Since the U.S. FDA’s approval of the first pulsed field ablation (PFA) system in the U.S. last December, PFA technology has rapidly reconfigured the electrophysiology market in the U.S. and ramped up sales of PFA systems in Europe. Read More
Vitestro Holding BV received CE marking for its automated blood drawing device which uses artificial intelligence, ultrasound-guided imaging and robotics to ensure accurate and secure blood collection. The device is the first of its kind to achieve CE mark and the company believes it will be transformational for health care. Read More
While product liability litigation in the U.S. for medical devices is a matter of state law, a legal theory from 1965 seemed to hint at a uniform national standard on strict liability for medical devices. Read More
A magistrate judge for a U.S. district court has recommend that Abbott Laboratories receive $54 million in damages for third-party diversion of glucose test strips into the U.S. from other nations. Read More
Siemens Healthineers AG made a binding offer to Novartis AG, of Basel, Switzerland, to acquire its Advanced Accelerator Applications Molecular Imaging business which includes the European manufacturing and distribution network of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography scans. Read More
Phagocytosis – eliminating millions of dead cells every day – requires specialized cells such as macrophages, the true professionals, which migrate to engulf waste and dying cells. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Biolab, Cerevasc, Glytec, Jedmed, Life Molecular Imaging, Mellingmedical, Roche, Siemens. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Neuros Medical, Vitestro. Read More
