These medical devices are getting ready to launch in 2020
The pandemic absorbed so much attention at the FDA that the agency had to delay its review of applications for premarket approvals — some for several months. Manufacturers also were forced to delay clinical trials needed to demonstrate new devices’ safety and efficacy to regulators.Despite these challenges in gaining timely approval, some of the seven devices that we highlighted in April as awaiting approval reached their goal later in 2020. Here they are, with updates on which won the FDA’s blessing.