From ConforMIS touting its knee replacement study to Consulting Radiologists’s new breast cancer detection tool, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Study: Low-dose CT scanning improves Ankylosing Spondylitis assessment A new study has shown that low-dose computed tomography (LD-CT) is more sensitive than X-rays for monitoring […]
Implants
pSivida seeks European regulatory nod for Durasert
pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) is looking to market its Durasert 3-year treatment for posterior segment uveitis in the European Union. Today, the Watertown, Mass.-based company submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency. Earlier this month, pSivida reported that its 2nd Phase III trial, which followed patients for 3 years, met its primary endpoint of […]
pSivida implant meets primary endpoint in late-stage trial
pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) touted data from the 2nd Phase III trial of its Durasert 3-year treatment for posterior segment uveitis. The company reported that the trial, which followed patients for 3 years, met its primary endpoint of prevention of recurrence of posterior uveitis at 6 months. In the 153-patient trial, 21.8% of Durasert-treated patients had a […]
Delpor wins $1.5m NIH grant for diabetes drug implant
Delpor Inc. said today that it won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to support the development of its exenatide implant. The implant was designed for patients with Type II diabetes and features Delpor’s Nanopor technology, which uses passive diffusion to deliver therapeutic levels of exenatide […]
Braeburn, Knight seek Health Canada nod for opioid dependence implant
Braeburn Pharmaceuticals and Knight Therapeutics (TSE:GUD) said today that Health Canada has agreed to review Knight’s new drug submission for Probuphine, a buprenorphine subdermal implant designed to treat opioid drug dependence. In February last year, Braeburn and Knight inked an exclusive distribution and sublicense deal, giving Knight the exclusive right to distribute Probuphine in Canada. Braeburn’s […]
Battery-free pacemaker successfully powers the heart
A wireless, battery-free pacemaker has shown success in powering the heart in pig models, according to researchers from Rice University and Texas Heart Institute. The pacemaker, designed by lead researcher Aydin Babakhani, gets its energy wirelessly from radio frequency radiation that gets transmitted wirelessly from an external battery pack from a few centimeters away. Get […]
Living Cell Technologies NTCell meets primary endpoint in Phase I/IIa Parkinson’s trial
Living Cell Technologies (ASX:LCT) touted data today showing its NTCell cell therapy is safe 130 weeks after treatment in a Phase I/IIa Parkinson’s trial. The study’s primary endpoint was safety. The trial, which enrolled and treated 4 patients, involved implanting 40 NTCell capsules into 1 side of the brain. The company reported that treatment with […]
BioCorRx partners with virtual reality center for naltrexone implant study
BioCorRx (OTC:BICX) said today that it partnered with the Virtual Reality Medical Center to conduct a study on the company’s long-lasting naltrexone implant. BioCorRx’s recovery program consists of a long-lasting implant that delivers an opioid antagonist, naltrexone, which reduces physical cravings for alcohol and opioids. The recovery service also has a counseling program specifically designed […]
Intersect ENT updates on Sinuva steroid-releasing sinus implant
Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) said today that the FDA is slated to make a decision on its new drug application for the Sinuva steroid-releasing sinus implant by January 7, 2018. The Sinuva implant, which was previously called the Resolve implant, is placed during an in-office doctors appointment and is designed to be a treatment option for […]
Infertility: There could be a 3D printing solution
New Northwestern University research offers a potential 3D printing solution for women’s infertility – providing hope for cancer survivors who want to start families. The Northwestern researchers successfully 3D printed a bioprosthetic mouse ovary that ovulated when implanted inside a live mouse. Mice with the bioprosthetic ovaries were able to give birth to live pups, […]
