Medical Technology

Carestream Launches STARVIEW Digital Radiography System for Routine Imaging

Shanghai – September 19, 2026 -- Carestream Healthcare International has launched the STARVIEW Digital Radiography System, a floor-mounted DR room built for routine radiographic imaging.

STARVIEW targets facilities upgrading from film, CR or aging DR systems

The system is designed to serve healthcare facilities introducing a first DR room, replacing legacy film-based or computed radiography equipment, or expanding routine-imaging capacity. Carestream built the platform around three pillars: fully digital operation, ease of adoption and scalability for future growth.

Stryker Adds Prophecy Planning to Incompass Ankle System

Portage, Mich. – September 18, 2026 -- Stryker will launch Prophecy Surgical Planning for its Incompass Total Ankle System and unveil Hoffmann LRF smartHEX at the 2026 American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Meeting in Seattle, expanding its Foot & Ankle portfolio with two connected technologies.

Prophecy Surgical Planning has processed more than 100,000 ankle cases over 14 years

Stryker's Prophecy platform, used in patient-specific surgical planning, has supported over 100,000 ankle procedures since its introduction 14 years ago, according to internal company data. The tool is now integrated with the Incompass Total Ankle System, giving surgeons 3D visualization and a choice between resect-through and pin-through fixation within a single connected platform.

AMP Adds Tema Medicina's ATTIVA Subdermal RF Platform

Cordova, Tenn. – September 16, 2026 -- Aesthetic Management Partners (AMP) has added ATTIVA®, an intelligent subdermal radiofrequency platform developed by Italy's Tema Medicina S.R.L., to its aesthetic technology portfolio, the company announced.

ATTIVA delivers controlled thermal energy beneath the skin to remodel tissue

The platform uses a fine, insulated cannula to deliver radiofrequency energy into subdermal tissue, producing immediate collagen contraction while supporting progressive collagen and elastin regeneration. It targets the face, neck, jawline, submental area and body, and is designed as a minimally invasive option with limited downtime for most patients.