This week's edition of Medtech Insight's Results Recap, the weekly roundup of major device trial-results from MedDeviceTracker, includes medical device trial results announced from Jan. 11 through Jan. 24. This week's list is dominated by results presentations from the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) in Leipzig, Germany, including trials of devices from Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Gore, Profusa, InspireMD, and Vessi.

SynCardia Systems' Freedom Driver System was subject to a class I recall last year, and now US FDA has updated its concerns about a component of the firm's Temporary Total Artificial Heart based on post-approval study data, and is asking that malfunctioning drivers be returned to the manufacturer.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in September 2016.

$1.4 billion in Q3 device financing was slightly lower than Q2's $1.8 billion with just one IPO versus Q2's seven. Acquisitions reached a high of $23 billion and diagnostics financing increased 30% over Q2 to $1 billion, while M&A activity at $1.2 billion showed a sharp decline from the previous quarter's $15.6 billion.