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While three of the companies warned of inappropriate Orange Book patent listings by the FTC are delisting all the challenged patents, according to the U.S. legislators who led the action, five others refused to delist. Read More
Smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin have not been authorized, cleared or approved by the FDA, the agency has warned in a recent safety communication. Read More
Small medical device manufacturers who are experiencing financial hardship — and are in an active bankruptcy — can look to a new FDA draft guidance for information on how to become eligible for a waiver of their registration fee. Read More
The General Accountability Office (GAO) should press the FDA to stop being passive in its oversight of device safety and instead take a more bold and active role, according to several academicians who collaborated on an opinion piece in the peer-reviewed healthcare journal Health Affairs. Read More
Using the app for two four-hour periods of sleep during the same 10-day period should provide enough data for users to have an informed conversation with a healthcare provider. Read More
This week, your watch can start alerting you to sleep apnea, a fingertip clip can monitor your daytime blood oxygen, and a robotic exoskeleton can help restore mobility to spinal cord injury patients. But in a refreshing win for actual humans, a large study finds that the surgeon’s hands are just as good as robotic techniques in arthroscopic knee repair. Read More