity Score Working in Concert with Bacterial and Viral Insights

Clinical Trials/Studies

Guardant Health: Diagnostic Test, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology – Palo Alto, CA

First Patient Enrolled in National Cancer Institute’s Vanguard Study Evaluating Guardant Health’s Shield Multi-Cancer Detection Test

Vivalink: Wearable, Remote Pt. Monitoring, Cardiology – Campbell, CA

New Study Finds Wearable ECG Monitor Detects Missed AFib in Cardiac Surgery Patients After Discharge

Arsenal Medical: Procedural Device, Liquid Embolic, Foam Embolic, Neurovascular, Trauma Surgery – Waltham, MA

Treatment with Next-Generation, Liquid Embolic NeoCast™ is Pain-Free and Leads to Rapid Resorption of Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Perfuze: Procedural Devices, Neurovascular, Ischemic Stroke – Galway, Ireland

Perfuze Presents Preliminary Results from MARRS Pivotal Trial at SNIS, Highlighting Millipede88 Performance in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Imperative Care: Procedural Device, Robotics, Neurovascular, Thrombectomy – Campbell, CA

Imperative Care Presents Positive Imperative Trial Data from Patients Treated with Aspiration Thrombectomy for M2 Occlusions Using the Zoom System

Berlin Heals: Implant, Electroceutical, Cardiology, Heart Failure – Berlin, Germany

Berlin Heals Announces Publication of Two-Year Clinical Outcomes of Cardiac Microcurrent Therapy in ESC Heart Failure

SPR Therapeutics: Procedural Device, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Neurology – Cleveland, OH

SPR to Feature Five Abstracts on SPRINT® PNS at ASPN 2025

InterVene: Procedural Device, Thrombectomy, Peripheral Vascular – Redwood City, CA

InterVene, Inc. Announces First Patient Treated With the Recana™ Thrombectomy Catheter System

Hesperos: Diagnostic, Organ-on-a-Chip, Predictive Medicine – Orlando, FL

Hesperos Demonstrates First Digital Twin of Human Disease Using Organ-on-a-Chip Platform

InGeneron: Autologous Cell Therapy System, Orthopedic – Houston, TX

InGeneron Publishes Landmark Study Demonstrating Structural Tendon Regeneration with Autologous Cell Therapy System

IceCure Medical: Procedural Device, Minimally Invasive, Cryoablation, Breast Cancer – Caesarea, Israel

IceCure’s ProSense® Featured at Japanese Breast Cancer Society Conference: Updated Positive Clinical Data Shows 99% Recurrence Free Rate with Cryoablation

Interventional Robot: Robotics, Neurovascular – Shanghai, China

Interventional Robot’s RCT Research Published in JNIS, a Leading Journal in Neurointervention!

Hyperfine: AI, Imaging, MRI, Portable – Guilford, CT

Hyperfine Swoop® AI-Powered Portable MRI System Demonstrates 100% Sensitivity for ARIA-E Detection in New Data Presented at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

Qynapse: AI, Imaging Analysis, Neuro – Paris, France

Qynapse Releases Data Highlighting the Accuracy of QyScore® and Predictive performance of QyPredict® for Disease Progression in preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease

Veravas: Diagnostic, Test, Neurology, Alzheimer’s-Related Tau Pathology – Austin, TX

New Research Validating VeraBIND™ Tau Assay as Accurate Blood Test for Active Tau Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Presented at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

MAUI Imaging: Imaging, Computed Echo Tomography, Neurology – San Jose, CA

MAUI Imaging Highlights Publication Of Baseline Imaging Analysis for Traumatic Injuries Showing Imaging Breakthrough

Cognito Therapeutics: Wearable, Neuromodulation, Neurology, Alzheimer’s – Cambridge, MA

Cognito Therapeutics Presents Clinical Trial Data Highlighting Neuroprotective Potential of Spectris™ in Alzheimer’s Disease at AAIC 2025

Nyxoah: Neuromodulation, Sleep Apnea – Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium

Nyxoah’s DREAM Pivotal Study Data Published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Guardant Health: Diagnostic Test, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology – Palo Alto, CA

New RADIOHEAD Study Validates Use of Guardant Reveal Tissue-Free Monitoring for Earlier Detection of Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Cancer

Vexev: Imaging, Robotics, Ultrasound, Vascular – Sydney, Australia

Vexev and U.S. Renal Care Complete Enrollment in Groundbreaking Trial Evaluating Use of Robotic Ultrasound Scanning for AV Fistula Mapping in Dialysis Clinics 

VIVEX Biologics: Allograft, Spine, Orthopedic, Wound, Burn – Miami, FL

Vivex Biologics, Inc. Completes Subject Enrollment for its ASCEND Trial Evaluating VIA Disc NP™ for Symptomatic Disc Degeneration

Cytovale: Diagnostic Test, Rapid, Sepsis – San Francisco, CA

Cytovale’s Rapid Sepsis Test Drives 56% Increase in ED Discharges Without Compromise to Patient Safety, Study Finds

Evvy: Diagnostic, Women’s Health, Bacterial Vaginosis – New York, NY

Peer-Reviewed Study on Evvy’s Real World Outcomes Demonstrates Breakthrough in Bacterial Vaginosis Care at Scale

PreludeDx: Diagnostic, Decision Support, Oncology, Breast Cancer – Laguna Hills, CA

PreludeDx Study Demonstrates Superiority of DCISionRT® Over Clinicopathology Factors and Criteria for DCIS Treatment Management

Aatru Medical: Device, Wound Care, Surgical – Cleveland, OH

Aatru Medical Clinical Study Results Published in PubMed Central/Cureus

Concept Medical: Procedural Device, Angioplasty Catheter, Interventional Cardiology – Tampa, FL

Concept Medical Announces First Patient Enrollment in MAGICAL-SV IDE Trial, Expanding its Coronary Clinical Program Across the U.S. and Europe

Partnerships


Pearl: AI, Imaging, Dental – West Hollywood, CA
Apryse: Document Processing – Denver, CO

Pearl and MiPACS by Apryse Announce Global Partnership to Bring AI-Powered Radiologic Analysis to MiPACS Dental Imaging Software


XRHealth: XR, Physical Therapy, Cognitive Therapy – Needham, MA
Kemtai: AI, Soft/Saas, Physical Therapy – Petah Tikva, Israel

XRHealth and Kemtai Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Physical Therapy Through XR and AI-Powered Computer Vision


Tebra: AI, Soft/SaaS, EHR, Clinical Documentation – Corona Del Mar, CA
WoundZoom: Imaging, Diagnostic, Wound Care – Boca Raton, FL

Tebra Partners With WoundZoom to Simplify Wound Care Management for Independent Practices


Revival Healthcare Capital: Investing – Austin, TX
Olympus: Capital Equipment, Procedural Devices, GI, Surgical, Endoscopic – Tokyo, Japan

Revival Healthcare Capital Announces Strategic Partnership to Accelerate External Innovation in Robotics With up to $458 Million Joint Investment With Olympus Into Co-Founded New Company Swan EndoSurgical


T-NeuroDx: Diagnostic, Biomarker, Neurology, Alzheimer’s Disease – Albuquerque, NM
TrilliumBiO: Diagnostic – Rockville, MD

TrilliumBiO and T-NeuroDx Announce Strategic Collaboration to Commercialize Blood-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease


Renova Health: Soft/SaaS, Pt. Engagement – Franklin, TN
SUPERWISE: AI, Soft/SaaS – Nashville, TN

SUPERWISE® and Renova Health Join Forces to Transform Chronic Care with Real-Time, AI-Powered Patient Engagement


Vaporox: Capital Equip, Wound Care – Lone Tree, CO
MiMedx: Procedural, Surgical Wound Care – Marietta, GA

MIMEDX Announces Strategic Collaboration with Vaporox, Inc.


Lucem Health: AI, Diagnostic, Predictive Medicine – Davidson, NC
iRhythm Technologies: AI, Telehealth, DME, ECG, Cardiology – San Francisco, CA

iRhythm and Lucem Health Partner to Introduce Predictive AI Solution for Early Detection of Arrhythmias in Patient Populations with Comorbid Conditions

Patents

Autonomix Medical: Procedural Device, Nerve Ablation, Guided, Transvascular – The Woodlands, TX

Autonomix Medical, Inc. Granted New U.S. Patent to Advance Minimally Invasive, Nerve-Focused Treatments Across High-Need Indications

bioAffinity Technologies: Diagnostic Test, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Lung Cancer – San Antonio, TX

Canada Awards New Patent to bioAffinity Technologies for CyPath® Lung, Company’s Noninvasive Lung Cancer Diagnostic

NeuroOne Medical Technologies: Ablation, Neurosurgery – Eden Prairie, MN

NeuroOne® Receives Notice of Allowance for Key Patent from U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Patents


Colibri Heart Valve: Implant, TAVR, Interventional Cardiology – Broomfield, CO
Medtronic: Procedural Device, Capital Equip, Implantable – Dublin, Ireland

Medtronic escapes $106.5M payment in Colibri TAVR patent suit after court overturns jury verdict


Egg Medical: Surgical Radiation Protection – Arden Hills, MN
Rampart IC: Radiation Protection – Birmingham, AL

Egg Medical Announces U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Issues Final Rejection of All Claims in Rampart IC’s Radiation Shield Patent Following a Reexamination Challenge

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