Global Medtech Guidance Tracker: December 2024

Stay current on regulatory guidelines from around the world with Medtech Insight's Guidance Tracker. 65 documents have been posted on the tracker since its last update.

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Sixty-five guidance documents on medical devices and diagnostics issued by regulatory authorities from around the world were added to Medtech Insight’s Guidance Tracker in the past month.

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HIMSS 2025: Interview with Aneesh Chopra, Arcadia’s Chief Strategy Officer, About The Future Of Health Data, Interoperability, AI

 
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Medtech Insight sat down with Arcadia's chief strategy officer Aneesh Chopra to discuss interoperability, industry standards and the future of health care data and AI.

Global Medtech Guidance Tracker: February 2025

 
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Stay current on regulatory guidelines from around the world with Medtech Insight's Guidance Tracker. Over 30 documents have been posted on the tracker since its last update.

AI Bias Page, Health Equity Discussion Paper Back On FDA Site

 

Two US FDA device center websites have been restored under a restraining order. The pages now carry a disclaimer alleging they include "extremely inaccurate" content about gender; however, neither site includes any substantive discussion of trans issues.

UK HTA Body NICE Promises Positive Shake-Up For Medtech Users

 
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Medtechs watch with interest as NICE, a long-standing component of market access for innovative technologies in the National Health Service, vows to get to grips with technology programs that often miss the target for developers of groundbreaking solutions.

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Owlstone Medical Develops P.aeruginosa Breath Test For Cystic Fibrosis Patients

 

Cambridge, UK-based breath biopsy company Owlstone Medical will apply its volatile organic compound analysis platform in an attempt to develop a test for the identification and monitoring of pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis.

US FDA Should Regulate ‘Dangerous’ Prescription Software Platform As A Medical Device, Says Patient Advocacy Group

The Doctor Patient Forum says the US FDA should regulate a scoring platform from Bamboo Health intended to help clinicians calculate risk for opioid abuse as a medical device to ensure patient safety.

Urine Test Could Halve Number Of CT Scans For Patients With Kidney Cancer

 

The urine-based GAGome test showed promise in the first clinical results from the international AURORAX-0087A, in the largest study conducted on clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.