Tag: FDA

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 […]

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 […]

Zebra Medical Vision Secures 8th FDA Clearance for its Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Solution as Part of Its Population Health Offering

This latest milestone helps Zebra-Med expand its mission of screening populations at scale with its AI-based solutions, promoting early and preventative healthcare treatment. The CAC solution analyzes already existing non-gated CT scans and quantifies the coronary artery calcium in order […]

Baxter Announces U.S. FDA Approval and Launch of Ready-to-use Cardiovascular Medicine Norepinephrine in Premix Formulation

First and only manufacturer-prepared premix formulation of norepinephrine available Offers variety of storage options under refrigeration and at room temperature, allowing drug to be placed closer to patient care settings Ready-to-use format means less chance of compounding errors and touch […]

FDA grants Jardiance® Breakthrough Therapy designation for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

– Designation is based on results from the EMPEROR-Preserved phase III trial, which established Jardiance as the first therapy to show statistically significant improvement in heart failure outcomes in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9, […]

TransMedics Receives FDA Approval for its OCS Heart System Enabling Broader Utilization of Donor Hearts for Transplantation in the U.S.­

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — TransMedics Group, Inc. (“TransMedics”) (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has […]

Medtronic Announces FDA Approval of Next-Gen TAVR System for Treatment of Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

Evolut™ FX TAVR System Adds Innovative Features to Enhance Ease-of-Use and Predictable Valve Deployment DUBLIN, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its newest-generation, self-expanding transcatheter […]

FDA Approves Expanded Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Indication for XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin to Include Patients After Lower-Extremity Revascularization (LER) Due to Symptomatic PAD

XARELTO® is the first and only therapy indicated for both coronary artery disease (CAD) and PAD, now including PAD patients post-LER XARELTO® is the only anticoagulant in 20 years to show significant benefit in patients with PAD who remain at […]