MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.1 No.17

Acquisition
Story Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Clinical Decision Support – Cupertino, CA
Innovaccer: AI, Soft/SaaS, Pt. Data Integration, Clinical Decision Support – San Francisco, CA

Innovaccer Acquires Story Health to Pioneer AI Agents that Augment Specialty Care Teams

The Cs

Bioretec : Implant, Absorbable, Orthopedic Surgery – Tampere, Finland

Anne-Mari Matikainen – CFO – Interim (Joining)

Inside information: Anne-Mari Matikainen appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Bioretec; CFO Johanna Salko to depart before year-end

Episurf Medical: Implant, Orthopedic Surgery – Stockholm, Sweden

Katarina Flodström – CEO (Promotion)

New Chief Executive Officer at Episurf Medical

Cardiosense: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology – Chicago, IL

Eric Meizlish – CEO (Joining)

Cardiosense Appoints Eric Meizlish as CEO to Advance AI-Enabled Cardiac Care

ivWatch: Monitor, Peripheral Ivs – Newport News, VA

Erin Wendell – President (Promotion)

ivWatch Strengthens Leadership Team with Board Appointments, New President and VP of Sales to Drive Growth

Sure Med Compliance: Software/SaaS, Compliance, Substance Abuse – Mobile, AL

Steven D. Passik, PhD – CCO – Clinical (Joining)

Sure Med Compliance Taps Pain & Addiction Expert Steven D. Passik, PhD, to Advance Pain and Addiction Services Nationwide

Thynk Health: AI, Diagnostic, Oncology – Lexington, KY

Matt Rockhold – CCO (Joining)

Thynk Health Appoints Matt Rockhold as Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate AI-Driven Cancer Detection Across U.S. Health Systems

Board Members

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

Alex M. Azar – Board Member (Joining)

Alex M. Azar II Joins Guardant Health Board of Directors

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

Dan Dearen – Board Member (Joining)

InspireMD Announces the Appointment of Dan Dearen to its Board of Directors

Kestra Medical Technologies: Wearables, Diagnostic, Cardiology – Kirkland, WA

Elizabeth Kwo, MD – Board Member (Joining)

Kestra Medical Technologies Appoints Dr. Elizabeth Kwo to Board of Directors

GeneDx: Diagnostic Test, Genetic, Precision Medicine – Stamford, CT

Dr. Thomas Fuchs – Board Member (Joining)

GeneDx Appoints Visionary AI and Precision Medicine Leader Dr. Thomas Fuchs to Board of Directors

ivWatch: Monitor, Peripheral Ivs – Newport News, VA

Jack Diamond – Board Member (Joining)
Paul Kempinski – Board Member (Joining)
John Palumbo – Board Member (Joining)

ivWatch Strengthens Leadership Team with Board Appointments, New President and VP of Sales to Drive Growth

Funding

Penguin Ai: AI, Soft/SaaS, Back-Office Workflow – Palo Alto, CA

Penguin Ai Secures $29.7M in Venture Funding to Tackle the $1 Trillion Administrative Burden in the Healthcare Industry

Conceivable Life Sciences: AI, Robotics, Remote Presence, IVF – New York, NY

Conceivable Life Sciences Secures $50 Million Series A

Microbot Medical: Robotics, Endovascular – Caesarea, Israel

Microbot Medical Announces Exercise of Outstanding Preferred Investment Options for Up to $92.2 Million in Gross Proceeds

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

Trinity Capital Inc. Provides Up to $50 Million in Growth Funding to Nalu Medical, Supporting Continued Commercial Momentum

MedSetGo: AI, Soft/SaaS, EMR – Fremont, CA

MedSetGo Closes $2.4M Oversubscribed Seed Round to Transform Healthcare Navigation with AI

Sevaro Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Virtual Medicine, Neurology – East Brunswick, NJ

After Transforming Neuro Care, Sevaro Secures $39M to Expand AI-Powered Specialty Care Platform

Regulatory

IDE
Novocuff: Procedural Device, PROMM, Obstetrics, Women’s Health – Mountain View, CA

Novocuff Announces IDE Approval for the RETAIN Study

Approval
Womed: Procedural Device, Intrauterine Adhesion Protection, Gynecology, Women’s Health – Montpellier, France

US FDA Approves First Medical Device For Women With Asherman Syndrome

Approval
Amber Implants: Implants, Spine Surgery – The Hague, Netherlands

Amber Implants Secures FDA 510(k) Clearance for VCFix® Spinal System: A Next-Generation Solution for Vertebral Compression Fractures

Approval
Ruthless Spine: Procedural Device, Spine Surgery – Irwindale, CA

Ruthless Spine Announces Intellectual Property News and 510(k) Clearance on Revolutionary Spinal Instrument

Approval
OrganOx: Equipment, Organ Preservation for Transplant – Oxford, UK

OrganOx metra® Receives FDA Approval for Operation During Air Transport, Expanding Access to Life-Saving Liver Perfusion Technology

Breakthrough Devices

PatenSee: Capital Equip, Vascular Access, Non-Contact – Detroit, MI

PatenSee Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Non-Contact Vascular Access Management for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Clinical Trials/Studies

Materna Medical : DME, Pelvic Floor Preparation for Childbirth, Women’s Health – Mountain View, CA

Materna Medical Announces New Case Series Highlighting Long-Term Persistence of Pelvic Floor Injuries Following Vaginal Delivery

AccurKardia: Soft/SaaS, ECG Interpretation – New York, NY

AccurKardia Announces Clinical Pilot Study of Its AK+ Guard ECG-based, AI-powered Hyperkalemia Detection Software

ShiraTronics: Implant, Neuromodulation, Neurology, Migraine – Minneapolis, MN

ShiraTronics Announces Positive 12-Month Follow-Up Results from RELIEV-CM Pilot Study, Demonstrating Sustained Clinical Benefit with Investigational Implantable Neuromodulation Therapy for Chronic Migraine

HeartStitch: Procedural, PFO Closure, Cardiovascular Surgery – Fountain Valley, CA

NobleStitch™ Suture-Mediated PFO Closure Demonstrates Superior Long-Term Safety and Outcomes in Largest Cohort to Date

HyperFlex Medical : Procedural Device, Minimally Invasive, Bunion, Foot & Ankle Surgery – Orlando, FL

HyperFlex Medical Announces First Case in Clinical Evaluation of the HyperFlex® Bunion Correction System

Exero Medical: Diagnostic, Real-Time Monitoring, GI System, Post-Op – Jersey City, NJ & Or Yehuda, Israel

Exero Medical Completes Enrollment of 222-Patient U.S. Pivotal Study for Early Detection of Post-Operative Gastrointestinal Surgery Complications

DeepScribe: AI, Ambient, Scribe, Orthopedic, Oncology, Cardiology – San Francisco, CA

DeepScribe Solidifies Ambient AI Leadership in Oncology with New Study and Accelerated Growth

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

Imperative Care Announces Late-Breaking Data Presentation and Peer-Reviewed Publication from Pivotal Trial of Symphony Thrombectomy System in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Argá Medtech: Procedural Device, PFA, Cardiac Ablation – Epalinges, Switzerland

Argá Medtech Announces First Enrollments in COHERENT-AF IDE Clinical Trial

Partnerships

Klinrisk: AI, ML, Soft/SaaS, Predictive Analytics – Winnipeg, MB
Renvio: AI, Soft/SaaS, EMR, Predictive, Dialysis – Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Renvio Partners with Klinrisk to Pioneer Embedded AI Solutions in Kidney Care

Minze Health: Digital Diagnostic, Digital Therapeutic, Urology – Antwerp, Belgium
Apogepha: Urology Products – Dresden, Germany

Minze Health and Apogepha Enter Strategic Collaboration to Develop Digital Therapeutic for Male LUTS

ForCast Orthopedics: Device, Periprosthetic Joint Infection, Orthopedic Surgery – Denver, CO
KORU Medical Systems: Device, Disposable, Drug Delivery – Mahwah, NJ

ForCast Orthopedics and KORU Medical Systems Announce Agreement for Novel Antibiotic Infusion Therapy

Patents

Ruthless Spine: Procedural Device, Spine Surgery – Irwindale, CA

Ruthless Spine Announces Intellectual Property News and 510(k) Clearance on Revolutionary Spinal Instrument

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

IceCure Granted Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent for its Next-Generation XSense™ Cryoprobes

Legal Battles

Nyxoah: Neuromodulation, Sleep Apnea – Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium
Inspire Medical Systems: Implant, Sleep Apnea – Minneapolis, MN

Nyxoah Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

OpenEvidence: AI, Soft/Saas, Clinical Information – Cambridge, MA
Doximity: AI, Soft/Saas, Clinical Information, Physician Network – San Francisco, CA

Doximity Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged AI Prompt Hacking for Trade Secrets

This & That

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

Neu Health Joins Global Incubator Programme, Advancing Precision Neurology for Parkinson’s and Dementia Care

OSSIO: Implant, Bio-Integrative, Orthopedic Surgery, Suture Anchor – Woburn, MA

Fast-Growing Orthopedics Company OSSIO Selects Florida for U.S. Headquarters and About 100 New Jobs

Eyenuk: AI, Autonomous, Eye Exam – Los Angeles, CA

Eyenuk Secures World’s First National Health System Deployment of Autonomous AI Eye Screening Technology

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