The controversy over the use of paclitaxel in devices for the peripheral vasculature has taken a significant bite out of sales, but a new study serves to help reverse the narrative regarding mortality. According to a study of more than 168,000 Medicare patients, stents and angioplasty balloons coated with paclitaxel (PTX) were non-inferior to non-coated devices for mortality out to nearly three years, a finding that may encourage clinicians to return to normal utilization patterns and thus help to restore sales volumes. Read More
The FDA granted breakthrough device designation to Volumetrix LLC for its NIVAHF monitoring system for heart failure. The device is the first application of the company’s noninvasive venous waveform analysis (NIVA) technology, which captures and analyzes vital information about blood volume to assess patient status. Read More
Noticeably lacking in the G7 communique following its recent U.K. summit is support for a proposed World Trade Organization waiver on intellectual property related to drugs and other medical products used to prevent, contain or treat COVID-19 infections. Read More
A new 3D printing technique has allowed University of Nottingham researchers to tailor-make artificial body parts and other medical devices that are both implantable and bacteria-resistant. The multi-materials manufactured in the study were also adapted to 3D printing technology that is able to offer devices that can better meet the need of the patient and minimize the surgeries led by device failure that increase the risk of infections. Read More
Acutus Medical Inc. scored big with regulators in recent weeks. The company, which focuses on devices to diagnose and treat cardiac arrhythmias, received FDA approval to launch an investigational device exemption clinical trial for its Acqblate Force sensing ablation catheter and system in atrial fibrillation just two weeks after gaining CE mark approval for a broad suite of electrophysiology products. Read More
TORONTO – Titan Medical Inc. has received a $10 million license payment from Medtronic plc for a total of $30 million that the Irish med-tech firm has invested in robotic-assisted surgical technologies developed by Titan. Titan is pursuing gynecologic surgical applications for its Enos robotic single access surgical system, licensing it and related intellectual property to Medtronic while retaining worldwide rights to commercialize technologies for use with the Enos system. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Adapthealth, Atricure, Augmedix, Deepcell, Edap Tms, Endra, Helius Medical Technologies, One Drop, Ortho Regenerative Technologies, Quil, Stentit, Talkspace. Read More
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Attralus, Bioprotect, Novadip, Proven Pharmaceuticals. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 221b Foundation, Agilon Health, Albot, BBI Group, Biodesix, BGI Americas, Champions Oncology, Cloudbreak Health, Confluent Medical Technologies, Echelon Diagnostics, Elidah, Genetic Analysis, Genscript, Healthcare Triangle, Icare, Leadingreach, Mellingmedical, Neurometrix, Novo Holdings, Oncocyte, Personal Genome Diagnostics, Physiq, Sherlock Biosciences, Trialbee, Umotif, Uphealth, Vntc. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Kheiron Medical Technologies, Letsgetchecked, Liquiglide, Livanova. Read More
