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In this final part of a three-part series, Medtech Insight spoke with a neuroethicist and the first person in a trial using a BCI implant for stimulating hand movement. This story explores ethical considerations that arise when projects can no longer support patients with implanted devices.
BioStem Technologies’ buyout of BioTissue Holding’s surgical and wound-care business adds cryopreserved and sterile technologies, Cryotek and SteriTek, and a direct sales force focused on acute care settings.
Abbott’s newly CE-marked TactiFlex Duo dual-ablation catheter used for treating AFib is competing against products already introduced by Boston Scientific, J&J and Medtronic.
Amid the spectacle of humanoid robots at CES 2026, Swedish medical simulation company Surgical Science opted for a quieter pitch for its suitcase-sized robotic surgery simulator aimed at taking training out of the OR.
After receiving the FDA nod for the first in-ear EEG device for brain monitoring, Noax plans four clinical trials in the US focused on epilepsy and is looking for audio company partners to integrate the same tech for use by consumers to monitor their brain activity, the company told Medtech Insight.
MIT-scientist turned entrepreneur Christin Glorioso founded start-up NeuroAge Therapeutics to reverse brain aging and fight dementia.
