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KAROLINSKA DEVELOPMENT AB: Karolinska Development's portfolio company Promimic receives FDA approval for its HAnano Surface® on a spinal implant

Karolinska Development's portfolio company Promimic today announced that the company’s first spinal device utilizing HAnano Surface to improve osseointegration has now been 510(k) approved by the FDA.

AVRA MEDICAL ROBOTICS: Initiates Food and Drug Administration Approval Process

AVRA Medical Robotics, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQB: AVMR), an emerging growth company that is in the process of building a fully autonomous medical robotic system through the use of new technologies combining artificial intelligence, machine learning and proprietary software; announced that its regulatory and management teams met with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 12th.

CONCEPT MEDICAL INC.: Granted 'Breakthrough Device Designation' From the FDA for Its MagicTouch AVF Sirolimus Coated Balloon

Concept Medical Inc. (CMI) has been granted "Breakthrough Device Designation" from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MagicTouch AVF, its Sirolimus drug-coated balloon (DCB) catheter, for the treatment of stenotic lesions of Arteriovenous Fistulae or Arteriovenous graft in hemodialysis treatment of renal failure.

4WEB MEDICAL: Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of its Cervical Stand-Alone Interbody Fusion Device

Company expands implant portfolio with the addition of the Cervical Spine Truss System - Stand-Alone

U.S. FDA: Statement on the agency’s ongoing efforts to resolve safety issue with ARB medications

Protecting patients is the FDA’s highest priority, and Americans can be confident in the quality of the products the agency approves.

APIFIX: Receives FDA Approval to Commercialize MID-C System for Motion-Preserving Deformity Treatment of Progressive Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents

FDA approves ApiFix’s unique self-adjusting pediatric device designed to benefit young scoliosis patients with a less invasive surgical treatment

U.S. FDA: Requests recall of sterile compounded drug products produced by Pacifico National Inc., dba AmEx Pharmacy, reminds patients and health care professionals to stop using due to potential risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reminding patients and health care professionals not to use drug products intended to be sterile made by Pacifico National Inc., an outsourcing facility doing business as AmEx Pharmacy, in Melbourne, Florida.

DISCGENICS: Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Cell Therapy for Disc Degeneration

DiscGenics, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing regenerative cell-based therapies that alleviate pain and restore function in patients with degenerative diseases of the spine, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for its investigational cell therapy, IDCT, currently being evaluated in regulator-allowed clinical trials in the U.S. and Japan for the reduction in pain and disability associated with degenerative disc disease (DDD), a major cause of chronic low back pain.

BIOBEAT: First-ever: FDA Clears Biobeat's Wearable Watch and Patch for Non-invasive Cuffless Monitoring of Blood Pressure

Biobeat, a bio-medical technology company developing advanced sensing and remote monitoring solutions for patients, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a 510K clearance for its patch and watch for measurement of blood pressure, oxygenation and heart rate in hospitals, clinics, long-term care and at home. Biobeat's products enable cloud-based healthcare with connectivity either through a smartphone or a dedicated gateway.

SEELOS THERAPEUTICS: Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for SLS-005 for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III (Sanfilippo Syndrome)

Seelos to Proceed with Trial Enrollment and Dosing for Phase IIb/III Trial for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A and B Patients

MIRACOR MEDICAL: Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the PiCSO Impulse System

Miracor Medical SA (Miracor Medical) has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PiCSO® Impulse System for treatment of STEMI patients.

SURGENTEC: Announces FDA Clearance for Neurostimulation with ALARA™ Access Needle Kit

Announces Participation in the 2019 North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting

STALICLA: Announces Completion of pre-IND Meeting With FDA on STP1 for Subgroup of Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

STP1 is a pioneering investigational precision medicine that aims to provide an effective treatment option for a subgroup of patients with ASD (referred to as ‘Phenotype 1’). Phenotype 1 is estimated to include 20% of the total ASD population (2 million out of 10 million patients with ASD across Europe and North America), meaning STP1 has the potential to be a ‘game-changing’ influence in the field.

BEIGENE: Announces U.S. FDA Acceptance and Grant of Priority Review for its New Drug Application of Zanubrutinib in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for zanubrutinib for the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who have received at least one prior therapy.

BIOELECTRONICS CORPORATION: Files FDA 510(k) Application for Musculoskeletal Pain Complaints; Clinical Data Demonstrates Superior Drug Free Pain Relief to Prescription Strength NSAID Drug

BioElectronics Corporation (OTC PINK: BIEL), www.bielcorp.com, is pleased to announce that it has filed a 510(k), Premarket Notification application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

VYAIRE MEDICAL: Receives FDA Clearance of New Pulmonary Function Testing Technology

Vyntus™ ONE, Vyntus™ BODY and SentrySuite™ Software Available to U.S. Healthcare Market Immediately

VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS: FDA Update for HETLIOZ® in the Treatment of Jet Lag Disorder

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced that on August 16 2019, it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of its ongoing review of Vanda's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for HETLIOZ® (tasimelteon) for the treatment of Jet Lag Disorder (JLD).

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION: Announces FDA Approval Of ImageReady™ MRI For Vercise Gevia™ Deep Brain Stimulation System

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its ImageReady™ MRI labeling for the Vercise Gevia™ Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System to be used in a full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment.

ADAGIO MEDICAL: Announces US FDA Investigational Device Exemption Approval With Conditions To Conduct A Clinical Study For Treatment Of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using The Ultra-Low Temperature Cryoablation System

Adagio Medical, Inc. (Adagio), the developer of iCLAS™, the company's ultra-low temperature intelligent continuous lesion ablation system, announced that it has received an Investigational Device Exemption approval with conditions from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a non-randomized, single-arm clinical study for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).

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