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BioMedical Enterprises launches Elite nitinol bone fixation device
Nitinol medical tech developer BioMedical Enterprises said today it launched the Elite nitinol bone fixation system in the U.S. The Elite nitinol bone fixation system includes a plate-like implant...
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ReVision Optics touts 1-year data for Raindrop inlay
ReVision Optics said today that 1-year results from the Phase III FDA clinical study of its Raindrop Near Vision Inlay designed for treating presbyopia indicated a 92% rate of satisfaction among study...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for March 9, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the...
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Google’s Verily developing med data connectivity hub
Google‘s (NSDQ:GOOG) Verily, formerly the company’s Life Sciences division, is developing a device which looks to collect and sync medical information dubbed the “Connectivity Bridge.” Photos of the...
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Agilent drops $80m on next-gen sequencer dev Lasergen
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) said today it is investing $80 million in next-gen sequencing tech developer Lasergen. Through the investment, Agilent will acquire a 48% ownership stake in Lasergen and...
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NuVasive plans $550m convertible note offering
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said today it is planning a $550 million financing round through the offering of convertible senior notes, due 2021. The company said it will allow a 13-day over-allotment...
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Visunex Medical wins FDA nod for infant visual imaging system
Fremont, Calif-based ophthalmic information system developer Visunex Medical said it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its PanoCam Pro Wide-field Imaging System designed for imaging newborn infants. The...
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Strengthening our regulatory relationships in India
By: Mathew T. Thomas and Dean Rugnetta India’s economic expansion is in part due to the tremendous growth in the pharmaceutical industry. The United States is a large consumer of medical products, and...
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Asahi Kasei shuffles the deck at Zoll Medical | Personnel Moves
Japan’s Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407), which in 2012 paid $2.3 billion to acquire Zoll Medical, is shuffling the deck at the resuscitation device maker. Former CEO Rick Packer, who led Zoll for 13 years...
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Medtronic’s Navigate lung trial enrolls 1st European patient
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it enrolled the 1st European patient in a huge, real-world study of the SuperDimension lung device it acquired along with Covidien early last year. The 2-year,...
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St. Jude Medical’s Nanostim leadless pacemaker wins MR-conditional CE Mark
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Nanostim leadless pacemaker. Little Canada, Minn.-based St. Jude said the approval covers...
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InterScope wins CE Mark for EndoRotor endoscopic resection device
Worcester, Mass.-based medical device startup Interscope said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its EndoRotor endocopic resection tool designed to remove mucosal lesions and...
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US Dept. of Defense clears Philips digital pathology platform
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said today that it won security compliance certification from the U.S. Department of Defense for its digital pathology solutions, claiming it is the pathology IT system to win...
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Sensus Healthcare sets terms on $20m IPO
Sensus Healthcare yesterday set the terms on an initial public offering that would raise $20 million at the mid-point. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sensus makes the SRT-100 and SRT-100 Vision photon X-ray...
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Stryker closes $3.5B notes offering
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that it closed a senior notes offering worth $3.5 billion. The 4-tranche flotation consisted of $750 million in 3-year, 2.0% fixed notes due in March 2019; $750 million in...
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Aurora Health Care touts role in clearance of cardiac mapping system
Aurora Health Care Systems today touted the FDA Clearance of APN Health‘s Navik 3D Cardiac mapping system, originally developed by Aurora Health cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Jasbir Sra at Aurora...
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Cochlear wins FDA clearance for Baja 5 SuperPower sound processor
Cochlear Ltd. (ASX:COH) said today that the FDA cleared its Baha 5 SuperPower sound processor, which is designed to treat higher degrees of mixed hearing loss. The device allows users to stream audio...
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Senate panel advances FDA fast-track bill
A U.S. Senate panel yesterday advanced a bill that would create a fast-track program at the FDA for breakthrough medical devices. The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions committee sent the...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for March 10, 2016
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Valeritas spikes $75m IPO
Nearly a year after tabling a proposed initial public offering, Valeritas today formally withdrew the planned flotation in a regulatory filing. “The market conditions have been such that the offering...
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