Medtech and pharmaceutical companies have made several important strides over the past year when it comes to improving diabetes treatment. Multiple treatments and technologies have cleared regulatory hurdles and are now hitting the market and making the process of living with diabetes that much more manageable. Several different styles of therapy and devices have come […]
FDA wants feedback on combination products guidance
The FDA is seeking comment from sponsors of combination products on how they want the agency to respond to their scientific and regulatory questions. Their responses will help shape a new draft guidance, according to the agency. The FDA defines a combination product as one composed of any combination of a drug, device and/or a […]
Smiths Medical recalls Medfusion 4000 due to issue with software update
Smiths Medical has recalled its Medfusion 4000 syringe pump with Firmware version 1.7.0 due to malfunctioning alarms and potential interruption of therapy, FDA said today. The FDA has labeled the recall as Class I, it’s most serious designation. The Medfusion 4000 syringe pump is designed to deliver blood, blood products or prescribed drugs into a patient’s […]
FDA approves Tandem Diabetes’ advanced hybrid closed-loop controller
The FDA today cleared the Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) t:slim X2 insulin pump and Control-IQ advanced hybrid closed-loop technology to control Type 1 diabetes. The agency also granted De Novo clearance to the Control-IQ device, which is compatible with a variety of continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps. The t:slim system, which also includes the recently […]
Senate confirms Dr. Stephen Hahn to lead FDA
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next commissioner of the FDA. The vote was 72 to 18, according to a report in the New York Times. Hahn will be the first permanent commissioner of the agency since Dr. Scott Gottlieb resigned in April. President Trump nominated Hahn, the chief medical officer at Houston’s […]
Beta Bionics’ bionic pancreas wins breakthrough status from FDA
The FDA has granted Beta Bionics breakthrough device designation for its iLet bionic pancreas system. The designation provides Beta Bionics with priority FDA review. It covers all configurations of the device — insulin-only, glucagon-only, and bi-hormonal, including use with Zealand Pharma’s dasiglucagon, a glucagon analog in a ready-to-use aqueous solution, according to Boston-based Beta Bionics. […]
Tusker Medical’s pediatric ear tubes land breakthrough device designation
The FDA has given breakthrough device approval to a system to deliver tympanostomy tubes to young children with recurrent ear infections, in a physician’s office and under local anesthesia. Tusker Medical’s Tubes Under Local Anesthesia (Tula) system consists of the ionic anesthetic Tymbion, Tusker Medical tympanostomy tubes, and several devices needed for the delivery of […]
Medtronic warns patients of MiniMed insulin pump safety issue
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is warning patients who use its MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps of an issue that could cause a dangerous over- or under-dosing of insulin. In a letter to patients, the company said that the pump’s insulin reservoir may become loose if a retainer ring breaks, preventing a proper lock. Dropping the pump or bumping […]
Surmodics shares drop on Q3 earnings, Sundance DCB wins breakthrough FDA nod
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) shares plummeted today despite third-quarter results that topped Wall Street projections. Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Surmodics posted profits of $3.55 million, or 26¢ per share, on sales of $30.8 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, moving from red to black on revenue growth of 33.8% compared with Q3 2018. Adjusted to exclude one-time […]
FDA approves expanded indication for Liletta 6-year IUD
Medicines360 and its partner Allergan (NYSE:AGN) said today that the FDA approved Medicines360’s supplemental new drug application to extend the duration use of the Liletta intrauterine device for up to six years. The Liletta levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system now has the longest approved duration of use for a hormonal intrauterine device in the U.S., according to a […]
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