A snapshot of global medical device and diagnostics approvals recorded during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker.

Starts & Stops is a regular feature highlighting Medtech Insight editors' picks of noteworthy medtech clinical trial announcements, initiations, completions, and suspensions each month. This month's edition, covering the period between mid-July and mid-August, includes trials from the biggest medtech players, some start-ups, and companies of every size in between.

July was a relatively light month for novel-device approvals by US FDA, but year-to-date volumes remain strong. Spotlighted devices include approval of a new drug-coated balloon and heart valve devices. Here's a roundup from Medtech Insight's Approval Tracker.