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December 2024	Essure The Australian class action lawsuit against Essure was dismissed.
April 2024	Medical Technology Group The Medical Technology Group (MTG) published a comprehensive report titled 'Levelling Up or Levelling Down: The Impact of Integrated Care Systems on the Delivery of Care', analyzing the performance of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and their impact on regional NHS performance variation.
2023	Irreversible electroporation Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is being widely used and evaluated in humans as a cardiac ablation therapy to treat heart rhythm irregularities by precisely killing small areas of heart muscle using high-voltage electrical pulses.
2023	Irreversible electroporation Frühling et al. published a comprehensive study on 149 patients with 149 liver lesions, reporting a mean overall survival of 27.0 months for some tumor types and 35.0 months for others.
2023	Laboratory developed test Global laboratory-developed testing (LDT) market valued at US$ 3518.7 million, with projections for significant growth in personalized medicine and diagnostics.
2023	Essure A class action lawsuit was initiated in Australia by over 1000 women claiming Essure caused pain, suffering, and significant bleeding.
November 2023	Medical Technology Group The Medical Technology Group published its second report on the elective care backlog, calling for a comprehensive review of Community Diagnostic Centres and Surgical Hubs. The report highlighted regional variations in best practice sharing and performance reviews, with chair Barbara Harpham expressing concern about potential patient access to latest medical technology.
September 2023	Medical Technology Group Medical Technology Group published a comprehensive report titled 'Delivering Meaningful Patient Involvement', examining patient participation across 42 Integrated Care Systems in NHS England. The research revealed significant variations in patient involvement, with 40 percent of ICSs lacking formal patient representation in Board meetings and subcommittees.
August 2023	Medical Technology Group The Medical Technology Group published a comprehensive report analyzing barriers to innovation adoption within the NHS, specifically focusing on challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises. The report included three key recommendations for improving medical technology integration and assessment processes.
June 30 2023	Custom-made medical device Deadline for medical devices in Great Britain to conform to either UK MDR 2002 (as amended) or the EU MDR.
2022	Ava Ava was acquired by FemTech Health, a company based in Houston, Texas.
2022	Medicine and medical technology The complete human genome was sequenced, completing the work begun in 2000 and providing comprehensive genetic mapping.
2022	Bioconvergence Bioconvergence market begins a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% through 2030, driven by advancements in stem cell technology and aging population needs.
2022	Machine perfusion A record-breaking human liver transplant preservation was achieved using machine perfusion, successfully maintaining a liver for 3 days instead of the typical 12-hour limit. This breakthrough suggests potential future extension of organ preservation up to 10 days while preventing substantial cell damage.
2022	Nano-scaffold Tissue engineering market projected to reach $94.2 billion, reflecting rapid expansion in regenerative medicine, with musculoskeletal regenerative medicines accounting for 26.4% of the market.
2022	Crib A'Glow The Crib A'Glow device was selected for the shortlist of the Africa Prize by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
October 2022	Bioconvergence Japan announced the establishment of a global center of bioconvergence innovation at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, supported by a grant from the Japan Science and Technology Agency.
October 2022	Medical Technology Group Barbara Harpham, Chair of the Medical Technology Group, authored an article in the Health Service Journal emphasizing the importance of inter-organizational knowledge sharing to enhance patient care within the NHS.
September 2022	Medical Technology Group The Medical Technology Group published a comprehensive report analyzing patient referral data from NHS England, examining performance across various treatment pathways including general surgery, cardiology, and orthopaedics. The report highlighted significant regional variations, showing some hospitals in the southwest and northeast treating up to three times more patients compared to those in London and the Midlands.
May 2022	Bioconvergence Israel launched a 5-year national plan to boost research and development in bioconvergence. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka Medical Center announced a strategic collaboration for developing novel bioconvergence technologies.
2021	ISO 14971 Publication of ISO 14971:2019+A11:2021 addendum, harmonizing the standard with the two 2017 European Medical Device Regulations through Annexes ZA and ZB.
2021	Bioconvergence Global bioconvergence market was valued at USD 110.9 billion, signaling significant market potential in emerging biomedical technologies.
November 2021	Medical Technology Group Published the Medtech the Solution manifesto to mark the organization's twentieth anniversary, calling for improved access to medical technology in the NHS and featuring contributions from Rachel Power, Dean Russell MP, and Paul Blakeley.
September 2021	Bioconvergence CELLINK Life Sciences changed its group name to BICO Group, positioning itself as a bioconvergence technology company focused on blending biology, engineering, and computer science technologies.
September 2021	Medical Technology Group The Medical Technology Group released 'Ration Watch UK', an analysis of NHS England data revealing significant regional variations in treatment rates across England, highlighting disparities between Northern and Southern Clinical Commissioning Groups.
July 2021	Medical Technology Group Analysis showed NHS England treated 242,293 patients, which was nearly 22,000 fewer (-8%) compared to July 2019, indicating a continued impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare treatment rates.
May 26 2021	Custom-made medical device Delayed full implementation date of EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR), replacing the previous Medical Devices Directive (MDD).
March 2021	Bioconvergence The US National Intelligence Council (NIC) published a research paper on the 'Future of Biology', highlighting bioconvergence as a critical approach to understanding and manipulating living matter.
March 2021	Medical Technology Group The Medical Technology Group published its Medical Technology Access Accelerator report, reviewing NHS infrastructure for introducing medical technologies and providing eleven recommendations to improve innovation uptake. The report emphasized creating a single pathway for innovators, securing funding and commissioning, and involving patients in technology adoption decisions.
February 2021	Veronica bucket Veronica Bekoe launched an updated version of the Veronica bucket, designed to reduce physical contact and help prevent COVID-19 transmission by improving its hygienic features.
2020	Femtech Kegg launched a 2-in-1 fertility tracker that can sense electrolyte levels of cervical fluid and assist with pelvic floor exercises.
2020	Custom-made medical device The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (Statutory Instrument 2020/1478) further amended the UK Medical Devices Regulations, removing EU MDR provisions.
2020	Medicine and medical technology First vaccine for COVID-19 was developed, providing crucial protection during the global pandemic.
2020	ISO 14971 The second edition of ISO 24971 was published, containing informative annexes from the second edition of ISO 14971.
2020	In silico medicine First CADFEM Medical Conference held, focusing on in vivo, in vitro, and in silico medicine, with the theme 'The central role of in silico medicine – what it can do and what we need for its practice'.
2020	Bioconvergence McKinsey report identified over 400 scientifically feasible bioconvergence use cases, projecting potential direct economic impact over the next 10 to 20 years.
2020	Crib A'Glow Tiny Hearts Technology, founded by Oboro, received the third-place prize from the Africa Business Center of the United States Chamber of Commerce in their inaugural Digital Innovation Awards.
October 2020	ISS ECLSS The Elektron system failed and was temporarily deactivated before being repaired.
August 2020	Essure Bayer agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement to resolve approximately 90% of nearly 39,000 U.S. legal claims related to Essure, without admitting liability.
July 2020	Essure Bayer published interim data from the FDA-mandated postmarket surveillance study, reporting side effects in Essure patients, including chronic pain and abnormal bleeding. Patient recruitment for the study ceased as the device was no longer available in the US market.
June 2020	Irreversible electroporation Review of clinical studies on irreversible electroporation (IRE) for potential treatment of pancreas, liver, prostate, and kidney conditions revealed no randomized multicenter trials or long-term follow-up studies as of this date.
April 2020	Bioconvergence The European Investment Bank and the Israel Innovation Authority signed a cooperation agreement to jointly pursue investments in the emerging domain of bioconvergence.
April 23 2020	Custom-made medical device Regulation (EU) 2020/561 was adopted, deferring full implementation of EU MDR by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 12 2020	Folding@home Folding@home becomes the world's first exaflop computing system, reaching a peak performance of 2.43 exaflops.
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