Livmor wins FDA clearance for continuous heart monitoring wearable

LIVMOR, Inc., a leading digital health solutions company, announced today that the Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for the LIVMOR Halo™ AF Detection System, a physician-prescribed wearable solution that provides continuous monitoring of pulse rhythms for the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), on demand during the day and automatically overnight.  Continuous monitoring can significantly enhance the…

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Conformis Announces 510(k) Clearance for Cordera Hip System

Conformis, Inc. today announced 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Company’s new Cordera Hip System. The first product in the Conformis hip product line, the Conformis Hip System, was launched commercially in November 2019 and provided a patient-specific stem. The Cordera Hip System is an uncemented, primary total hip replacement…

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CrossBay Medical Receives FDA Clearance for CrossGlide ETS Plus

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CrossBay Medical, Inc., a health technology company focused on improving the delivery of women’s healthcare, announced it has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its CrossGlide ETS Plus. Similar to the CrossGlide ETS, Endometrial Tissue Sampler (which received FDA clearance this summer), the ETS Plus also enables medical providers to perform…

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CartiHeal Receives FDA “Breakthrough Device Designation” for the novel Agili-C Implant

CartiHeal, developer of Agili-C, a proprietary implant for the treatment of cartilage lesions in arthritic and non-arthritic joints, announced today that FDA has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the Agili-C implant. FDA’s Breakthrough Device Program is reserved for certain medical devices that provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases…

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Steris to acquire Key Surgical for $850 Million

STERIS plc (NYSE: STE) (“STERIS” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Key Surgical, a portfolio company of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC, through a U.S. subsidiary for $850 million.  STERIS anticipates that the acquisition will qualify for a tax benefit related to tax deductible goodwill.  Adjusting for the present value of…

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J&J’s Biosense Webster gets FDA Nod for Ablation Catheter for Atrial Fibrillation

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies today announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Biosense Webster, Inc.’s THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Ablation Catheter for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (persistent AF). The approval is based on results of a prospective, multi-center study (PRECEPT) which met primary safety and effectiveness endpoints and…

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Simplify Medical Receives FDA Approval for 1-Level Simplify Disc PMA

Simplify Medical, a privately-held company focused on cervical spinal disc arthroplasty and developer of the Simplify® cervical artificial disc, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval for the Simplify Disc Pre-Market Application (PMA) for 1-level indications. Simplify Disc achieved superiority to the fusion control on the composite primary endpoint. David Hovda, President and CEO…

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FDA Grants GI Windows Medical Breakthrough Device Designation for Magnetic Anastomosis Technology

GI Windows Medical Corp, a clinical-stage, privately-held medical device company pioneering new advancements in anastomosis technology announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the self-forming magnetic compression anastomosis device indicated for small bowel end to end anastomosis for ileostomy reversal or tissue resection. The Breakthrough Devices Program is…

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Smith+Nephew Acquires Integra Lifescience’s Extremity Orthopedics Business for $240

Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology business, announces that it has agreed to acquire the Extremity Orthopaedics business of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation for $240 million. The acquisition supports Smith+Nephew’s strategy to invest in higher-growth segments. This acquisition will significantly strengthen Smith+Nephew’s extremities business by adding a combination of a focused sales channel, complementary shoulder replacement and upper…

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FDA Allows At-Home Administration for CapsoVision Capsule Endoscope

CapsoVision, an innovator in the gastroenterology diagnostics market, today announced that the U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will apply enforcement discretion which allows at-home administration of the CapsoCam Plus® small bowel capsule endoscope during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients who are determined eligible for at-home administration. The labeling addendum permits a fully remote capsule endoscopy…

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