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FDA's Circulatory Systems Devices Panel will look at leadless pacemaker evidence needs; neurostim news from Nevro and Medtronic; BD and CareFusion hold hands; a Google-launched health tech firm gets a name; and more product and business updates.

FDA’s Circulatory Systems Devices Panel will turn its attention to evidence needs in the nascent area of leadless cardiac pacemakers at a Feb. 18 meeting, the agency announced in a Dec. 14 Federal Register notice.

The panel is set to discuss and make recommendations on clinical trial, postapproval study design, and physician training requirements for the technology. Panelists will be asked to focus on the...

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