Respiratory
Philips woes worsen, FDA issues overheating safety warning for CPAP machine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety warning regarding the risk of overheating for the Philips…
Scottish start-up secures £2m to develop single-use dry powder inhaler
Scotland-based start-up 1nhaler has raised £2m ($2.5m) to develop a single-use dry powder inhaler. The inhaler is cardboard-based and contains…
Broncus acquires Chinese pulmonary device company
Broncus has entered an equity transfer agreement to acquire a 100% equity interest in Chinese device company Hangzhou Jingliang. The…
Point-of-care respiratory multiplex tests: emerging landscape of respiratory tests
After more than three years of Covid-19, people have learned how to live with the respiratory virus. More people have…
Villanova University team receives patent for mechanical ventilator
Mechanical Engineering professors at Villanova University in the US have received a patent to develop a new type of affordable…
Philips recalls ripple in the respiratory market
A massive voluntary recall of Philips Respironics CPAP and BiPAP devices for sleep apnoea in June 2021 is still having…
Inogen to acquire Physio-Assist to strengthen its respiratory portfolio
Inogen has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of France-based company Physio-Assist in a deal valued at nearly $45m, to bolster…
Liberate Medical lands $6.2m in Series B funding
US-based medtech Liberate Medical has raised $6.2m in a Series B financing round co-led by Scientific Health Development and an…
Clario and Sleepiz to jointly bring radar signal sleep monitoring to clinical trials
Researchers investigating sleep in clinical trials will have a new option to monitor parameters after Clario and Sleepiz teamed up…
Abbott receives FDA clearances for CentriMag life support system
Abbott has received two new clearances from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CentriMag acute circulatory support…
