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Paradigm Spine is building a pipeline of dynamic stabilization devices based on two core technology platforms: coflex interspinous spacers for stenosis and Orthobiom implants for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The three-year-old company is rolling out products at a rapid pace: it will have five devices on ex-US markets by the middle of this year.
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Medtronic announced it received expanded MRI labeling for its DBS systems, which is critical, given that almost 70% of all DBS-eligible patients will likely need an MRI at some point in their care, says Ashwini Sharan, CMO for Medtronic Neuromodulation.
In this episode, Medtech Insight reporter Natasha Barrow speaks to LungLife AI CEO Paul Pagano. Lung Life AI is a US-based AIM-listed medical technology company that has developed a liquid biopsy test for the early detection of lung cancer called Lung LB. Pagano runs through the highlights of Lung Life AI journey to date and its future ambition for a strategic partnership. He also provides advice to similar diagnostic companies seeking reimbursement andcompliance with the US FDA Lab Developed Test ruling.
The imaging, Varian, and advanced therapies segments – which are more reliant on equipment sales – are more heavily affected, with tariffs applying to roughly 55% of their revenue base. In diagnostics, the company expects minimal exposure due to sufficient US value-added manufacturing.
The US FDA’s device center sent warning letters to three domestic device manufacturers and one German firm for failing to adhere to protocol on several issues.
Cardiosense has launched a nationwide clinical study, SEISMIC-HF II, to validate its non-invasive, AI-powered technology for monitoring heart failure. The data will be used to file for US regulatory clearance of the Cardiosense heart failure monitoring platform.