J&J to demonstrate laser correction system at congress | HCA expands AI partnership with Google Cloud | Proscia teams up with DoMore to integrate CRC tech
The Elita Femtosecond Laser System will be unveiled by Johnson & Johnson Vision at the 41st European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress, the company announced. The system, which is set to be launched in the US by the end of 2023, is for minimally invasive myopia correction.
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Healthcare Corporation of America, which operates some 180 hospitals, is expanding AI intelligence tools in care delivery models. HCA is already using Google's AI along with the Augmedix ambient documentation tool and natural language processing for clinical documentation, and has developed a large language model to generate patient handoff reports automatically.
Under a partnership deal, DoMore Diagnostics and Proscia will integrate their Histotype Px Colorectal digital biomarker and Concentriq Dx digital pathology platform, respectively, to help in predicting outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer. The companies will also work on integrating decision support guided by artificial intelligence into routine pathology operations.
Under a collaboration deal, users of Oura's Oura health tracking ring will be able to send their daily movement and personalized sleep data to therapists under Talkspace. "By partnering with Talkspace, we can help providers understand the impact sleep has on mental health and vice versa to inform the care they provide and equip users to start an informed dialogue with their providers," said Oura Chief Commercial Officer Dorothy Kilroy.
Intuition Robotics has secured $20 million and $5 million in venture capital and debt funding, respectively. The company intends to use the funds to enhance the features of ElliQ, an artificial intelligence-powered robot that serves as a care companion to seniors.
Epic's Sepsis Prediction Model outperformed the accuracy and specificity of three other clinical decision support tools at higher threshold predictions, but its timeliness with sepsis prediction was poor, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers note that the Epic tool's prediction can occur long after clinicians recognize sepsis as a result of its timeliness issues, lack of transparency and sepsis score complexity.
An FDG-PET/CT scan used with a thyroid biopsy led to a change in one patient's diagnosis from terminal presumed dementia due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to treatable sarcoidosis, according to a study in Radiology Case Reports. "Our case emphasizes the role of FDG-PET in diagnosing sarcoidosis as a means of providing initial hints to a systemic process as well as providing targets for tissue confirmation biopsy," physicians said.
The next-generation neonatal feeding device NTrainer 2.0 has been released by Cardinal Health. The device, which uses real-time assessment technology, aids in decreasing NICU stay length and developing the oral coordination skills of premature and newborn infants.
Lucid Hearing has launched the Tala over-the-counter in-ear devices for patients who have mild to moderate hearing loss. The hearing aids are equipped with the company's Precision Directional Listening System and have a recharging case and moisture-resistant coating.
LivaNova's Essenz in-line blood monitor has secured CE mark certification and FDA 510(k) clearance, the company announced. The monitor offers continuous blood parameter measurements during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures.
The iTempShield device and software system from Aion Biosystems has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The skin-wearable body temperature monitoring device has received clearance for use in individuals who are at least 5 years old.
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