Emerging Technology Reports

The Emerging Technology Report provides regular updates about emerging and potentially disruptive technologies that are likely to have a significant impact in healthcare. This “early warning” report monitors new health technologies from 6 months to 2 years within a regulatory submission and tracks those as they go through clinical trial development and the regulatory approval process.

For each emerging technology, our analysts describe the technology and intended use, its prospects relative to the regulatory process and FDA information, competing technologies, relevant clinical guidelines, high-level look at the evidence such as published abstracts in the medical literature and available meeting abstracts, and available clinical trials.

HeartFlow FFRCT

A software program that analyzes coronary computed tomography angiography images to provide an estimated measure of fractional flow reserve in coronary lesions of intermediate stenosis severity.

Symplicity Renal Denervation System

A percutaneous renal nerve ablation system used to interrupt renal sympathetic nerve activity and lower blood pressure in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.

inFlow Urinary Prosthesis

A temporary, indwelling intraurethral valve-pump proposed as an alternative to catheterization in women with impaired detrusor contractility.

Sonalleve MR-HIFU System

A system that combines magnetic resonance imaging guidance with high-intensity focused ultrasound for the noninvasive treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids.