Cvrx Inc. secured U.S. FDA approval for magnetic resonance-conditional labeling for its Barostim system, a neuromodulator that improves symptoms of patients with heart failure. With the latest approval, patients with the implanted system can have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 1.5T under the specified conditions.
The shortage of semiconductor products, such as computer processors, was an artifact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the shortage has yet to ease, to the detriment of hospitals, device makers and patients. That dilemma surfaced again as the U.S. Department of Commerce met with device makers to discuss the dilemma, which in the views of some still constitutes a crisis of health care.
Mark it as a day to remember. The U.S. FDA has awarded de novo marketing authorization for the first in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), enabling diagnosis of the dreaded disease years earlier than current clinical tests. Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc.’s Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) measures specific proteins in cerebral spinal fluid to provide rapid assessment of the risk of amyloid plaques, an indicator of the disease that may develop decades before cognitive impairment occurs.
Mirvie Inc. has secured U.S. FDA breakthrough device designation for its pre-eclampsia risk test. The blood test combines machine learning and liquid biopsy technology to provide an RNA profile that predicts pregnancy risks before symptoms occur. It is the first test to be recognized by the FDA for the early identification of pre-eclampsia.
Orthofix Medical Inc. continues to expand its bone growth product line with a new premarket approval from the FDA for its Accelstim bone healing therapy device. Indicated for certain fresh fractures and fractures that have not healed, the device uses low-intensity pulsed ultrasound to stimulate the natural healing process. The company plans to take a phased approach to the launch, which will begin within weeks.
Hypothermic therapy startup Tectraum Inc. has finished enrolling patients in a pivotal trial of its Pro2cool device for the treatment of concussion. The company expects to submit the results to the U.S. FDA to support regulatory clearance by the end of this year and commercially launch Pro2cool in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2023.
Isono Health Inc. received FDA clearance for its Automated Three-dimensional Ultrasound with Artificial intelligence (ATUSA) system for breast imaging, a wearable, compact automated whole breast ultrasound system that can acquire high-quality images without requiring a skilled operator. The ultrasound scan takes two minutes to scan the entire breast volume and offers 3D visualization of the breast tissue.
The U.S. FDA has granted premarket approval for Transmedics Group Inc.’s OCS heart system for use with organs from donors after circulatory death (DCD). The approval expands on a prior FDA approval of the device for use with organs from donors after brain death in September 2021. Andover, Mass.-based Transmedics said its system can now be used for ex vivo reanimation, functional monitoring, and beating-heart preservation of donation-after-circulatory-death hearts.
Not satisfied with the findings of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel, Turkey informed the WTO April 28 that it has initiated arbitration proceedings to review those findings, which involve an EU complaint about measures Turkey employs concerning the production, importation and marketing of prescription drugs.
In his second stint as U.S. FDA commissioner, Robert Califf discussed the challenges in leading a massive agency that has seen seven commissioners come and go over the past 10 years.
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