The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a jury finding that Labcorp Inc. was entitled to damages of $4.7 million in a dispute with Qiagen Inc. The case presented another test of the doctrine of equivalents and affirmed that this doctrine has its limits where accusations of infringement are concerned.
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration recently reported that it has concerns about the use of digital scribes, stating that any such software that analyzes or interprets clinical conversations may qualify as a regulated medical product.
Med-tech deal value continued its decline in the second quarter of 2025, totaling just $172.2 million in publicly disclosed deals, and bringing the first half of the year total to $321.2 million.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Butterfly Network, Mesa Laboratories, Pharmajet, Pleural Dynamics.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Onward Medical, Masimo, Zai Lab.
Neuroone Medical Technologies Corp. expanded into treatment of chronic pain with a new U.S. FDA clearance for use of its Onerf system to treat trigeminal nerve pain. The system uses radiofrequency ablation to disrupt pain signals from the nerve to the brain.
Several cardiology societies in the U.S. have updated their guidelines for management of hypertension, which for the first time includes and endorsement of renal denervation (RDN). Two companies are poised to benefit from the news, including Medtronic plc with its Symplicity Spyral device and Recor Medical Inc., and its Paradise RDN system.
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