Regulatory

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 […]

Sensome Receives FDA “Breakthrough Device Designation” for its AI-powered Stroke Guidewire

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sensome, the company pioneering the connected medical device revolution with the world’s smallest biological tissue sensor, announced today that it has been granted a Breakthrough Device designation by the Center of Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Clotild® Smart Guidewire System designed […]

Medtronic Receives FDA Expanded Approval for Arctic Front™ Family of Cardiac Cryoablation Catheters for Initial Use for Recurrent Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

– First and Only Approval to Indicate Cryoablation as an Initial Rhythm Control Strategy – Offers Safe, Effective Alternative to Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for the Prevention of Atrial Arrythmia Recurrence DUBLIN, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug […]

United Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of Tyvaso DPI™ New Drug Application For Priority Review

FDA action expected in October 2021 SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for priority review the New Drug Application (NDA) for Tyvaso DPI™ (inhaled treprostinil) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension […]

Neurescue’s Breakthrough Intelligent Balloon Catheter FDA 510(k) Cleared for Hemorrhage Control and IDE Approved for Cardiac Arrest

Device is FDA IDE approved to start a clinical study in the U.S. to investigate a novel cardiac arrest treatment indication COPENHAGEN, Denmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Neurescue, a medical device company developing innovative cardiovascular solutions to improve the outcomes for emergency patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has […]