Healio

Adhesive-based wearable cardioverter defibrillator beats performance goals

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel adhesive-based wearable cardioverter defibrillator exceeded its safety and efficacy performance goals.
MassDevice

Kestra Medical Technologies prices $138M offering

Kestra Medical Technologies (Nasdaq:KMTS) announced that it priced an upsized underwritten offering worth approximately $138 ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

LifeVest wearable defibrillator saves Phoenix man's life after heart attack and cardiac arrest

Isy Sonabend suffered a heart attack and cardiac arrest, initially mistaking symptoms for indigestion. The LifeVest, a wearable defibrillator, detected his episode and delivered life-saving shocks to ...
Business Insider

Kestra Medical Technologies to Present Late-Breaking ACE-PAS Trial Results at AHA 2025, Showcasing Next-Generation Wearable Defibrillator System

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KMTS), a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company, today announced its participation in the ...
MobiHealthNews

Zoll gets FDA approval for in-hospital wearable defibrillator

Medical device maker Zoll Medical Corporation has received FDA premarket approval for a wearable external defibrillator for use in the hospital. Zoll got approval last year for its LifeVest, a similar ...
KTLA

Largest Real-World Study of Wearable Defibrillators Confirms Strong Effectiveness and Safety Performance of Kestra’s ASSURE Device

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KMTS), a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company, today announced primary results from the ...
PharmiWeb

The Most Comfortable LifeVest® WCD Ever: ZOLL Completes Full U.S. Launch of Next Generation Garment

LifeVest® ranks #1 in patient compliance at 23.4+ hours/day based on peer-reviewed publications and real-world ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FDA OKs wearable defibrillator

The Food and Drug Administration granted premarket approval to Zoll Medical Corp. to market and distribute its Hospital Wearable Defibrillator. The device is worn by patients at risk of ventricular ...
KING5

Wearable defibrillator gives heart attack patients peace of mind

Most people don't know they're at risk for sudden cardiac arrest until they've had an episode, like a heart attack. Then, those patients sit and wait for surgery to get a permanent defibrillator or ...
ABC News

Are There Defibrillators That Do Not Require Leads To Be Placed In The Heart?

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Are There Defibrillators Without Leads?' — -- Question: I have heard that some defibrillators may not need leads to be placed in the heart. Is this true, ...

Kestra Medical Technologies Reports Preliminary Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

KIRKLAND, Wash., Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KMTS), a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company, today reported preliminary financial ...