Regulatory

U.S. FDA Grants 510(k) Clearance for Impella Low Profile Sheath

Smaller Sheath Simplifies Access and Improves Ease-of-Use DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Abiomed (Nasdaq: ABMD) for its Impella Low Profile Sheath. Compared to the existing 14 French (Fr) sheath used for placement of Impella CP, the new sheath maintains the same inner […]

Medtronic first to receive FDA approval for pacing the heart’s natural conduction system

Medtronic “conduction system pacing” expanded indication now includes left bundle branch area pacing in addition to His-Bundle pacing for patients with slow heart rates DUBLIN, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for […]

Endologix Submits Premarket Approval (PMA) Application to FDA for the DETOURTM System.

 FDA to Review First-of-Its-Kind Percutaneous Femoropopliteal Bypass System IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix LLC, a privately held global medical device company dedicated to improving patients’ lives by providing disruptive therapies for the interventional treatment of vascular disease, today announced the submission of a Premarket Approval (PMA) application requesting approval for the DETOUR System to […]

UPDATE – scPharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of FUROSCIX® (furosemide injection), the First and Only Self-administered, Subcutaneous Loop Diuretic for the At-home Treatment of Congestion in Chronic Heart Failure

FUROSCIX demonstrated 99.6% bioavailability and produced similar diuresis and natriuresis compared to intravenous furosemide Commercial launch planned in Q1 2023 BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — scPharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: SCPH), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products that have the potential to optimize the delivery of […]

Owlet Announces FDA 510(k) Submission for Prescription Pediatric Monitor

The Company filed a 510(k) premarket notification for its prescription-only medical device to be used in-home for babies under the supervision of a physician LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Owlet, Inc. (NYSE: OWLT) (the “Company”) announces that it has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for […]

Mallinckrodt Announces Submission of 510(k) to the U.S. FDA for Inhaled Nitric Oxide Delivery System

— If 510(k) cleared, this next-generation investigational inhaled nitric oxide delivery system would be the latest in a long line of dual channel delivery systems building on Company’s dedication to meeting clinicians’ evolving needs — DUBLIN, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mallinckrodt plc (OTCMKTS: MNKPF), a global specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the submission of a […]

FDA Clears DyAnsys Neurostimulation Device Primary Relief to Treat Post-Cardiac Surgery Pain

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DyAnsys, Inc., has announced that Primary Relief, a percutaneous electrical neurostimulation device, has been approved to treat pain following a cardiac surgery. The percutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (PENS) system can be used for up to three days for symptomatic relief of post-operative pain following […]

Medtronic receives FDA clearance for expanded indication of LINQ II™ insertable cardiac monitor for use in pediatric patients ages 2 and older

The LINQ II ICM is the first continuous, long-term cardiac monitor cleared by FDA for the pediatric patient population DUBLIN, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc ( NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced the LINQ II™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) system is the first-and-only ICM to receive 510(k) clearance by […]

Advanced NanoTherapies’ SirPlux Duo Drug-Coated Balloon Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation for Small Vessel Coronary Artery Disease

Breakthrough Designation Reinforces Significant Unmet Need in Treatment of Small Vessel Coronary Arteries LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced NanoTherapies, Inc., a privately-held medical device company committed to solving vascular disease’s most significant challenges through the creative applications of nanotechnology, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has […]

MagicTouch SCB receives IDE approval for In-Stent Restenosis indication

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The US FDA has granted an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for MagicTouch Sirolimus Coated Balloon (SCB) indicated for In-Stent Restenosis (ISR). US FDA’s IDE approval allows the MagicTouch SCB to be used in a pivotal clinical study to support safety and effectiveness of this combination product. The data generated […]