Regulatory

East End Medical Announces FDA Clearance Of Its SafeCross™ Transseptal RF Puncture And Steerable Balloon Introducer System

Novel 3-in-1 system provides predictable left atrium access to support transseptal interventions MIAMI, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — East End Medical, a private medical device company committed to improving catheter-based cardiac procedures, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the company’s SafeCross™ Transseptal Radiofrequency (RF) Puncture & Steerable Balloon […]

FDA Clears Personal ECG Device for Measurement of QTc Interval, a Critical Marker for Patient Safety

First of its Kind FDA Action Allows In-Office and At-Home Measurement for Potentially Life-Threatening Side Effect of Certain Medications MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology and services, today announced it received 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]

CytoSorbents Receives Full FDA Approval of Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for U.S. STAR-T Trial on Ticagrelor Removal During Cardiothoracic Surgery

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) announces the full approval of its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application to conduct the pivotal STAR-T (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal – Ticagrelor) double-blind, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) in the United States to support FDA regulatory clearance.  This study is being performed under the previously announced FDA Breakthrough […]

ABBOTT’S XIENCE STENT RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL FOR SHORTEST BLOOD THINNER COURSE FOR HIGH BLEEDING RISK PATIENTS

– New labeling approval for Abbott’s XIENCE™ stent builds on a legacy of safety and allows for one-month (as short as 28 days) dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) for patients at high bleeding risk (HBR) – The new XIENCE Skypoint™ stent received FDA approval in the U.S. and CE Mark approval […]

FDA Grants Highest Level of Approval to the Next Generation of Impella RP to Treat Right Heart Failure

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed’s (NASDAQ: ABMD) newest right heart pump, the Impella RP with SmartAssist, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval (PMA) as safe and effective to treat acute right heart failure for up to 14 days. Impella RP with SmartAssist is the first single-access temporary percutaneous ventricular […]

FDA Clears the Smallest Life-Saving Bleeding Control Device, COBRA-OS™, by Front Line Medical Technologies

After three years of research and development, Front Line Medical Technologies introduces the world’s smallest REBOA device to control bleeding and help patients survive emergencies LONDON, Ontario, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Front Line Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its COBRA-OS™ […]

AngelMed Announces FDA Approval of the Enhanced Real-Time Cardiac Monitor for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Events

AngelMed Guardian® System prompts high-risk ACS patients to seek medical care EATONTOWN, N.J., June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Angel Medical Systems, Inc., (dba AngelMed) a proactive diagnostics company focused on the advancement of long-term management of high-risk coronary disease, announced today the FDA approval of the second-generation AngelMed Guardian® device. The AngelMed Guardian System […]

Penumbra Announces FDA Clearance and Commercial Availability of RED 62 Reperfusion Catheter

Now available in the U.S., RED™ 62 is engineered with optimized trackability to help navigate the complex distal vessel anatomy in the brain and deliver powerful aspiration for the removal of blood clots First catheter of new RED series expands the company’s extensive portfolio of innovative stroke products ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Penumbra, […]

Fist Assist Devices, LLC Announces 510(k) Clearance for Focal Arm Massage and Increased Vein Circulation

LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fist Assist Devices, LLC, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for use of the Fist Assist FA-1 device in the United States as an arm massage and increased vein circulation device and has commenced marketing the Fist Assist FA-1 device for that indication for use. “We are […]

Caretaker Medical selected for MedTech Innovator’s Global Top 50 Medical Device Startup Showcase

Charlottesville, VA June 22, 2021 – Caretaker Medical, developer of the Caretaker™ Wireless Hemodynamic Patient Monitor has been selected for MedTech Innovator’s Annual Showcase and Accelerator for 2021. Caretaker Medical was selected from a field of over 1100 companies across 50 countries as one of the Top 50 MedTech firms […]