FDA clears CloudCath peritoneal dialysis at-home patient monitor

CloudCath today announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its CloudCath remote monitoring system for peritoneal dialysis patients.

San Francisco-based CloudCath designed the monitoring system as a data-driven, cloud-based, remote monitoring platform for at-home monitoring of peritoneal dialysis. It uses continuous analytics with its technology to integrate seamlessly into a patient’s daily PD protocol, according to the company.

“The opportunity to remotely and proactively manage our PD patients’ addresses a major obstacle to greater PD adoption. Today’s standard-of-care for patient monitoring is subjective. It relies on patients to self-monitor their dialysate fluid with either a decades-old ‘newspaper test,’ the ability to read text through fluid drainage lines, or waiting for signs of pain and discomfort in the abdomen,” Glenn Chertow, professor of medicine in nephrology at Stanford School of Medicine said i…

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20 medical device startups you need to know

The medtech industry isn’t immune from COVID-19 troubles, but exciting innovation continues. These 20 medical device startups have grabbed our attention.

Tom Salemi, DeviceTalks Editorial Director and Sean Whooley, Assistant Editor

A number of medical device startups continue to make waves across the space, with new technologies and eye-watering fundraising rounds highlighting some exciting prospects.

From treating children with congenital heart disease to therapy that alleviates the effects of traumatic nightmares — and with plenty more innovations between — there is no shortage of intriguing medical devices and therapies coming up through the ranks.

“Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to see tremendous energy in the medtech innovation ecosystem,” said Paul Grand, CEO of MedTech Innovator. “We are noticing a strong trend of minimally invasive medical devices that improve patient outcomes and require less time spent in th…

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20 medical device startups you need to know

The medtech industry isn’t immune from COVID-19 troubles, but exciting innovation continues. These 20 medical device startups have grabbed our attention.

Tom Salemi, DeviceTalks Editorial Director and Sean Whooley, Assistant Editor

A number of medical device startups continue to make waves across the space, with new technologies and eye-watering fundraising rounds highlighting some exciting prospects.

From treating children with congenital heart disease to therapy that alleviates the effects of traumatic nightmares — and with plenty more innovations between — there is no shortage of intriguing medical devices and therapies coming up through the ranks.

“Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to see tremendous energy in the medtech innovation ecosystem,” said Paul Grand, CEO of MedTech Innovator. “We are noticing a strong trend of minimally invasive medical devices that improve patient outcomes and require less time spent in th…

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