Stryker rolls out new surgical drill
KALAMAZOO–Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK) announced the launch of its CD NXT System, the latest innovation in the company’s power tools. This patented technology provides real-time depth measurement as the surgeon …
New medical device helps UM doctors save patient’s leg
ANN ARBOR–In a first-in-human, compassionate use case approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, University of Michigan Health interventional radiologists David M. Williams and inhaj S. Khaja successfully used …
HistoSonics gets FDA approval of trial for kidney tumor treatment device
ANN ARBOR–HistoSonics, developers of non-invasive sonic beam therapy called histotripsy, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company sponsored #HOPE4KIDNEY Trial, which is designed to evaluate the …
HistoSonics announces $100M financing, new board member
ANN ARBOR—HistoSonics Inc., developer of a non-invasive sonic beam therapy, announced that it has raised $85 million in a financing led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation Inc., with participation from …
Henry Ford Health to lead first national trial for new heart device
DETROIT–Henry Ford Health will be spearheading a multi-center, first-of-its-kind national clinical trial dubbed the “CORRAL-AF IDE” study for an innovative left atrial appendage occlusion device known as the LAmbre Plus …
Burke Porter Group makes acquisition in Ireland
GRAND RAPIDS–Burke Porter Group announced the acquisition of Quantum 3, a global designer of workflow process optimization in the manufacturing and life sciences industries. Quantum 3 offers modular flexible aluminum …
Endra Life Sciences announces 1-for-20 reverse stock split
ANN ARBOR–Endra Life Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: NDRA), developers of Thermo Acoustic Enhanced UltraSound (TAEUS) medical diagnostic technology, announced that it will be effecting a reverse stock split of its outstanding …
Doctor monitors knee replacement patients through smartwatches
ROCHESTER HILLS—A Rochester Hills doctor is monitoring the recovery and activity level of his knee replacement patients using smartwatch technology. Jeffrey DeClaire, M.D., founder of the Michigan Knee Institute, uses …
ENDRA Life Sciences gets two new U.S. Patents
ANN ARBOR—ENDRA Life Sciences Inc., developers of thermo acoustic enhanced ultrasound technology for medical diagnosis, announced it had received two new United States Patents—No. 11,456,518, for “Method for Manufacturing a …
Grand Rapids life sciences firm buys California engineering company
GRAND RAPIDS–San Diego, Calif.-based D&K Engineering has been acquired by Grand Rapids-based Burke Porter Group, officials of the two companies announced. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1999, D&K is …