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MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.1 No.25

The news you need on MedTech startups

Dan’s Picks

Sentante: Robotics, Remote Medicine, Telesurgery, Neurovascular, Endovascular – Kaunas, Lithuania

Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot

XCath : Robotics, Procedural, Neurovascular Navigation – Houston, TX

XCath Endovascular Robotic System Successfully Performs its First-In-Human Brain Aneurysm Procedures

Galvanize Therapeutics: Procedural Device, PEF Ablation – Redwood City, CA

New Study Shows Aliya® Pulsed Electric Field Ablation Achieved Local Control of Lung Tumors in Metastatic Cancer Patients and May Induce an Immune Response

Hello!

iRiva Medical: Neuromodulation – Minneapolis, MN

iRiva Medical Announces Close of Initial Financing Round

Product Launches

Inocras: AI, Diagnostic, Precision Medicine, Oncology, Cancer Recurrence – San Diego, CA

Inocras Unveils Cancer Foundation Model Trained on Thousands of Whole Genomes

SPRY Therapeutics: AI, Soft/SaaS, Pt. Scheduling – Pune, India

SPRY Launches AI Scheduling Agent to Cut Therapy Wait Times by 20% and Reduce Admin Burden by 73%

Doc.com: Telemedicine – New York, NY

Doc.com Launches in the U.S., Ushering in a New Era of AI-Powered Healthcare

Mentavi Health: Diagnostic, Mental Health – Grand Rapids, MI

Mentavi Health Introduces “Mentavi Concierge” – Setting a New Standard for Responsible AI in Digital Health

Harrison.ai : AI, Soft/SaaS, Imaging – Sydney, Australia

Harrison Expands AI Leadership With CT Chest Launch, Now Powering Nearly Half of Radiology Imaging

Vital: AI, Soft/SaaS, Patient Experience – Claymont, DE

Vital Launches Real-Time Urgent Care Platform That Elevates Patient Experience and Boosts Satisfaction — No App or Login Required

Avicenna.AI: AI, Imaging, Radiology – La Ciotat, France

Avicenna.AI Launches AVI: A Seamless Platform For Medical Imaging AI

Clear Labs: Soft/SaaS, Diagnostics, Lab-Based, Infectious Disease – San Carlos, CA

Clear Labs Unveils Automated Workflow Featuring Pillar Biosciences’ SLIMamp® Technology at AMP 2025

Clairity: AI, Diagnostic, Predictive Medicine, Breast Cancer – Boston, MA

Clairity Raises $43 Million in Series B to Launch First FDA-Authorized AI Platform for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

Zavation Medical: Implant, Spine Surgery – Flowood, MS

Zavation Medical Products Announces NanoPrime™: A Breakthrough in PEEK and Titanium Hybrid Interbodies

The Cs

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

  • Satrajit Misra – CCO (Joining)

Accomplished Industry Veteran, Satrajit Misra, Joins QT Imaging as Chief Commercial Officer

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

  • Shay Levav – COO (Promotion)

IceCure Promotes Shay Levav to Chief Operating Officer as Company Ramps up for Increased Commercial Traction

Drive Health: AI, Agentic Nursing – Gilbert, AZ

  • Matthew Crowson, MD – CMO – Medical (Joining)

Renowned Clinician Dr. Matthew Crowson Named Chief Medical Officer at Drive Health

CheckedUp: Pt. Engagement & Education, POC – New York, NY

  • Jordan Grafman – CCO – Client (Joining)

CheckedUp Appoints Jordan Grafman as Executive Vice President and Chief Client Officer to Strengthen Client Partnerships and Advance Strategic Growth Initiatives

OnPoint Surgical: AI, AR, Surgical Navigation, Spine Surgery – Concord, MA

  • Jeremy Laynor – CCO (Joining)

OnPoint Surgical, Inc. Appoints Jeremy Laynor as Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate Global Growth

Sensus Healthcare: Capital Equip, Superficial Radiotherapy, Skin Cancer, Dermatology – Boca Raton, FL

  • Michael Sardano – CCO (Promotion)

Sensus Healthcare Expands Role of President Michael Sardano to Include Chief Commercial Officer

Board Members

Virtuoso Surgical: Robotics, Surgical, Endoscopic – Nashville, TN

  • Rob Waggener – Board Member (Joining)

Virtuoso Surgical Adds Healthcare Innovator Rob Waggener to Board of Directors

GLX Analytix: AI, Diagnostic, Neurology – Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Don Hardison – Board Member (Joining)
  • Jeremy Nathan Ford, MD – Board Member (Joining)

GLX Analytix Strengthens Board with Experts in Blood-Based Neuroscience Diagnostics to Accelerate Market Adoption

Sensus Healthcare: Capital Equip, Superficial Radiotherapy, Skin Cancer, Dermatology – Boca Raton, FL

  • Eric Sachetta – Board Member (Joining)

Sensus Healthcare Appoints Eric Sachetta to its Board of Directors

Expanding Innovations: Implant, Spine Surgery – Mountain View, CA

  • Timothy J. Scannell – Board Member (Joining)

Expanding Innovations Appoints Timothy J. Scannell to Board of Directors

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

  • Vince Burgess – Board Member (Joining)
  • John Dahldorf – Board Member (Joining)

Micro Medical Solutions Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Vince Burgess and John Dahldorf

Funding

Nurami Medical: Implant, Dural Repair, Biomimetic – Haifa, Israel

Nurami Medical Announces Successful Completion of Phase 1 Milestones in EIC-Backed Grant for Artifix® Dural Repair Graft

Lumonus: AI, Soft/SaaS, Oncology – Sydney, Australia

Lumonus raises a $25 million in series B to scale AI powered oncology workflows globally

Medscint : Diagnostic, Radiation Therapy, Dosimeter – Quebec, QC

Homegrown manufacturers at the heart of Canada’s economy: Government of Canada invests $400,000 in Medscint

iRiva Medical: Neuromodulation – Minneapolis, MN

iRiva Medical Announces Close of Initial Financing Round

Allurion: Gastric Balloon, Bariatrics – Natick, MA

Allurion Passes Critical FDA Milestones, Enters Into Transaction to Exchange All Outstanding Debt That Would Result in the Company Being Debt-Free, and Announces a $5 Million Private Placement Financing

Cornerstone Robotics: Robotics, Surgical – Shenzhen, China

Cornerstone Robotics closes $1.5t oversubscribed financing round

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

Nyxoah Secures Financing Commitments of up to U.S. $77 Million to Drive U.S. Commercialization of Genio

Clairity: AI, Diagnostic, Predictive Medicine, Breast Cancer – Boston, MA

Clairity Raises $43 Million in Series B to Launch First FDA-Authorized AI Platform for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

TELA Bio: Procedural, Wound Care, Soft-Tissue Reconstruction – Malvern, PA

TELA Bio Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Refinancing and Upsizing of Credit Facility

Cornerstone Robotics: Robotics, Surgical – Shenzhen, China

Cornerstone Robotics Closes Oversubscribed New Financing Round of Approximately US$200 million To Accelerate Commercialisation and Global Expansion

Regulatory

Approval
ZAP Surgical: Robotic, Non-Invasive Radio Surgery – San Carlos, CA

ZAP Surgical’s ZAP-Axon Radiosurgery Planning System Receives U.S. FDA 510(k) and E.U. CE Clearance

Approval
ViTAA Medical Solutions: Soft/SaaS, Planning, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery – Montreal, QC

ViTAA Medical Secures FDA 510(k) Clearance for AiORTA™ Plan — Marking the First Step in Its Hyper-Precise Aortic Care Platform

Approval
Augmedics: AR, Surgical – Arlington Heights, IL

Augmedics Announces FDA Clearance of Its Next-Generation AR Headset, X2™

Approval
Hubly Surgical : Procedural, Power Instruments, Spine Surgery, CMF Surgery – Lisle, IL

Hubly Surgical Auto-Stop Drill Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Spinal Decompression Surgery: Laminectomy and Laminotomy

Approval
Meduloc: Implant, Fixation, Orthopedic Surgery – Del Mar, CA

Meduloc Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Novel Orthopedic Fracture Fixation System

Approval
Rapid Nexus: Procedural Device, Chronic Wounds, Wound Care – Brea, CA

Rapid Nexus Becomes the First Company to Receive FDA Clearance for its Advanced Wound-Healing Device Hemastyl

Product News

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

Guardant Health Expands Tissue-Free Reveal Test to Include Late-Stage Therapy Response Monitoring

CapsoVision: AI, Procedural Device, Diagnostic, GI Capsule – Saratoga, CA

CapsoVision Submits Breakthrough Device Designation Application to FDA for Pancreatic Cancer Screening Capsule

Sentante: Robotics, Remote Medicine, Telesurgery, Neurovascular, Endovascular – Kaunas, Lithuania

Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot

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

LEM Surgical Achieves Major US Clinical Milestone With Dynamis Robotic Surgical System

XCath : Robotics, Procedural, Neurovascular Navigation – Houston, TX

XCath Endovascular Robotic System Successfully Performs its First-In-Human Brain Aneurysm Procedures

Reimbursement

Personalis: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Genomics, Oncology – Fremont, CA

Personalis Announces Medicare Coverage for Ultrasensitive MRD Test in Breast Cancer

Clinical Trials/Studies

Anumana: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology – Cambridge, MA

Anumana Advances AI-Driven Cardiovascular Science with Late-Breaking Heart Failure Study and Multiple Abstracts at AHA 2025

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

AHA 2025: Late-Breaking Data Reinforce the Prognostic Power of AI-Driven Heartflow Plaque Analysis as the Most Clinically Validated Framework for Coronary Risk Stratification

Cleerly: AI, Imaging, Cardiovascular – Denver, CO

AHA 2025 Late-Breaking Science: Cleerly’s AI Atherosclerosis Quantification Outperforms Traditional Risk Scoring

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

Vexev’s VxWave System Successfully Meets Clinical Endpoints in Landmark Study Evaluating Robotic Ultrasound Scanning for Mapping Vascular Access at U.S. Renal Care Dialysis Clinics

OrtoWay: Distractor, Hydraulic, Spine Surgery – Stockholm, Sweden

New Clinical Study Confirms Safety and Effectiveness of the OrtoWell® Hydraulic Distractor System

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

Largest Real-World Study of Wearable Defibrillators Confirms Strong Effectiveness and Safety Performance of Kestra’s ASSURE Device

FastWave Medical: Procedural Device, Laser IVL, Interventional Cardiology – Brooklyn Park, MN

FastWave Medical Completes Enrollment in Coronary Laser IVL Feasibility Study and Secures Ninth U.S. Patent

iRhythm Technologies: AI, Telehealth, DME, ECG, Cardiology – San Francisco, CA

iRhythm Technologies Announces Publication of Large-Scale Study in Heart Rhythm and New Data Presented at AHA Scientific Sessions 2025

Galvanize Therapeutics: Procedural Device, PEF Ablation – Redwood City, CA

New Study Shows Aliya® Pulsed Electric Field Ablation Achieved Local Control of Lung Tumors in Metastatic Cancer Patients and May Induce an Immune Response

Eko Health: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology, Pulmonary – Emeryville, CA

New Study in Sub-Saharan Africa Demonstrates Specialist-Level Heart Failure Detection Using Eko’s AI-Enabled Stethoscope

Droplet Biosciences: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Cancer, Head & Neck – Cambridge, MA

Droplet Biosciences-Study Reveals Post-Surgical Lymph Fluid as a Powerful Source of ctDNA for Early Recurrence Detection in Head & Neck Cancer

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

Vivex Biologics Announces Publication of a Real-World Evidence Study Demonstrating Superior or Similar Outcomes for Cygnus® Amnion-Based Skin Substitutes in Wound Care

Inspira Technologies: Capital Equipment, Pulmonology, Acute Respiratory Support – Ra’anana, Israel

Inspira Completes Clinical Study for HYLA™ Blood Sensor – Ahead of Regulatory Submission

Partnerships


Future Cardia: Implant, Diagnostic, Cardiac Monitoring – Tampa, FL and Houston, TX
Artella Solutions: Remote Pt. Monitoring, Cardiology – Houston, TX

Future Cardia and Artella Solutions Announce Strategic Collaboration for Next-Generation Implantable Cardiac Monitoring


Owlet: DME, Baby Monitor – Lehi, UT
Rhapsody: Soft/SaaS, EHR Integration – Boston, MA

Owlet Partners with Rhapsody to Connect Remote Baby Monitoring Data to EHRs


Medit: Orthodontic, Digital, Intraoral Scanners, Aligners – Newport Beach, CA
OraQ AI: AI, Soft/SaaS, Clinical Intelligence, Dental – Calgary, AB

Medit and OraQ Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance AI-Driven Intelligence in Digital Dentistry


Pluto Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Pt. Health Information Access – Durham, NC
Help.AI: AI, Soft/SaaS, Surgical Decision-Making

Pluto Health and Help.AI Partner To Improve Surgical Outcomes And Lower Cost Of Care

Patents

PREFcards: Soft/Saas, Surgical Case Costs, Inventory Mgt – Las Vegas, NV

PREFcards Secures U.S. Patent for Innovative Surgical Preference Card Optimization

Smart Sound: Implant, Cochlear, ENT, Audiology – Nirit, Israel

Smart Sound Ltd. Announces Patent Publication for Groundbreaking Hidden Cochlear Implant System

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