The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: USPTO finalizes SAS rule, U.S. senators press case for permanent telehealth, CMS no fan of national coverage policy for Allomap, TGA posts guidance for class I tests, Marburg MCMs protected under PREP.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: FDA: Metal-containing masks can cause injuries during MRIs.
With the FDA perhaps days away from granting emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first U.S. COVID-19 vaccine, the Trump administration took a bow Dec. 8 at a summit called to celebrate what’s been accomplished and to explain what lies ahead in getting vaccines distributed throughout the country.
Airehealth Inc.'s management took a deep breath on hearing that the company's Vitalmed nebulizer received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance after waiting nearly 11 months. The portable, electronic, vibrating mesh nebulizer will connect to the Orlando, Fla.-based company's diary companion app early next year as part of an integrated suite of products designed to help individuals with chronic respiratory issues track symptoms and better manage their care.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: FDA issues guidance on enforcement policy regarding certain quality standards requirements under MQSA; MHRA looks to provide additional help post-Brexit.
As expected, the FDA cleared Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s oral, once-daily Orladeyo (berotralstat, formerly known as BCX-7353) for the prevention of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks. Last month, Biocryst, as part of its earnings report, said approvals of the compound, a kallikrein inhibitor evaluated by U.S. regulators without an advisory committee meeting, could come in Japan this month and in the EU by the first half of next year.
For the 795,000 Americans who suffer a stroke each year, time is brain. The U.S. FDA granted 510(k) clearance to a solution the developer says could cut time-to-treatment in stroke by an hour, preserving 3.6 years of healthy life. Nico.lab’s artificial intelligence-based CT scan analyzer, Strokeviewer LVO, uses an algorithm that enables faster triaging of stroke patients and enables physicians to see the location of occlusions in minutes.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: New notified body for IVDs brings total to five; U.S. securities compliance not optional for foreign companies; USPTO touts early results of amendment pilot.
Recent advances in biomarkers and imaging capabilities have improved the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc. aims to further expand the arsenal of AD diagnostics with its Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) in vitro diagnostic test. On Wednesday, the company said it had filed a 510(k) submission with the U.S. FDA for premarket clearance of the Lumipulse G β-Amyloid IVD.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: FDA slaps two companies for illicit COVID offerings; FDA approves new PET imaging agent for prostate cancer.
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