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FDA panel to mull cardiac heater-coolers over infection risk
The FDA said today it will hold a public advisory committee meeting of its Circulatory System Devices Panel to discuss bacterial infections associated with the use of heater-cooler devices during...
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St. Jude Medical holds on to win in poaching spat with Biosense Webster
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) hung on to a win over Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Biosense Webster after a federal appeals court found that Biosense and the rep, Jose de Castro, breached...
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Tekcapital buys Stryker assets, mulls IPO for Bellascura subsidiary
Tekcapital (LON:TEK) said this week that it’s considering an initial public offering for the Bellascura subsidiary it formed to sell the trio of orthopedic assets it licensed from Stryker (NYSE:SYK)....
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Medtronic prices $3B offering
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today priced a massive $3 billion offering, looking to reduce its debt as it continues its journey towards an A credit profile. Charges from the offering will be recognized as a...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 15, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s...
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Intuitive Surgical cautions on cardiac cryoablation with non-da Vinci...
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) today released a field safety notice it sent to da Vinci customers regarding the use of the da Vinci EndoWrist instruments with a cryoablation probe, warning of issues...
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Autonomic Technologies taps ex-Thoratec’s Pellegrini for CEO | Personnel...
Autonomic Technologies taps ex-Thoratec’s Pellegrini for CEO Autonomic Technologies said it hired ex-Thoratec North America prez Niamh Pellegrini as its new CEO and member of its board. Read more The...
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Helius Medical raises $7m for portable neuromodulation stimulator
Helius Medical Technologies (OTC:HSDT) said today that it raised $7.2 million (C$9.2 million) in a Canadian short-form offering and a concurrent private placement in the U.S. Newtown, Pa.-based Helius...
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Material in Medtronic’s cardiac leads makes the Space Technology Hall of Fame
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that lead material used in its cardiac leads, NASA Langley Research Center-Soluble Imide, was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony...
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Amedica inks exclusive Chinese silicon nitride distro deal
Amedica (NSDQ:AMDA) said today it signed an exclusive distribution deal with Chinese medical device company Shandong Weigao Orthopedic Device Company Limited. The deal gives Weigao Orthopedic exclusive...
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AdvaMed 2016 announces MedTech Innovator competition
Think your medical device company has some cutting-edge tech? You might want to consider entering the MedTech Innovator contest sponsored by the AdvaMed 2016 annual conference. The “virtual...
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Varian backs Phase III non-small cell lung cancer trial
Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR) said today it is supporting a Phase III clinical trial set to compare outcomes of radiosurgery against surgical resection for treating early-stage, high-risk operable...
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LifeBond wins CE Mark, FDA fast track for LifeSeal surgical sealant
LifeBond said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its LifeSeal surgical sealant for gastrointestinal resection procedures, and got on the fast track with the FDA for the...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 18, 2016
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Cardica touts 1st US use of MicroCutter Xchange 30 after winning expanded...
Cardica (NSDQ:CRDC) said today its MicroCutter Xchange 30 surgical stapler designed for thoracic surgery procedures was used in the 1st U.S. in-human case after winning expanded 510(k) clearance in...
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InfuSystems picks up InfusAid assets
InfuSystem Holdings (NSDQ:INFU) said today it bought the infusion pumps assets of Philadelphia-based ambulatory infusion pump provider InfusAid for an undisclosed amount. Madison Heights, Mich.-based...
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Report: Sen. Durbin blasts Abbott over layoffs, separation agreement
Senator Dick Durbin (Ill.-D) is laying into Abbott (NYSE:ABT) after the company announced it’s laying off approximately 150 workers and sending their jobs overseas, according to The Chicago Tribune....
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Indian regulators to formally separate medical device and pharmaceutical rules
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued draft rules that establish registration and quality system requirements for medical devices and IVDs...
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Johnson & Johnson’s Q1 sales tick up
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) posted a slight increase in 1st-quarter sales in the face of headwinds from the strong dollar and Venezuela’s devaluation of the bolivar, but still managed to top Wall...
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Advanced Catheter Therapies inks deal with Toray Industries for peripheral...
Advanced Catheter Therapies said today that it inked a worldwide license deal with Toray Industries for the manufacture and sale of ACT’s Occlusion Perfusion Catheter for peripheral vascular stenosis...
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