FDA: Page 14


  • An image of a digital lock is shown
    Image attribution tooltip
    Just_Super via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    FDA seeks feedback on expansion of premarket cybersecurity guidance

    The agency is providing information on cybersecurity requirements for companies seeking authorization of new devices. 

    By March 13, 2024
  • Artificial intelligence helping businessman make strategy and forecast.
    Image attribution tooltip
    zhuweiyi49 via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    AI to expand medtech portfolios, revenue streams: Moody’s

    The rating agency predicts AI will start to have a positive impact on medical device companies in the next two years.

    By March 12, 2024
  • the FDA Headquarters Explore the Trendline
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sara Silbiger via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from MedTech Dive

    From haphazard layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration to the industry’s current IPO environment and tracking FDA-authorized AI devices, here is a collection of top stories from MedTech Dive.

    By MedTech Dive staff
  • Cigna's logo is seen on a door.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Julia Rendleman via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Deep Dive

    Why Cigna is capping cost increases for pricey GLP-1 weight loss drugs

    The first-of-its-kind move comes as pharmacy benefit managers continue to try to prove their value to clients, and shows how major players are shoring up to meet sky-high GLP-1 demand.

    By Rebecca Pifer • March 11, 2024
  • Medtronic's Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Medtronic
    Image attribution tooltip

    Medtronic recalls more than 45,000 catheter tubing units after injury reports

    The issue, which is linked to 26 injuries, could result in neurological harm or death, FDA said.

    By March 8, 2024
  • A concept of AI technology, motion of digital data flow.
    Image attribution tooltip
    your_photo via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Q&A

    AI oversight is top challenge facing global device regulators: FDA official

    Melissa Torres, CDRH’s associate director of international affairs, spoke about the importance of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum and how countries are struggling with AI oversight.

    By March 8, 2024
  • Nick Jonas, Dexcom
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Dexcom, Nick Jonas Super Bowl kit
    Image attribution tooltip

    Dexcom receives FDA clearance for first OTC glucose sensor

    The diabetes tech firm is tailoring its software to the 25 million people in the U.S. who have Type 2 diabetes and do not use insulin.

    By March 6, 2024
  • The Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Dexcom
    Image attribution tooltip

    Dexcom, Novo Nordisk call for FDA input on digital diabetes detection devices

    The companies want clarity on what evidence would be needed for new technologies to detect undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.

    By March 4, 2024
  • The front entrance of the Food And Drug Administration headquarters building.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sarah Silbiger via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    GE Healthcare recalls incubators due to risk of newborns falling

    The Food and Drug Administration labeled the recall as a Class I event after a serious injury was reported.

    By March 4, 2024
  • Illustration of a catheter with a cylindrical sheath
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Boston Scientific
    Image attribution tooltip

    Boston Scientific gains FDA nod for drug-coated coronary balloon

    BTIG analyst Marie Thibault said physicians could rapidly adopt the first-of-its-kind device.

    By March 1, 2024
  • 4 clear and 4 opaque discs on a white background.
    Image attribution tooltip
    juankphoto via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    FDA responds to claim breast implant removal is ‘reasonable’ to cut cancer risk

    Experts convened by the American Association of Plastic Surgeons concluded it may be “considered reasonable” to remove textured breast implants to reduce the risk of a rare cancer.

    By Updated March 4, 2024
  • A photo of Johnson & Johnson's pulsed field ablation system for atrial fibrillation.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson
    Image attribution tooltip

    J&J’s pulsed field ablation system secures European approval

    The device maker will vie against rivals Boston Scientific and Medtronic in the market for the new treatment for atrial fibrillation.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
  • A gloved hand holds a spiral shaped device with six clips
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from Hologic on February 28, 2024
    Image attribution tooltip

    Hologic’s radiographic markers targeted in FDA safety communication

    The agency has seen reports the implants can move out of position and break through the skin.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
  • Medicare enrollment form and money.
    Image attribution tooltip
    iStock via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Natera secures Medicare coverage for cancer test in 2 new indications

    Natera met the coverage requirements for ovarian cancer in adjuvant and surveillance settings and for breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting.

    By Feb. 27, 2024
  • Virtual Incision's Mira robotic-assisted surgical system next to an operating table.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Virtual Incision
    Image attribution tooltip

    Virtual Incision wins FDA de novo nod for miniaturized surgical robot

    The device weighs about two pounds and fits into a tray that can be carried between operating rooms.

    By Feb. 27, 2024
  • European Union flags are pictured waving outside the European Commission building.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Carl Court via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    European Council approves extension of IVDR transition

    The Council expects the European Parliament to vote on the plan, without seeking amendments, in April.

    By Feb. 26, 2024
  • the FDA Headquarters
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sara Silbiger via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    FDA warns against using smart wearables that claim to measure blood sugar

    Unauthorized smartwatches and smart rings are “manufactured by dozens of companies and sold under multiple brand names,” according to the agency.

    By Feb. 23, 2024
  • Cartoon hand that is holding a smartphone with a health application.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Flashvector via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Better Therapeutics wins breakthrough status for health app to treat liver disease

    The FDA awarded the designation after seeing evidence the digital cognitive behavioral therapy may help reduce liver fat.

    By Feb. 21, 2024
  • Jeff Shuren stands in front of a podium.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Peyton Helbert / AAMI
    Image attribution tooltip

    CDRH’s Shuren backs expansion of TAP program to speed device approval

    The FDA started the Total Product Lifecycle Advisory Program to help medtech companies cross the “valley of death” by getting agency feedback early.

    By Feb. 21, 2024
  • Close-up of a sign with office building and trees in background
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sarah Silbiger via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    FDA warns industry of ‘fraudulent’ third-party data in device applications

    The agency has seen a rise in data that are fabricated, duplicated or otherwise unreliable in premarket submissions.

    By Feb. 21, 2024
  • A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020, in White Oak, Maryland.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sarah Silbiger via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Medical device recall system ‘failing to meet the needs of public health,’ physicians find

    Amid a GAO review of recalls, the physicians advised the watchdog to revisit unique device identifiers and clarify the FDA’s enforcement authority.

    By Feb. 20, 2024
  • UK medical device reviewers form new association

    The group intends to help the medical device sector navigate a post-Brexit regulatory landscape.

    By Feb. 20, 2024
  • the FDA Headquarters
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sara Silbiger via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Top CDRH official to retire

    William Maisel, director of the Office of Product Evaluation and Quality, will retire this spring, an FDA spokesperson confirmed.

    By Feb. 15, 2024
  • the FDA Headquarters
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sara Silbiger via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Smiths Medical recalls syringe pumps for software malfunction

    The FDA categorized the recall as Class I, noting that the software faults may cause pumps to fail, delaying or interrupting therapy.

    By Feb. 15, 2024
  • Masmio's Mightysat medical fingertip pulse oximeter.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Masimo
    Image attribution tooltip

    Masimo wins first FDA clearance for OTC medical fingertip pulse oximeter

    The company's OTC device, which costs nearly $300, will compete with consumer pulse oximeters that are widely available but lack FDA clearance.

    By Feb. 14, 2024
  • Abbott Laboratories
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Abbott
    Image attribution tooltip

    FDA advisory panel overwhelmingly backs Abbott’s Triclip

    The expert panel voted unanimously in favor of the safety of the tricuspid valve device, despite questions about a potential placebo effect in the trial.

    By Feb. 14, 2024