ONWARD® Medical Submits De Novo Application to FDA for its ARC-EX® System
Apr 02, 2024
THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE EUROPEAN MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014) EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands, April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ONWARD Medical N.V. (Euronext: ONWD), the medical technology company creating innovative spinal cord stimulation therapies to improve or restore movement, function, and independence in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), today announces it has submitted its De Novo application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow marketing of its breakthrough ARC-EX System to restore function of the upper extremities after SCI. The submission marks an historic milestone for the Company in its mission to restore mobility and function for people with SCI. Once cleared by the FDA, ARC-EX will be the first-ever spinal cord stimulation therapy to restore hand and arm function after SCI and the first commercial product for ONWARD Medical. ONWARD prioritized upper limb function as its first indication for the ARC-EX System given feedback from the SCI Community of the importance of arm, hand, and finger function in empowering independence after SCI. "We are delighted to be one step closer to bringing our breakthrough ARC-EX System to people living with SCI after submitting this De Novo application for regulatory clearance in the United States," said ONWARD Medical CEO Dave Marver. "This therapy has the potential to transform the lives of people living with paralysis, while also positively impacting their loved ones." The De Novo application follows the Company's global pivotal study - called Up-LIFT - the first large-scale pivotal study of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation. The study investigated the safety and effectiveness of ARC-EX Therapy in improving upper limb strength and function in 65 study participants with chronic tetraplegia at 14 leading SCI neurorehabilitation centers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The study met all primary safety and effectiveness endpoints and demonstrated that 72% of participants responded to ARC-EX Therapy1, showing improvement both in strength and function. "The SCI Community is eager to have access to this innovative technology," said Candy Tefertiller, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS, Executive Director of Research and Evaluation, Craig Hospital in Lakewood, ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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