January 2015

Another year, another slew of anticipated CDRH guidances

by the kBLASTER Team

The CDRH released today the CDRH Fiscal Year 2015 Proposed Guidance Development and Focused Retrospective Review of Final Guidance. The CDRH (or the "Agency") provided three lists: (1) a list of guidance documents that the Agency fully intends to publish (the “A-list”); (2) a list of guidance documents that the Agency intends to publish as resources permit (the...

Philips receives FDA 510(k) clearance for its latest Avalon CL Fetal Monitoring solution

ANDOVER, MA.  – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG AEX: PHIA) today announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S.A. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Avalon CL Fetal Monitoring solution (Avalon CL). The solution provides consistent monitoring of the mother and child, without the burden of managing cables, allowing mothers more...

App to Diagnose Head Injuries Scores FDA 510(k) Clearance

by Ramin A. Khalili, USAMRMC Combat Casualty Care Research Program Knowledge Manager

The new Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment is a mobile phone-based application designed to help medical providers identify cases of traumatic brain injury in almost any setting, which may help clinicians diagnose a patient in as little as five minutes.

"This is what's important right now," said Lt. Col. Chessley Atchison, as he...

Stereotaxis Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance of Vdrive(R) With V-CAS(TM) System Along With Regulatory Approval of Odyssey(R) System in Japan

by Globe Newswire

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq:STXS) announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vdrive® with V-CAS™ Catheter Advancement System in the U.S., representing the Company's third Vdrive system product to be cleared for market entry...