Allen Burton, the medical director of Abbott’s neuromodulation business and a leader in pain medicine, talked to Medtech Insight about the FDA’s new labeling for Abbott’s spinal cord stimulation devices that includes non-surgical back pain.

This week, Medtronic said it would pay $738m for insulin patch firm EOFlow; Neuralink got an FDA OK for first-in-human trials; and UK agency NICE backed genetic tests for stroke patients and digital therapeutics for mental health conditions.

The Federal Trade Commission said it supports Boston Scientific’s decision to walk away from a planned $230m acquisition of Korea-based MI Tech. Boston Scientific said it could not obtain needed global regulatory approvals.

Pear Therapeutics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April and sold its remaining assets in an auction for about $6m. The demise of one the pioneers in the prescription digital therapeutics industry highlights the challenges PDT developers face getting their products reimbursed.

This week, the DC Attorney General announced a settlement with ovulation-tracking app Premom; a novel scoliosis treatment won FDA approval; research showed Fractyl Health’s Rejuva delivery system can deliver gene therapy directly to the pancreas; and BearCare recalled a thermometer over burn risks.

The approval, supported by the results of the randomized DISTINCT trial, includes all of Abbott’s spinal cord stimulation devices that deliver the proprietary BurstDR waveform.