AI-based diagnostic solutions provider Lucem Health has introduced Reveal for Lung Cancer, a new AI-powered solution that enables earlier diagnosis and treatment of lung cancers. Reveal would help healthcare organisations improve their diagnosis and treatment of patients at elevated risk for certain respiratory illnesses, including cancers of the lung or trachea. The new solution leverages standard electronic health record (EHR) data and an AI algorithm to identify ever-smokers aged between 40 and 89 years, who are at a higher risk for lung cancer. It simplifies the targeted engagement of ..read more

SonoVascular has forged a partnership with Lantheus to use the latter’s microbubbles in combination with its SonoThrombectomy System for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The SonoThrombectomy System is a pharmaco-mechanical ultrasound-based thrombectomy system. It uses microbubble-mediated cavitation to treat VTE. The clinical supply agreement between SonoVascular and Lantheus is intended for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). SonoThrombectomy integrates ultrasound, microbubbles, a low-dose thrombolytic drug, and mechanical retrieval or aspira ..read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific One Lambda Laboratories, a clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA)-certified facility in Fishers, Indiana, has introduced a new CXCL10 testing service. The new testing service is intended to facilitate a non-invasive urine sample collection and testing and provide results within 24 hours, faster than currently used tests. According to several studies, elevated levels of CXCL10 in urine are associated with inflammation and early kidney transplant rejection. Thermo Fisher said that its CXCL10 testing service, developed, and validated by One Lambda Laboratories ..read more

Anaut, a surgical support software developer, has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for Eureka α, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surgical visualisation tool. Eureka α is designed to improve surgeon accuracy by using AI to analyse real-time video from robotic and laparoscopic surgery. It highlights the dissection planes characterised by connective tissue. Anaut said that connective tissue serves as a crucial landmark and is essential for surgical navigation during surgeries. Eureka α provides a secondary monitor view that is different fro ..read more

GE HealthCare has unveiled a new radiation therapy (RT) computed tomography (CT) solution dubbed Revolution RT to boost imaging accuracy. Revolution RT comes with several hardware and software solutions to streamline simulation workflow and provide more customised and seamless oncology care. The Nasdaq-listed GE HealthCare has designed the Revolution RT with a wide-bore CT platform and radiation therapy simulation, diagnostic, and interventional features for accommodating more patients. The radiation therapy has deep learning technology-powered precision radiotherapy simulation to enhance imag ..read more

MMI (Medical Microinstruments), a robotics company dedicated to increasing treatment options and improving clinical outcomes for patients with complex conditions, today announced the completion of its first clinical cases in the United States using the Symani® Surgical System. Both robotic-assisted microsurgical procedures were performed at Penn Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, as a collaborative effort between the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Surgery’s, Division of Plastic Surgery. The historic first U.S. procedures were reconstructive extremity microsurg ..read more

Olympus, a global medical technology company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, announced today the availability of the new DVM-B2 Digital Video Monitor, an all-in-one video processor and monitor for use with single-use endoscopes for both bronchoscopy and ENT including the H-SteriScope Single-use Flexible Bronchoscopes and the E-SteriScope Single-use Flexible Rhinolaryngoscopes.1 The DVM-B2 Digital Video Monitor is manufactured by Hunan Vathin Medical Instruments Co., Ltd., and distributed exclusively by Olympus America, Inc. The DVM-B2 Digital Video Moni ..read more

US-based medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment provider United Imaging has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its uMR Jupiter 5T MRI system. uMR Jupiter is an advanced whole-body MRI system that addresses the conventional limitations of ultra-high-field imaging and represents a significant advancement in diagnostic radiology. It is the first ultra-high field system approved for whole-body applications and is the first MRI device equipped with an eight-channel whole-body multi-transmit system. United Imaging said that its uMR Jupiter 5T harnesses the power of u ..read more

Monteris Medical, a provider of image-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), has announced the commercial launch of its NeuroBlate NB3 FullFire 1.6mm laser probe. The new NB3 laser probe is the company’s latest product for use with its NeuroBlate System, a minimally invasive system that enables a robotic interface for the delivery of laser energy. NeuroBlate System is a neurosurgical tool intended for ablating intracranial soft tissue, including brain structures such as brain tumours, radiation necrosis, and epileptic foci. The new laser probe features the NeuroBlate System’s patent ..read more

Quest Diagnostics has signed a multi-faceted collaboration agreement to acquire select assets of PathAI Diagnostics, a division of PathAI focused on providing anatomic and digital pathology laboratory services. Under the agreement, Quest Diagnostics will make PathAI Diagnostics’ digitised laboratory in Memphis, Tennessee as its artificial intelligence (AI) and digital research and development and solutions centre. This will support Quest Diagnostics’ speciality pathology divisions, AmeriPath and Dermpath Diagnostics. PathAI will continue focusing on assisting biopharmaceutical clients with end ..read more