Receipt of EU MDR CE mark may not be a magic potion, but Elixir Medical Corp. is certainly feeling a boost from the regulatory nod for its mechanical Lithix hertz contact intravascular lithotripsy system for treatment of moderate to severely calcified coronary artery lesions. Simultaneously, the company reported the launch of Lithix and completion of first cases in Italy, France and Germany. Read More

The Trump administration sent several signals about the imposition of tariffs on semiconductors – a vital component for many devices. While imaging systems sell infrequently and may not suffer from a short-term crimp in supplies of semiconductors, items such as pacemakers sell by the hundreds of thousands each year in the U.S. a fact that makes semiconductor products a crucial component of the well-being of millions of Americans. Read More

Johnson & Johnson’s Medtech division reported the completion of the first cases in the clinical trial for the Ottava robotic surgical system. The cases mark the first clinical experience with the Ottava system, which has been a long time in development. Read More

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation was founded with the objective of reducing Medicare spending, but many of the associated programs will be stood down by the end of this year thanks in part to a 2023 report detailing a significant increase, rather than a decrease, in spending associated with CMMI programs. Read More

Researchers have developed a new compound that can prevent long COVID symptoms in mice that could lead to a future drug for the debilitating condition in humans. Developed by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne, the world-first study found mice treated with the antiviral compound were protected from long-term brain and lung dysfunction, which are key symptoms of long COVID. Read More

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Instylla, Parexel, Turing Medical. Read More

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Bioporto, Conavi, Phantom Neuro. Read More

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Ossdsign, Spinex. Read More

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Bristol Myers Squibb, Illumina, Imperative, Optellum, Nanowear, Satio, Tempus. Read More

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Acive Protective, Ceribell, Click Therapeutics, DESKi, Elixir, Terumo. Read More