Seven new novel device or indication approvals were added to Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker last week.
Five approvals came from Europe and the US, but InspireMD Inc. also logged approvals in Vietnam for its CGuard...
A snapshot of global medical device and diagnostics approvals recorded during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker.
Seven new novel device or indication approvals were added to Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker last week.
Five approvals came from Europe and the US, but InspireMD Inc. also logged approvals in Vietnam for its CGuard...
A recent approval from the US FDA allowing Boston Scientific to broaden its labeling for its pulse field ablation system means more patients with one type of AFib will have access to a promising new treatment.
A system of pre-regulatory review consultations for innovative drugs and devices in South Korea has contributed to the accelerated development of such products.
The US FDA has announced classifications for five device types, including four diagnostics as well as a hand cream to protect healthcare workers exposed to radiation. Two of the products are newborn screening tests.
Flow Neuroscience's neuromodulation headset for the treatment of depression is approved and marketed in the EU. However, two years on, the company is still waiting for US FDA approval despite being assigned breakthrough device designation.
An upcoming US FDA advisory panel meeting will discuss adding a new indication to allow dermal fillers to be used in the upper chest, or décolletage. Plastic surgeons expect this could drive interest in the procedure, which is already performed off-label.
A system of pre-regulatory review consultations for innovative drugs and devices in South Korea has contributed to the accelerated development of such products.
HHS and its agencies violated the law by swiftly implementing “sweeping and poorly thought-through directives that ordered the bulk removal of healthcare resources,” including FDA draft guidances on diversity action plans and sex differences in clinical trials, a federal court said.