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FDA approves neuromodulation device for incontinence

A novel implantable rechargeable sacral neuromodulation device for the treatment of urinary and bowel dysfunction has been approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration.

Imedi Plus

IDTechEx spoke to Serena Lin, International Sales Executive at Cardiart.

MESI

IDTechEx interviewed Petra Balažic, ABPI MD Brand Manager at MESI - a Slovenian company that has developed a multi-component system for monitoring patients' key cardiovascular parameters.

DMS Service

Lynda Cole, Owner of DMS Service, introduced the products she was exhibiting.

QT Medical

QT Medical is a medical device company based in Los Angeles.

EP Solutions SA

IDTechEx spoke to Dr Matthias Egger, Chief Operating Officer at EP Solutions SA - an electrophysiology company based in Switzerland.

Vales & Hills BioMedical

IDTechEx spoke to Cathy Fei, Export Manager at Vales & Hills BioMedical.

AliveCor

Dr Jacqueline Shreibati, Chief Medical Officer at AliveCor, presented the company's portable 6-lead ECG during a 'Pitch' session which IDTechEx attended.

Boston Scientific

IDTechEx spoke with Boston Scientific, which was displaying a number of its products, most notably ablation catheters for the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders.

Sky Labs

IDTechEx caught up with Sky Labs, a company based in South Korea. It was showcasing a ring-type wearable device for non-invasive continuous heart and ECG monitoring.

JUST

JUST is a food company that uses plant proteins to produce vegan egg and dairy products. JUST is also developing cultured meat products, making it the only company operating in both the plant-based and cultured meat spaces. At the Good Food Conference 2019, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with JUST's head of global communications Andrew Noyes.

Canon

IDTechEx spoke with Canon about some of its products. The company was displaying various ultrasound scanners, including the Aplio i-series and a-series.

GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare had numerous types of equipment on show.

Custo-Med

IDTechEx interviewed Dr Peter Rumm, Medical Projects at Custo-Med - a company based near Munich, Germany. It was showcasing Custo Watch, a continuous ambulatory Holter ECG.

Biotronik

IDTechEx spoke with representatives from Biotronik and attended the symposium sponsored by the company.

CardiacSense

CardiacSense, a MedTech company based in Israel, presented during a 'Pitch' session that IDTechEx attended.

Impulse Dynamics

IDTechEx spoke to Impulse Dynamics. The company demonstrated Optimizer Smart, a heart failure treatment device for patients not yet in end stage heart failure but showing chronic heart failure symptoms despite being on therapeutic drugs.

Heart2Save

Dr Tuomas Rissanen, Head of Science at Heart2Save, approached IDTechEx to introduce its product. Heart2Save is a company based in Finland that has developed a wearable ECG device.

Zoll

IDTechEx caught up with Zoll, which exhibited the LifeVest Network - a wearable heart monitoring and external defibrillator for heart failure patients at risk of sudden death. This product also takes ECG measurements to assess heart rhythm.

Preventice Solutions

Preventice Solutions revealed the BodyGuardian Mini, a wearable Holter ECG, to IDTechEx during the Congress. It functions as either a single or multichannel ECG.