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Artificial intelligence accurately predicts stroke risk
[Image from unsplash.com]Machine-learning algorithms, a form of artificial intelligence, accurately predicted people’s risk of heart disease and stroke, according to new research from the University of Nottingham.
Researchers and computer scientists compared the risk guidelines for heart disease and stroke from the American College of Cardiology with 4 machine-learning algorithms to analyze the risk of a patient having each. The results showed that the artificially intelligent algorithms were significantly more accurate at predicting cardiovascular disease than the regular medical models.
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Source: Mass Device - May 25, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Cardiovascular Research & Development AI artificial intelligence cardiovascular disease heart disease machine learning algorithms Stroke University of Nottingham Source Type: news
FDA clears software using AI to evaluate CT scans for stroke
Artificial Intelligence healthcare developer Viz.ai said this week it won approval from the FDA for its LVO Stroke platform designed to analyze computed tomography results and notify providers of potential strokes, touting it as the first such system to win FDA clearance.
The company’s LVO Stroke platform is designed using deep learning and connects to a hospital CT scanner to alert stroke specialists that a suspected LVO stroke has been identified, with the ability to send radiological images directly to the physician’s phones.
“Timely LVO stroke identification and transfer to a specialist hospital that ...
Source: Mass Device - February 16, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Software / IT vizai Source Type: news
Japan approves iSchemaView ’ s Rapid stroke imaging device
iSchemaView today announced that it received registration approval in Japan for its Rapid imaging platform.
The company received registration approval through the Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and through a third party review by the Japanese Assn. for the Advancement of Medical Equipment for the Rapid imaging platform.
Rapid is designed to give physicians a fast, fully automated and easy-to-interpret imaging system that can help doctors make clinical decisions about stroke.
“Stroke remains the fourth most common cause of death in Japan, and as the population ages, stroke is likely to become an increasing health...
Source: Mass Device - July 8, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Cardiovascular Hospital Care Imaging ischemaview Source Type: news
MassDevice Q & A: Claret Medical ’ s Azin Parhizgar on trying to make TAVR safer
Cerebral protection developer Claret Medical recently won FDA de novo clearance for its Sentinel device designed to trap blood clots and prevent stroke during heart valve replacement procedures.
The Sentinel uses a pair of filters, 1 in the brachiocephalic artery another in the left common carotid artery, to trap debris released during transcatheter aortic valve replacement that could cause a cerebral embolism.
The device has seen a rough road to approval, however, after missing the primary efficacy endpoint in its pivotal trial. Despite that, the device saw nearly unanimous support from an FDA advisory panel and was c...
Source: Mass Device - June 12, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Neurological Surgical Vascular Claret Medical Inc. Source Type: news
Biotronik launches trial of CLS AF algorithm
Biotronik said today it enrolled the 1st patient in its B3 trial examining the company’s Closed Loop Stimulation physiologic rate response sensor and algorithm.
The study aims to whether pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators equipped with the CLS sensor and algorithm are able to reduce the rate of stroke and improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to those without the system.
“AF is a huge clinical challenge, affecting over 20 million patients in Europe and the US alone. I am very excited to begin this groundbreaking trial. We hope to demonstrate that the physiological h...
Source: Mass Device - December 1, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiac Assist Devices Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Implants Software / IT Biotronik Source Type: news
4 Key Insights When Raising Money for Your Medtech Startup: Interview with Bruce Shook, CEO of Intact Vascular
Welcome to the Medsider interview series, a regular feature at MassDevice. All interviews are conducted by Scott Nelson, Founder of Medsider and Group Director for WCG. We hope you enjoy them!
Bruce Shook joined Intact Vascular in 2014 as President and CEO. A highly-experienced, medical device executive with more than 30 years of industry experience, Bruce was previously Co-founder, Director, President, and CEO of Neuronetics, which is a privately held medical device company that markets a non-invasive brain stimulation technology for the treatment of depression.
Previously, Shook was Co-founder, Director, President, an...
Source: Mass Device - February 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Blog medsider Source Type: news
Medical imaging AI dev Viz raises $8m in seed round
Medical imaging artificial intelligence company Viz said today it closed a $7.5 million seed round of financing to support the development of its AI platform.
Viz is developing an AI-equipped medical imaging platform with an initial focus on stroke, looking to improve outcomes and treatment of stroke patients by shortening the time between seeking and receiving treatment.
The company’s AI platform is being developed to compare patient scans to thousands of other scans to determine patterns within them, and aid in treatment accuracy and speed.
“As doctors, there is nothing more important to us than improving pat...
Source: Mass Device - May 25, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Imaging Software / IT viz Source Type: news
FDA clears AliveCor ’ s KardiaBand ECG for Apple Watch
AliveCor said today that the FDA cleared its KardioBand electrocardiogram device for the Apple Watch, designed to monitor for early signs of atrial fibrillation.
First introduced in March 2016, KardiaBand is the first medical device accessory to be cleared by the federal safety watchdog for the Apple Watch, Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor said. It’s designed to display and record clinical-grade cardiac rhythm readings in real time in about 30 seconds, the company said.
AliveCor also said it launched the SmartRhythm artificial intelligence app for the Apple Watch, which is designed to continuously evaluate the ...
Source: Mass Device - November 30, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Monitoring Wall Street Beat AliveCor Cardiac Rhythm Management Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for May 26, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
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5. Ortho Kinematics wins Health Canada nod for VMA system
Ortho Kinematics said today it won Health Canada authorization for its Vertebral Motion Analysis spinal imaging system.
The VMA system from Austin, Texas-based Ortho Kinema...
Source: Mass Device - May 26, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Plus 5 Source Type: news
7 medtech stories we missed this week: June 2, 2017
[Photo from unsplash.com]From Implandata receiving CE Marking to Inolife eyeing up-listing, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning.
1. Dextera seeks expanded indications for MicroCutter 5/80 stapler
Dextera Surgical announced in a June 1 press release that it has filed a 510(k) with the FDA for its MicroCutter 5/80 stapler. The company wants to expand the indications of the MicroCutter 5/80 for use in liver, pancreas, kidney and spleen surgeries. Currently, the staplers are used for transection and resection in multiple open minimally-invasive urologic, thoracic and pediatr...
Source: Mass Device - June 2, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Business/Financial News Clinical Trials News Well Regulatory/Compliance Research & Development c2 Therapeutics Dextera Surgical DreaMed Diabetes EndoGastric Solutions Inc. Implandata Inolife MicroTransponder Inc. Source Type: news
Korean JLK Inspection launches AI-powered imaging diag system
Korean JLK Inspection said yesterday that it launched its AIHub artificial intelligence-powered medical image diagnostics platform.
The newly launched AIHub system is designed to analyze images from a number of different imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, X-ray and mammography, the Seoul-based company said.
JLK Inspection claims the system can detect and monitor for more than 30 medical conditions in 14 regions of the body. The company added that the system is focused on brain diseases and conditions including ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, brain aneurysm and Alzheimer̵...
Source: Mass Device - December 27, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Diagnostics Imaging Software / IT jlkinspection Source Type: news
Paralyzed California man re-learns to walk via computer
(Reuters) — For paraplegic Adam Fritz, the thrill of the computer-assisted first steps he took five years after being paralyzed in a motorcycle crash came only after he was unhooked from the system that enabled him to walk briefly in a bioengineering lab.
During the experiment itself, Fritz recounted, he had to keep his mind focused entirely on placing one foot in front of the other as his brain waves were translated by a computer algorithm into impulses that bypassed his severed spinal cord and activated his legs.
“If you break your concentration, it wouldn’t work anymore,” he told Reuters shortly aft...
Source: Mass Device - September 24, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Research & Development Source Type: news
Battelle’s NeuroLife uses thought to control paralyzed limbs
Patient Ian Burkhart (front) and project electrical engineering lead Nick Annetta (back right). (photo by Battelle)
Researchers at Battelle today published a paper in Nature covering the progress of its NeuroLife system, implanted in quadriplegic patient Ian Burkhart. In 2014, Burkhart became the 1st patient ever to achieve motor control of his paralyzed arms and hands through his own thoughts.
The NeuroLife system restored enough motion for Burkhart to perform tasks such as pouring out bottles, mixing liquids and taking a credit card from his wallet and swiping it. Burkhart, a quadriplegic, was injured in a 2010 diving ...
Source: Mass Device - April 13, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Neurological Prosthetics Research & Development Battelle Source Type: news
Exploring the science behind the marathon runner
Running the Boston Marathon takes months of training, and it can take a toll on elite marathoners and novice athletes alike. Vector checked in with some of the experts in the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Sports Medicine Division to learn more about how science can aid marathon runners, prevent injury and illness and facilitate recovery.
Chocolate milk: A no-brainer for maximizing recovery
The most rapid way to maximize recovery after an endurance run is to consume carbohydrates in a 4:1 ratio within 30 to 60 minutes of completing the marathon. The enzyme glycogen synthase is most active within this time frame; it syn...
Source: Mass Device - April 18, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Vector Blog Source Type: news
