Insulet Corp. plans a limited market release in the second half of this year of its recently FDA-cleared Omnipod Dash Insulin Management System through the pharmacy channel. Results from the most recent clinical trial supporting the Omnipod hybrid closed-loop system were presented this week's American Diabetes Association meeting in Orlando.
At this year's American Diabetes Association meeting in Orlando from June 22 to June 26, the hype was all about integrated technologies and convergence of data that could allow clinicians and their patients better monitor and manage diabetes care.
Insulet Corp., one of the smaller players in the highly competitive and lucrative diabetes market, hoped to gain attending...
Tim Schmid, executive VP and worldwide chairman of J&J MedTech, expects Shockwave, acquired in April, and Abiomed, purchased in late 2022, to be “long-term gems” for the company. Cardiovascular is among higher-growth segments where J&J has concentrated investments in recent years, along with robotic surgical systems.
The US FDA has published a trio of draft guidance documents for its Assessment Scheme for Conformity Program, which began as a pilot in September 2020 to capitalize on the role of standards in the regulation of medical devices.
This week, two device testing labs in China landed FDA warning letters; refunds for 1Health.io clients; FDA AR/VR product list expands.
This week, a Delaware court awarded Auris Health shareholders $1bn in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson; Abbott recalled some FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors; and McKesson purchased a controlling interest in a Florida cancer care chain.
Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has partnered with start-up “unicorn” Owkin to develop an AI-powered tool to prescreen for gBRCA mutations on the basis of morphological features in digitized pathology slides. Built on extensive, high-quality data sourced from the France-based PortrAIt consortium, the AI will help to prioritize patients for further testing, streamlining the diagnostic process, Owkin says.
An additional $50m brings the neurovascular intervention specialist’s total Series F funding to $82m. Route 92 says it will use the capital to build its sales and support teams and pursue regulatory authorizations around the globe for its FreeClimb portfolio while advancing its SUMMIT MAX clinical trial for the investigational Monopoint Reperfusion System.
TRiCares announced first implantation of the Topaz transfemoral tricuspid heart valve replacement system as part of the company’s EU pivotal study. If all goes to plan, the device will compete with Edwards’ Evoque system. The announcement follows the company’s $50m series D funding raise in July.
