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Femtech in Israel: The Challenges, Opportunities, and Legal Considerations Every Company Needs to Know

The field of women’s health technology (FemTech) is rapidly evolving, and Israel is considered one of the global leaders, ranking fourth worldwide in the number of FemTech companies. Additionally, Israel ranks second in...more

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Apple Watch Imports (Possibly) Banned By The ITC: What Patent Owners Need To Know

Regular consumers now enjoy a front-row seat to the long-running intellectual property dispute between Apple, the tech giant based in Cupertino, California, and Masimo, a medical device company based in Irvine, California....more

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Fitbit Unveils Smartwatch AFib Detection

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In a recent blog post, Fitbit unveiled three new devices in its product line. One of the newly debuted watches, the Sense 2, includes an atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection algorithm that recently received FDA clearance....more

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Mitigating Pressure Injury Exposure Through LEAF’s Innovative Wearable Sensor Technology

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Healthcare facilities exposed to pressure injury litigation too often fail to defend patient malpractice claims because they cannot prove that caregivers provided reasonable turning and repositioning to prevent skin breakdown...more

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There Are More Challenges in Managing Discovery in Healthcare Than You Probably Realize

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A few months ago on this blog, I wrote about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to keep up with the “alphabet soup” of compliance. An important area to address from a compliance standpoint is health data and at least two of...more

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FDA Announces Digital Health Center of Excellence

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On September 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of its Digital Health Center of Excellence within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The FDA called this an important step toward...more

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OCR Updates Mobile Health App Resources

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently unveiled a new website with updated guidance and resources for mobile health app developers regarding the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Wellness Wearables and Big Data

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Nearly half of Americans have tried wellness wearables or another digital health product. In a global pandemic, can we use the information tracked by wellness wearables to help prevent further spread and infection?...more

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Wearables Brands Fight for Healthcare Space

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Manufacturers of activity trackers and smartwatches have been fighting over the “serious” healthcare market for several years. Companies such as Apple (previously discussed here), Fitbit (previously discussed here), and...more

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New Motion Sickness Glasses Launched

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In July 2018, Citroën, the French car manufacturer, unveiled glasses that aid in alleviating motion sickness. The “Seetoën” glasses, developed by Boarding Ring, purports to eliminate motion sickness symptoms within about 10...more

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Garmin and ActiGraph Collaborate to Explore Health and Activity Monitoring Solutions on Wearable Devices

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Garmin International, Inc. recently announced a collaboration with ActiGraph to create health and activity monitoring solutions for academic research, clinical trials, and remote patient monitoring. The collaboration will...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Patient Empowerment Through Technology is Focus of ENGAGE Conference

This follows the blog article posted November 28, “Connection and Innovation Take Center Stage at the Patient ENGAGE Conference” and is the second feature regarding the MedCity ENGAGE conference Nov. 6-7 in San Diego. Here,...more

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Apple's Latest Watch Receives FDA Approval For ECG Functionality

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Since its first release in 2015, the Apple Watch has continued to evolve and incorporate more health- and fitness-tracking capabilities. The latest version of Apple’s Watch—Series 4—features a larger display screen, thinner...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #148 – Medtronic MyCareLink Heart Monitors Vulnerabilities Identified

Wearable technology and medical devices have vulnerabilities just like anything else that is digital. ICS-CERT recently issued an advisory about vulnerabilities in Medtronic’s MyCareLink patient heart monitors. ...more

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Senseonics Gets Green Light from FDA on Implantable Glucose Monitoring System

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Senseonics recently received Premarket Approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Eversense® Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System. According to Senseonics, the Eversense® CGM System is the first and...more

Hogan Lovells

Digital Health: CE marking of medical devices

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In the EU, digital health technologies such as medical apps or wearable sensors can fall within the scope of the medical devices directives. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Digital Health Report - Fall 2017

Digital health is the convergence between healthcare, genomics, and digital technologies. It is a fast-growing sector with important implications for individuals and institutions alike. Whether it is hospitals and health...more

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Activity Trackers Eye Inactivity Tracking

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Fitbit recently announced plans to build sleep apnea diagnostics into its wrist-worn activity tracking devices, stating that it expects do so within a year.  If successful, Fitbit may be able to address a market that is...more

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Novocure Announces Optune™ Wearable Device Improves Glioblastoma Survival Rates

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Novocure recently announced final results from a phase III EF-14 clinical trial of its Optune device for treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM)....more

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Hackers Steal 600K Records from Health Care Firms – Could Your Wearable Device Be Next?

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Security firm InfoArmor published a report in late July 2016 stating that a group of attackers infiltrated American health care institutions, stole at least 600,000 patient records and attempted to sell more than 3 terabytes...more

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Scheduling an Appointment with Dr. Wearable Device

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Fitbit, Inc. reported its quarterly results which led to an 10% increase in its share price. The company recently announced that Adam Pellegrini will join the company as Vice President of Digital Health on September 6th....more

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AT&T Teams Up with Biotricity to Power Wearable Medical Devices

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biotricity, a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, recently announced its partnership with AT&T, in which the internet service provider will serve as the preferred network to power biotricity’s...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - July 2016

The Vulnerability of Healthcare Information - According to a report the Brookings Institute issued in May 2016, 23% of all data breaches occur in the healthcare industry. Nearly 90% of healthcare organizations had some...more

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Wearable Medical Devices Market Trending Upwards

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New reports, such as the Global Diagnostic Wearable Medical Devices Market 2016-2020 Report, bring good news to the rapidly growing wearable medical device market. According to the Report, the diagnostic wearable medical...more

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3D Printing Quarterly Report - Q2 2016

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3D printer shipments in U.S. jump 20% in 2015: IDC - International Data Corp (IDC) research found 3D printer shipments in the U.S. grew by almost 20% in 2015 compared to 2014. Looking ahead, 3D printer shipments in the...more

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