The de novo clearance is based on the results of a 62-patient phase II sham-controlled trial. Patients in the treatment group showed more improvement in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms over four weeks than patients treated with a placebo device.
NeuroSigma Inc.’s Monarch external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) system is the first device specifically cleared by the US Food & Drug Administration for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
On 19 April, the FDA cleared the device via the de novo pathway for patients ages 7 to 12...
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The US FDA has authorized around 107 devices with Predetermined Change Control Plans in place, with PathAI's AISight Dx digital pathology image management system one of the latest. Medtech Insight talks to Eric Walk, chief medical officer, to find out about the process and its benefits.
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In return for building a successful US export business, Switzerland has been handed a 39% tariff effective immediately by the Trump administration. Diplomatic channels have been reopened to undo the tariff. Meanwhile, the medtech industry is looking to develop OUS markets for Swiss exporters.
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