A spate of recalls released in recent days follow problems with antibiotic test kits, dialysis tubing, an anesthesia system and infusion pumps. About 4,000 complaints have been reported tied to the recalls.

During Q4, biopharmas brought in an aggregate $17.5bn in financing and device company fundraising totaled $1.9bn; while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players raised $848m.

Medtech Insight spoke with Outset Medical’s CEO Leslie Trigg about lessons learned in her career growing medtechs and her plans for growing Tablo hemodialysis for acute and home care. 

Outset’s at-home dialysis system is the first technology approved for Transitional Add-on Payment Adjustment for New and Innovative Equipment and Supplies (TPNIES), a designation created for US Medicare kidney patients.