Regulatory

Teleflex Receives FDA Clearance for the Wattson® Temporary Pacing Guidewire

Company expands Structural Heart Portfolio with the first commercially available bipolar temporary pacing guidewire designed specifically for use during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) WAYNE, Pa., June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced […]

Innova Vascular Earns FDA Clearance for Two New Thrombectomy Devices: Laguna Clot Retriever™ System and Malibu Aspiration Catheter™ System

IRVINE, Calif, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Innova Vascular, Inc. announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Laguna Clot Retriever™ System and its Malibu Aspiration Catheter™ System for use in the peripheral vasculature. The two new devices are collectively known as the Laguna Thrombectomy System. […]

Teleflex Announces the Arrow® EZ-IO® Needle Is Now FDA Cleared For Use in an MRI Environment

First and Only IO Needle with MR Conditional Safety Status Labeling WAYNE, Pa., June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, today announced that the Arrow® EZ-IO® Needle is the first and only Intraosseous (IO) Needle to receive […]

GE HealthCare Introduces Sonic DL: A Groundbreaking, FDA-Cleared AI Deep Learning Technology for Faster MRI

Sonic DLi is a deep learning (DL) technology that acquires high-quality magnetic resonance (MR) images up to 12 timesii faster than conventional methods, enabling cardiac imaging within a single heartbeat When applied to cardiac MRI, Sonic DL extends access to cardiac patients with arrhythmias and breath-holding challenges, helping to ensure swift, consistent, […]

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 […]