Gastrointestinal
Implantica gears up for FDA approval of acid reflux device
Implantica has started the premarket approval process with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its gastroesophageal reflux disease…
Fujifilm’s endoscopic imaging detection system secures 510(k) clearance
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas has secured 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new AI-based endoscopic…
NHS capsule sponge test diagnoses Barrett’s oesophagus in trial
The NHS in the UK has reported that an innovative capsule sponge test could effectively diagnose Barrett's oesophagus, a precursor…
EndoSound secures FDA clearance for endoscopic ultrasound technology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to EndoSound’s Vision system, an endoscopic ultrasound device. Endoscopic…
GIE Medical enrols first subject in trial of drug-coated balloon
US-based clinical-stage company GIE Medical in the US has enrolled the first patient in the trial of a drug-coated balloon…
Biora submits updated IND application for ulcerative colitis drug/device trial
Biora Therapeutics has submitted an updated investigational new drug (IND) application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
Microba signs distribution agreement with Sonic for MetaPanel test
Microba Life Sciences has signed a distribution agreement with Sonic Healthcare through its wholly-owned subsidiary Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, for…
Motus GI concludes initial assessment of device for upper GI procedures
Motus GI and the Ecuadorian Institute of Digestive Diseases (IECED) have completed the initial clinical assessment of the Pure-Vu Gen…
Canadian colonoscopes market set to exceed $65 million by 2030
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Canada, where colorectal cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading…
Olympus joins biliary stent sector – market predicted to be $1bn by 2030
On February 24th, 2023, Olympus Corporation announced it had agreed to acquire Taewoong Medical, a South Korea-based manufacturer specialising in…
