Endolumik's story started a few years ago as the FDA sounded the alarm over the risks of internal surgical staplers. In 2019, the federal agency warned healthcare providers that it had received more than 41,000 medical device reports (MDRs) related to surgical staplers and staples for internal use from 2011 to 2018. Those MDRs tallied more than … [Read more...] about Endolumik’s illuminated device takes a big step for safety
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FDA clears first device authorized under Safer Technologies Program
The FDA last week cleared a new gastric calibration tube, marking the first authorization of a device under the agency's Safer Technologies Program. FDA launched its Safer Technologies Program in 2021. It modeled the program on its breakthrough devices program. The Safer Technologies Program (STeP) covers devices that could improve the safety of … [Read more...] about FDA clears first device authorized under Safer Technologies Program