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Unity HA awarded breakthrough device designation for implantable neurostimulation technology to treat cluster headache pain
25 May 2021 - Unity HA announced today that the U.S. FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to the Pulsante SPG ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Spinal Stabilization Technologies earns FDA breakthrough designation for PerQdisc nucleus replacement system for degenerative disc disease
25 May 2021 - Spinal Stabilization Technologies announced today that it has earned the CE Mark and the FDA's breakthrough ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Verastem Oncology receives breakthrough therapy designation for VS-6766 with defactinib in recurrent low grade serous ovarian cancer
24 May 2021 - Results of early trial demonstrate 70% overall response rate in patients with KRAS mutant tumours, 44% ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim's investigational treatment for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation
24 May 2021 - BI 425809, a novel glycine transporter-1 (GlyT1) inhibitor to be studied in first of its kind Phase ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2021
Essilor receives FDA breakthrough device designation for Essilor Stellest, its new generation of spectacle lens solutions in the fight against myopia
17 May 2021 - Essilor today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to its Essilor Stellest spectacle ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2021
CMS delays Medicare payments for breakthrough devices until December
17 May 2021 - Medicare coverage for FDA designated breakthrough medical devices will have to wait several more months, despite ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2021
Molzym announces FDA breakthrough device designation for its molecular diagnostic test system – sepsis, ioint & implant infections, infective endocarditis, bacterial meningitis
10 May 2021 - Molzym’s unique technology for molecular microbial diagnostics was granted breakthrough device designation by the FDA in light ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 May 2021
DermaSensor granted FDA breakthrough device designation
11 May 2021 - FDA designation fast tracks getting cancer detection device in the hands of healthcare professionals ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2021
Avenda Health granted FDA breakthrough device designation for technology to treat prostate cancer
11 May 2021 - Avenda Health advances male “lumpectomy” for prostate cancer with new in office, AI based focal therapy system. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2021
Micro Medical Solutions receives FDA breakthrough device designation for MicroStent vascular stent
4 May 2021 - Breakthrough designation helps advance treatment options, targeting a significant unmet need in the treatment of critical limb-threatening ischaemia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2021
Cerapedics announces FDA breakthrough device designation granted for P-15L bone graft for the treatment of degenerative disc disease
29 April 2021 - P-15L bone graft is currently being studied in the Company's ASPIRE IDE clinical trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2021
CMS should offer immediate reimbursement coverage to FDA approved breakthrough devices
29 April 2021 - In 2016 the U.S. Congress passed, and President Barack Obama signed, the 21st Century Cures Act. Section ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2021
EYEMATE system for remote glaucoma management obtains FDA breakthrough device designation
28 April 2021 - - Implandata Ophthalmic Products has announced today that its game-changing EYEMATE system for digitally enabled remote patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2021
Medtronic receives FDA breakthrough designation for the Emprint ablation catheter kit
27 April 2021 - Minimally invasive option has potential to provide long-term management of lung malignancies while protecting lung function. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2021
Fractyl announces FDA breakthrough device designation for Revita DMR in insulin treated type 2 diabetes
27 April 2021 - REVITA-T2Di trial is underway to evaluate the effectiveness of Revita DMR in improving glucose control while reducing ...