Regulatory

CytoSorbents Receives Full FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Approval to Begin U.S. STAR-D Trial on Apixaban and Rivaroxaban Removal by the DrugSorb-ATR™ Antithrombotic Removal System During Urgent Cardiothoracic Surgery

The U.S. STAR-D and already recruiting STAR-T randomized controlled pivotal trials are intended to establish DrugSorb-ATR as a single, easy-to-use solution for the reduction of perioperative bleeding in open heart surgery patients caused by the most widely prescribed next generation antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents […]

Withings Announces the FDA Clearance of ScanWatch — Its Most Medically Advanced Hybrid Smartwatch

ScanWatch becomes the first wearable device to receive FDA clearance for both atrial fibrillation detection through medical grade ECG and measuring SpO2 levels from the wrist ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Withings, pioneers of the connected health revolution, is pleased to announce ScanWatch, its globally acclaimed and most medically advanced wearable, […]

Venclose MAVEN Earns FDA Clearance to Treat Incompetent Perforator Veins

Next-generation radiofrequency catheter offers first thermal ablation perforator treatment advancement in over 10 years SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Venclose Inc., a privately-held Silicon Valley medical device company focused on innovative treatment procedures for venous reflux disease today announced FDA 510(k) clearance for Venclose Maven™, a novel radiofrequency ablation […]

BD Announces 510(k) Clearance of Expanded Indications for the Rotarex™ Atherectomy System

Rotarex™ Rotational Excisional Atherectomy System is the first and only atherectomy and thrombectomy device indicated to treat in-stent restenosis in the United States FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance for expanded indications from the […]

GE Healthcare Receives FDA Approval for Change in Contraindications in Prescribing Information for OptisonTM

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Healthcare announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove hypersensitivity to ‘blood and blood products’ from the contraindications in its prescribing information for its product OptisonTM (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP). Optison is an ultrasound enhancing agent […]

Sequana Medical announces FDA approval to expand patient enrolment in North American pivotal alfapump® study (POSEIDON)

Completion of patient enrolment expected before end of year Primary endpoint read-out due in Q4 2022 59 patients already recruited in the Pivotal Cohort Ghent, Belgium – 4 October 2021 – Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA, the “Company”), an innovator in the treatment of diuretic-resistant fluid overload in liver […]

FDA Clears First Major Imaging Device Advancement for Computed Tomography in Nearly a Decade

SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first new major technological improvement for Computed Tomography (CT) imaging in nearly a decade. “Computed tomography is an important medical imaging tool that can aid in diagnosing disease, trauma or abnormality; planning and guiding interventional or […]

FDA Approval and First Implant of Orsiro Mission Drug-Eluting Stent System in the U.S.

Full Commercial Launch Underway for One of the Most Studied and Thinnest Strut Drug-Eluting Stents, Offering Enhanced Deliverability LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK announced today it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Orsiro® Mission bioabsorbable polymer drug-eluting stent system (BP-DES). The company also announced the first U.S. […]

FDA Clears Caretaker Medical’s Wireless Platform for Continuous Noninvasive Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Monitoring

Innovative Next-Generation Technology Monitors the Most Important Vital Signs for Cardiovascular Health CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Caretaker Medical, a pioneer in wireless “beat by beat” continuous, non-invasive, advanced patient monitoring, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the company’s next-generation VitalStream™ wireless blood pressure and hemodynamic monitoring platform. Continuous […]

Nanowear Receives FDA 510(k) Platform Clearance to Implement Forthcoming AI-based Diagnostics in its Closed Loop Hospital-at-Home Network

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nanowear, a leading hospital-at-home and remote diagnostic platform informed by proprietary cloth nanotechnology and AI, today announced that it received its third FDA 510(k) clearance and first software-only clearance as an end-to-end digital platform, illustrating unique capabilities available to enterprise customer channels across a broad spectrum of diagnostic […]