MedTech News

Implantica announces Module 1 is accepted and closed by FDA in the PMA application for RefluxStop™
VADUZ, Liechtenstein, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Implantica AG (publ.), a medtech company at the forefront of introducing advanced technology into the body, including a unique device RefluxStop™ for the treatment of acid reflux, a treatment field with 1 billion sufferers, is pleased to announce that the FDA has accepted Module 1 of the company’s premarket approval (PMA) application, and that this module is now considered closed.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech launches catheter system for stroke
Johnson & Johnson MedTech (NYSE: JNJ)+
announced today that it launched the CereGlide 92 catheter system for treating acute ischemic stroke.

Sinocare prevails in CGM trademark spat with Abbott
Sinocare announced recently that it successfully defended itself in court against trademark infringement claims brought by Abbott (NYSE:ABT).

QuantalX Neuroscience Announces CE MDR Approval, Making Brain Health Assessment Available in the EU
The company announces CE MDR approval for its novel Delphi-MD neurodiagnosis medical device in preparation for EU commercialization, improving patients’ clinical outcomes and well being while reducing healthcare systems and payors’ financial burden.

New device helps people with spinal cord injuries grasp large, heavy objects
A team of UC Berkeley engineers from the Embodied Dexterity Group has developed a wearable device to enhance grasping functionality in this population. Dubbed the Dorsal Grasper, this assistive device leverages voluntary wrist extension and uses supernumerary robotic fingers on the back of the hand to facilitate human-robot collaborative grasping.

Oral arsenic trioxide for leukemia has a 97% cure rate: Hong Kong’s prescription medicine enters international arena
Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have invented an oral formulation of arsenic trioxide (Oral-ATO; ARSENOL) for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), a blood cancer that once had a high fatality rate.

Zinc-based implants offer safer, dissolvable option for bone repair
Monash research could transform how broken bones are treated, with the development of a special zinc-based dissolvable material that could replace the metal plates and screws typically used to hold fractured bones together.

Scientists develop novel self-healing electronic skin for health monitoring
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in wearable health technology by developing a novel self-healing electronic skin (E-Skin) that repairs itself in seconds after damage. This could potentially transform the landscape of personal health monitoring.