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CardieX CONNEQT Pulse dual blood pressure and arterial health monitor and CONNEQT consumer app
By  Adam Ang 01:05 am July 1, 2022
CardieX files 510(k) for dual blood pressure, arterial health monitor Australia-listed health tech firm CardieX has filed a 510(k) premarket submission with the US Food and Drug Administration for its dual blood pressure and arterial health monitor. Called the CONNEQT Pulse, the health monitor features CardieX's FDA-cleared SphygmoCor technology which measures central blood pressure to obtain...
A demonstration of the new AR patient education module on Connect2MyDoctor
By  Adam Ang 12:57 am July 1, 2022
Connect2MyDoctor, a telehealth platform by Melbourne-based health tech startup Neev Tech Labs, has launched a new three-dimensional/augmented reality module for patient education. The telehealth platform, which also operates in Bengaluru, India and Dubai, has been used by patients in over 15 countries and accessed by more than 3,000 specialists since it launched in 2016. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The web...
Gastric Alimetry, a wearable gut diagnostic test by Alimetry
By  Adam Ang 10:56 pm June 16, 2022
Auckland-based health technology startup Alimetry has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its wearable device for diagnosing gastric disorders. Gastric Alimetry is a non-invasive test for common stomach disorders, including nausea and vomiting, gastroparesis, and functional dyspepsia. Alongside the FDA clearance, the company announced the launch of Alimetry, Inc., its...
Fujifilm's FDR Go PLUS mobile x-ray
By  Adam Ang 03:51 am June 6, 2022
Healthcare AI firm annalise.ai has partnered with Fujifilm Australia for the distribution of its decision support solutions for portable and stationary chest x-ray machines. Annalise CXR Edge is a software as a medical device that assists clinicians and radiologists in interpreting chest x-rays. According to the company, its AI algorithm identifies and notifies suspected findings in under 10...
ORAiCLE logo
By  Adam Ang 05:25 am June 1, 2022
New Zealand-based AI healthcare firm Toku Eyes has brought its retina-based AI health screening platform to the United States. Its latest offering, the ORAiCLE, can assess and calculate a person's cardiovascular risk through a retinal scan. Still pending a patent, the AI technology uses an image of the back of a user's eye taken from a retinal camera. The platform spots minute changes in blood...
Two hospital staff facing a desktop computer
By  Adam Ang 08:33 pm May 24, 2022
Celo Health, an Auckland-based mobile healthcare communications platform, has partnered with staff rostering solution provider Core Schedule for an integrated cloud communications and workforce platform for healthcare providers. WHY IT MATTERS According to a press statement, the combined offering eliminates manual work scheduling while improving operational efficiency by scheduling the right...
OncoRes Medical QME probe for detecting residual cancerous tissues
By  Adam Ang 08:29 pm May 24, 2022
Perth-based medical device firm OncoRes Medical has bagged $12.5 million in funding to support its upcoming clinical trials. It recently scored $9.5 million in a Series A2 funding co-led by VC Brandon Capital and Future of Healthcare Fund by Australian Unity. A separate $3 million funding was secured from the Round 12 grant of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects of AusIndustry, the business...
By  Lynne Minion 09:42 pm May 12, 2022
Private health insurer HCF has announced an AU$5 million (US$3.5 million) investment in XT Ventures, the nation's first venture capitalist fund for start-ups in the health, wellness, sport and fitness sector. The cornerstone investment – which will be made through HCF’s health tech accelerator program, Catalyst – will help XT Ventures support health-focused innovations. Over six years, Catalyst...
Artrya Salix AI decision support tool for diagnosing coronary heart disease
By  Adam Ang 10:41 pm May 8, 2022
Australia-listed medtech firm Artrya has disclosed that its subsidiary in the United States has signed a clinical partnership with Alabama-based Huntsville Heart Center. According to a media release, an initial agreement between the companies involves a study to determine the efficacy of Artrya's AI technology for diagnosing coronary heart disease. WHY IT MATTERS The Artrya Salix is an AI-powered...
Varian's Halcyon radiotherapy treatment system at an Icon Group cancer care centre
By  Adam Ang 10:43 pm May 5, 2022
Brisbane-based cancer care provider Icon Group has teamed up with Siemens Healthineers' Varian, a cancer care technology developer, for a five-year research and professional services agreement. According to a media release, the partnership will conduct clinical and technical research that evaluates hardware and software systems involved in diagnostics, treatment planning, and radiation therapy...