FDA authorises first over the counter hearing aid software

12 September 2024 - Today, the US FDA authorised the first over the counter hearing aid software device, Hearing Aid Feature, ...

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FDA clears first device to enable automated insulin dosing for individuals with type 2 diabetes

26 August 2024 - Agency supports broader access to innovative technology in diabetes management. ...

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Supernus resubmits NDA for SPN-830 apomorphine infusion device

1 August 2024 - Supernus Pharmaceuticals today announced it has resubmitted its new drug application for its apomorphine infusion device ...

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Jeff Shuren, medical devices head at FDA, to leave the agency

23 July 2024 - Jeffrey Shuren, longtime chief regulator of medical devices at the FDA, announced to staff on Tuesday ...

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Fixing the reimbursement and coverage divide between ‘breakthrough’ drugs and medical devices

23 July 2024 - The FDA designates as “breakthrough” technologies certain drugs and devices. This designation helps expedite the development and ...

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FDA breakthrough therapy designation reduced late-stage drug development time

1 July 2024 - The FDA’s breakthrough therapy designation program was created to increase patient access to safe and effective therapies ...

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Roche granted FDA breakthrough device designation for blood test measuring Lp(a) – a key marker for hereditary cardiovascular risk

22 May 2024 - The test has been developed in collaboration with Amgen. ...

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US FDA grants Paige breakthrough device designation for cancer detection in breast lymph nodes

26 October 2023 - Paige announced today that the US FDA has granted breakthrough device designation for Paige Lymph Node, an ...

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FDA Grants SeaStar Medical’s selective cytopheretic device breakthrough device designation for hepatorenal syndrome

18 October 2023 - SeaStar Medical announces receipt of US FDA breakthrough device designation for its patented, first in class, ...

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FloBio receives FDA's breakthrough device designation for bleeding risk diagnostic test

17 October 2023 - Rapid detection of modern blood thinners could reduce preventable complications in US hospitals. ...

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FDA’s final breakthrough devices guidance now includes technologies that address health disparities

15 September 2023 - Final guidance on the US FDA breakthrough device program includes new language noting that the program ...

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FDA proposes changes to key approval pathway for medical devices, five years after promising

12 September 2023 - Five years after promising to fix a flawed regulatory pathway widely used by medical device manufacturers, ...

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T2 Biosystems receives FDA breakthrough device designation for Candida auris diagnostic test

20 July 2023 - T2 Biosystems announced today the US FDA has granted breakthrough device designation for the Company’s Candida auris ...

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Better Therapeutics receives FDA authorisation for AspyreRx to treat adults with type 2 diabetes

10 July 2023 - In a randomised controlled trial AspyreRx demonstrated clinically meaningful and statistically significant durable reductions in A1c. ...

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Dexcom G7 receives Health Canada approval: next generation continuous glucose monitoring system with unmatched accuracy coming to Canadians

4 July 2023 - Dexcom announced today that Health Canada has approved the next generation Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System ...

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