Through its intellectual property holding company, Eindhoven, the Netherlands-based Bambi Medical BV is seeking patent protection for an enhancement to its flexible sensor belt that is worn around the abdomen for monitoring the vital signs of neonates.

Researchers from the Academic Medical Center (AMC) University of Amsterdam are seeking protection for their invention of a total artificial heart which is compact, durable and mimics the natural movement of human tissue.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the circulatory system devices panel of the medical devices advisory committee for the U.S. FDA showed some love for Abbott Laboratories’ Triclip transcatheter edge-to edge repair (TEER) system for leaky tricuspid heart valves.

Toku Inc. recently obtained CE and UKCA marks for its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Clair, which evaluates the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) using retinal images captured during an eye exam.

South Korea’s CU Medical Systems Inc. has applied for protection of a system that combines features of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device and an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and uses chest impedance measurements to optimize emergency treatment.

The controversy over the use of paclitaxel (PTX) in devices used to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) has taken roughly half a decade to unwind as regulatory agencies across the globe stand down their restrictions on the use of these devices.

Royal Philips NV recently received some good news from the U.S. FDA which cleared its latest transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) ultrasound transducer, amidst ongoing efforts with the regulatory body to address problems with its sleep business. The X11-4t Mini 3D TEE transducer is 35% smaller than previous versions and is designed to provide cardiologists with high quality 3D images of the heart and its internal structure.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. received some good news with the earlier-than-expected U.S. FDA approval of its Evoque tricuspid valve replacement system. The company beat out rival Abbott Laboratories for the honor of being the first transcatheter therapy to receive FDA approval.

The U.S. FDA added a second pulsed field ablation (PFA) system to the approved list with its greenlight for Boston Scientific Corp.’s Farapulse for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Farapulse joins Medtronic plc’s Pulseselect, which garnered FDA approval in December. Two other PFA devices scored regulatory wins since the new year: Biosense Webster inc.’s Varipulse secured approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare and Sichaun Jinjiang Electronic Medical Device Technology Co. Ltd. got the nod from China’s National Medical Products Administration.