The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

For dentists, it’s transforming diagnosis, decision-making, and treatment planning. Back in 2015, Nobel Biocare held the first dental surgery filmed through VR and allowed observers to virtually assist the whole procedure from the surgeon’s perspective. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

In 2015, surgeons in Manchester, UK have performed the first bionic eye implant for an AMD patient using Second Sight’s innovation. In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. and a specificity of 95.5%.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In particular, CDRH touts its Breakthrough Devices Program, which it advertises as a “program for certain medical devices and device-led combination products that provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions. The Breakthrough program started in 2015.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

This content is likely one of the reasons for FDA’s withdrawal of the Draft Guidance in 2015 – the same year that FDA suffered one of the most significant blows regarding First Amendment protections for pharmaceutical manufacturer speech. Where FDA does not have jurisdiction, the agency may nevertheless take appropriate action (e.g.,

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