Global Device Approvals: Weekly Snapshot
Executive Summary
A snapshot of global medical device and diagnostics approvals recorded in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker during the past week.
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Crown Grows With Keri From GSK, Which Says Little On Consumer Pending JV Launch With Pfizer
Sales to Crown Labs didn't breach GSK's attention when it reported its Q1 results, with its consumer health discussion limited to general figures on regions and product categories. Pfizer offered even less about its consumer health operations and plans with its Q1 report.For Crown Labs, landing North American rights to Keri brand marks another step toward offering comprehensive skin care selection.
Abbott Pulls Absorb Stent Off The Market, Citing Low Sales
Abbott is giving up on selling its first-generation biosorbable coronary stent, which failed to match the performance of contemporary metallic drug-eluting stents in clinical trials. The company says it will continue working on the next-generation biosorbable stents and continue the ongoing trials of Absorb GT1 BVS.
News We’re Watching: FDA Approves Medtronic's Affera, Roche's CGM Moves Closer To Approval, And More
Medtech Insight's News We're Watching covers medtech industry and research news you may have missed. This week, the Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) conference in Florence, Italy, included new results from studies of Roche's continuous glucose monitor and Medtronic's 780G insulin pump, Medtronic moved closer to earning FDA approval for its Affera ablation mapping and ablation system, and Linus Health expanded its technology for finding signs of cognitive problems in speech data.