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The FDA has deemed Hamilton Medical’s recall of certain of its ventilators as class I, the most serious type of recall as use the device may lead to serious injury or death. Read More
After inquiries about food, the FDA Office of the Ombudsman hears most often from device companies — because there are more small companies in that area of the industry — and they need help to solve a problem they’re having with the agency, said office director Laurie Lenkel during an Alliance for a Stronger FDA webinar Wednesday. Read More
Our coverage spans a bone graft product that caused a tuberculosis infection, a subcutaneous cancer treatment, a warning letter for an eye drop manufacturer, 300 higher risk patients with a recalled Medtronic cardiac pump, and a lawsuit by Insulet against a competitor for intellectual property theft. Read More
The FTC and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will co-host a Sept. 5 workshop on draft merger guidelines the agencies propose to use when assessing whether a merger may violate antitrust law and stifle competition. Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must complete its work on the final rule governing commercial sterilization using ethylene oxide (EtO) by March 1, 2024, following the government’s signature on a consent decree that settles a complaint against the EPA filed by multiple groups in December 2022. Read More
The FDA has announced a new testing tool, and approved several systems for cryoablation, donor lung preservation and cervical disc replacement. Read More
The device’s benefit was quite modest, on the order of what one might expect with the addition of one extra antihypertensive medication, the panel said. Read More
Draeger Medical has voluntarily recalled its Carina Sub-Acute Care ventilators — which the FDA has deemed a class I recall — to address the potential presence of contaminants in the device’s airpath. Read More