The world of machine learning-enabled medical technology is advancing rapidly, and regulators are struggling to keep up, and Health Canada has joined the ranks of regulators who are tackling these technologies.

Fifty years after the term brain-computer interface (BCI) was coined, Neuralink and several other companies are reviving the promise of BCI for health care, as artificial intelligence and novel methods of neural signal detection work hand-in-hand to propel biomedical innovation.

Organox Ltd. gained approval from Health Canada for its Metra system for use during liver transplantation. The system utilizes normothermic machine perfusion to maintain donor livers under physiologic conditions prior to transplantation.