Regulatory

FDA Clears Sparrow’s Smartphone Stethoscope For Use by Medical Professionals

Breakthrough SaaMD enables smartphones to be used as class-leading stethoscopes that capture, analyze and share cardiovascular and pulmonary sound data ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sparrow BioAcoustics today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its software that allows smartphones to be used as medical stethoscopes. […]

Janssen Submits New Drug Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of Investigational Single Tablet Combination Therapy of Macitentan and Tadalafil for Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

This is the first and only single tablet combination therapy application to be submitted for review in the U.S. for this rare, progressive disease   If approved, Janssen’s comprehensive PAH portfolio has the potential to cover all guidelines-recommended treatment pathways RARITAN, N.J., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson […]

LEXICON ANNOUNCES FDA APPROVAL OF INPEFA™ (SOTAGLIFLOZIN) FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE

INPEFA granted broad label across full range of left ventricular ejection fraction, including HFpEF and HFrEF, and for patients with or without diabetes  INPEFA reduced the risk of total occurrence of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, and urgent heart failure visits by 33% compared to placebo in the SOLOIST-WHF […]

Medtronic AccuRhythm AI technology receives 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Award as Best New Monitoring Solution

AccuRhythm AI algorithms now cleared by FDA for the Reveal LINQ ICM; enhancements made to the AF algorithm for the LINQ II ICM DUBLIN, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced its AccuRhythm™ AI algorithm technology is the winner of the 7th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program as the “Best […]

Pulse Medical receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its μFR® system

SHANGHAI, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Pulse Medical Technology, Inc. (Pulse Medical) 4th generation μFR® system has received an FDA Breakthrough Device designation. Pulse Medical, founded in 2015, located in Shanghai, China, is dedicated to developing innovative technology for precise diagnosis and optimal treatment of patients with pan-vascular disease. Pulse Medical has been […]

Milvexian Granted U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for All Three Indications Under Evaluation in Phase 3 Librexia Program: Ischemic Stroke, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Atrial Fibrillation

The Librexia program evaluating milvexian is unrivaled as the most comprehensive factor XIa inhibitor clinical development program to date and will provide extensive data from nearly 50,000 patients, with all three studies underway RARITAN, N.J., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that all three […]

Artivion Announces FDA PMA Approval of PerClot and Transfer of PMA to Baxter

Artivion to Receive $18.75 Million Milestone Payment Under Previously Announced Agreement Artivion to Begin Supplying Product to Baxter Under Transitional Manufacturing and Supply Agreement ATLANTA, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Artivion, Inc. (NYSE: AORT), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted premarket […]

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter for Treatment of Abnormal Heart Rhythm

TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, is the world’s first ablation catheter designed with a unique flexible electrode tip and contact force sensing to treat patients with atrial fibrillation When used with Abbott’s EnSite™ X EP System, physicians have better visualization allowing for more accuracy and precision with the TactiFlex catheter, […]

Volta Medical Announces FDA Clearance of Volta AF-Xplorer™ Software to Simplify Complex Atrial Fibrillation Procedures

• Live demonstration of new software at Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2023, May 19-21 MARSEILLE, France, May 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Volta Medical, a pioneering health technology company developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to assist electrophysiologists in treating complex cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AF), today announced that the […]