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Abbott ramps up Libre 3 production amid shortages
Sep 20, 2024 · MedTech industry news. “Essentially, some patients are seeing delays in their scripts getting filled at certain U.S. retail pharmacies due to a low on-shelf inventory, and while there are likely some minor supply issues causing these script delays, demand also has been very strong as Abbott continues to gain share in the U.S.,” Marcus wrote on Thursday.
Boston Scientific looks to new devices in 2024 to drive growth
Oct 26, 2023 · Approvals expected next year. New device approvals next year are expected to drive Boston Scientific’s future growth. The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company reported 11% revenue growth in the third quarter, leading CEO Mike Mahoney to tell investors on Thursday that “2023 is shaping up to be a great year, a good jumping-off point heading into 2024.”
BD agrees to settle most of its hernia mesh litigation
Oct 3, 2024 · Dive Brief: BD has reached an agreement to settle the majority of its hernia mesh litigation, the company said Wednesday.; BD said it did not admit to wrongdoing or liability in the settlement agreement, terms of which were kept confidential. “BD is confident in both the design of its products and fulfilling its obligation to provide information about both the risks and the benefits of its ...
The number of AI medical devices has spiked in the past decade
Oct 9, 2024 · The number of medical devices with artificial intelligence technology has risen sharply in the past decade. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized 950 AI or machine learning-enabled devices as of Aug. 7, 2024, according to the agency’s database. While the FDA authorized the first AI-enabled device in 1995, the number of …
Synchron launches patient registry to prepare for brain implant trial
Apr 9, 2024 · Dive Brief: Synchron, a startup making a brain implant rivaling Elon Musk’s Neuralink, is launching a patient registry.; The New York-based company is developing technology that would allow people to use computers and …
Medtronic, Siemens Healthineers partner on spine surgery
Sep 25, 2024 · Dive Brief: Medtronic and Siemens Healthineers have partnered to expand access to pre- and post-operative imaging technologies for spine surgery, the companies said Wednesday at the North American Spine Society annual meeting.; The firms will co-market Siemens Healthineers’ Multitom Rax X-ray imaging system and integrate it into Medtronic’s AiBLE suite of products for spine surgery.
FDA flags 428 spinal cord stimulator patient deaths, urges more …
Sep 4, 2020 · Dive Brief: FDA on Thursday published a letter to healthcare providers outlining hundreds of reports of deaths and thousands of injuries and malfunctions with spinal cord stimulators, reminding physicians to follow product labels calling for a simulation in patients prior to permanently implanting the SCS devices.. Healthcare providers are supposed to trial the estimated 50,000 devices ...
Zimmer pulls hip implant off the market due to fracture risk
Sep 18, 2024 · Dive Brief: Zimmer Biomet will phase out sales of its CPT Hip System by December due to concerns about the risk of thigh bone fractures, the Food and Drug Administration said in a Tuesday notice.; Despite plans to pull the device, the FDA said it is still concerned about the hip system being implanted in new patients, and it is “working with the manufacturer to address these concerns.”
Philips Respironics to end manufacturing at two Pennsylvania …
Jun 21, 2024 · Dive Insight: Philips can no longer sell its Dreamstation continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, and certain bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) devices and ventilators in the U.S. until it demonstrates years of compliance with the …