Danish RSP Systems raises $5m Series A for GlucoBeam light-based glucometer
Non-invasive glucose monitor developer RSP Systems said today it raised $5.1 million (EU €4.6 million) in a Series A funding round to support its GlucoBeam glucose monitor. The round was led by Dr....
View ArticleAmedica closes $13m offering
Amedica (NSDQ:AMDA) said today it closed its most recent underwritten public offering, bringing in $12.7 million to support its silicone nitride implants. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based company sold a...
View ArticleMedtech’s 2016 stock surge confronts second-quarter test
(Reuters) – Shares of many U.S. companies that produce prescription medicines have been under pressure this year, but the picture has been rosier for makers of pacemakers, knee replacements and other...
View ArticleMedtronic’s NuVent sinus dilation device wins expanded indications from FDA
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that its NuVent sinus dilation device won expanded indications from the FDA. The new indications cover patients with scarred, granulated, or previously...
View ArticleFDA approves St. Jude Medical’s SyncAV CRT software
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) said today that the FDA approve its SyncAV cardiac resynchronization therapy software, which is designed to automatically adjust pacing based on real-time changes in a...
View ArticleAmgen taps West’s SmartDose for Pushtronex system
Amgen (NSDQ:AMGN) is partnering with West Pharmaceutical Services to integrate its SmartDose delivery platform into its Pushtronex system, the companies said today. The SmartDose technology is designed...
View ArticleTissue Regenix CE Mark expected 6 months early
Tissue Regenix said today it expects to pick up CE Mark approval in the European Union for its OrthoPure XT and XM procine tendon and meniscus products approximately 6 months ahead of schedule....
View ArticleFDA approves Insightec’s Exablate Neuro focused ultrasound device
UPDATED July 12, 2016, with comment from study investigators, Insightec CEO. The FDA said today that it approved the Exablate Neuro device made by Insightec for treating essential tremor in patients...
View ArticleSunshine Heart looks towards neuromodulation for its C-Pulse device
Sunshine Heart (NSDQ:SSH) said today it is looking at therapeutic strategies focused on neuromodulation rather than counterpulsation, touting the shift as a more cost effective strategy with a faster...
View ArticleDEKA’s LUKE prosthetic robotic arm set to debut later this year
The robotic LUKE arm developed by Dean Kamen’s DEKA research and development company is looking to hit the market later this year, being commercialized by Mobius Bionics. The LUKE arm is designed as a...
View ArticleMassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for July 11, 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...
View Article3Scan raises $14m to support tissue research platform
Computational pathology service platform developer 3Scan said today it raised $14 million in a Series B round of financing to support the expansion of its pre-clinical drug discovery capabilities and...
View ArticleGetinge wins expanded FDA clearance for Sterizone VP4
Getinge (PINK:GETI B) said today it won expanded FDA clearance for its Sterizone VP4 sterilizer, now cleared to sterilize colonoscopes, gastroscopes and other multi-channel flexible endoscopes of up to...
View ArticleMassive study points to genetic basis for diabetes
(Reuters) – A study examining the genes of more than 120,000 people from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas has offered the clearest picture yet of the genes that drive type 2 diabetes. The study,...
View ArticleSirtex jumps on higher-than-expected microsphere sales
Sirtex Medical today saw shares rise as much as 6.5% today after reporting higher than expected sales of its SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres for the 12 months ended June 30. That’s 16.4% up from...
View ArticleTitan Spine wins new Medicare code
Titan Spine said today it won a new technology ICD-10 code from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which allows for nanotextured surfaces on interbody fusion devices, clearing its...
View ArticleFDA officials want a national review system for medical devices
A pair of top officials at the FDA are advocating for a national oversight system for medical devices that would combine pre- and post-market clinical studies with adverse event reporting and...
View ArticleMTD Micro Molding Achieves ISO 13485 Certification
After years of ISO 13485 compliance, MTD Micro Molding (www.mtdmicromolding.com), a long-time leader in micro-injection molding for the medical device industry, announced it has achieved ISO 13485...
View ArticleAbiomed sues Maquet over Impella patents
Threatened with a patent infringement lawsuit if it didn’t agree to a licensing deal with Maquet, Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) responded by asking a Massachusetts judge for a judgment of non-infringement last...
View ArticleRisk Management in Clinical Research
As the regulators continue to raise the bar for quality clinical research investigations, IMARC has released a whitepaper that discusses the principles of risk management and their application to...
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