Vivos Therapeutics achieved a first in obtaining FDA clearance of its removable oral appliance for severe obstructive sleep apnea — an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or surgical implants — while Philips Respironics deals with potential overheating issues in its DreamStation 2 CPAP devices. Read More

This edition of Quick Notes highlights a major supplier’s data breach, good news for wearable defibrillator and renal denervation devices, and labeling to remind surgeons about nonapproved mesh products. Read More

In this edition of Quick Notes we tackle regulatory activity across the pond in Britain and the EU with stories on increased EMA fees, electronic product information for medicines, an updated service to help pharmaceutical companies and repurposing of a drug to help prevent breast cancer. Read More

A sock that performs pulse oximetry measurement for infants will be available OTC for U.S. consumers by the end of this year, following the FDA’s Wednesday De Novo clearance of Owlet’s Dream Sock baby monitor. Read More

The FDA wants its Radiological Devices Advisory Panel to weigh in on whether irradiators used to prevent metastasis in salvaged blood during cancer surgeries are safe enough to be classified as Class II devices or whether, as the FDA proposes, they should be designated as high-risk Class III devices requiring premarket approval. Read More