Medtech Insight's Results Recap covers major device trial results appearing on MedDeviceTracker. This week's edition covers new clinical data released March 8 to March 22, not including the data presented at the annual conferences of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons or American College of Cardiology, which are presented in separate special editions of Results Recap.

In this week’s podcast, senior reporters Elizabeth Orr and Ferdous Al-Faruque give a quick rundown of FDA goings-on the device industry should keep a sharp eye on, including a reorganization of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, remarks from outgoing agency head Scott Gottlieb on laboratory developed tests, and news from a recent FDA neurological devices advisory panel meeting.

The US FDA neurological devices panel on March 21 found significant faults with Neuronix’s de novo application for its neuroAD Alzheimer’s treatment system. A key concern was that the device missed its primary endpoint in the pivotal trial.

Medtech Insight's Results Recap covers major device trial results appearing on MedDeviceTracker. This week's edition covers new clinical data released March 8 to March 22, not including the data presented at the annual conferences of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons or American College of Cardiology, which are presented in separate special editions of Results Recap.

The UK government is championing the region of Oxfordshire to become the next global digital health hub post-Brexit. The ambitious plans to develop the UK’s digital health technologies were outlined at a recent event at the House of Commons in London.

Scott Zellner, senior director at DePuy Synthes, and orthopedic surgeon Joel Matta, who has been collaborating with DePuy since 2004, have long advocated for the anterior approach to total hip replacement, touting the many benefits of the minimally invasive surgery. Medtech Insight sat down with Zellner and Matta at this year's American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons' (AAOS) conference in Las Vegas to discuss the company's latest technologies designed for the anterior approach to total hip replacement, what's next, and to hear Matta's view on the widely discussed role of robotic-assisted surgeries.

US FDA recently qualified the OsiriX CDE Software Module as a Medical Device Development Tool (MDDT), making it the third MDDT qualified by the agency and the first biomarker MDDT. See what FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said about it here.

Developers of medical devices intended to treat traumatic brain injuries may want to consider using an imaging software developed to detect contusions. The product is the third Medical Device Development Tool qualified by US FDA, which means the agency trusts it to output accurate data supporting clinical trials.

A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. This week, FDA approved Bard’s Venovo venous stent system for symptomatic iliofemoral venous outflow obstruction, FDA added functional mitral regurgitation to the approved labeling for Abbott’s market-leading MitraClip, and Watchman FLX, Boston Scientific’s next-generation left-atrial appendage closer earned a CE Mark in Europe.