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Zimmer Biomet inks global distro deal with Nextremity
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today it inked an exclusive global distribution agreement with Nextremity Solutions for its foot and ankle deformity correction products. Financial terms of the...
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Fed Circ again upholds patent win for Medtronic’s Cardiocom
The Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) subsidiary Cardiocom yesterday, upholding an earlier ruling in a continuing spat between Robert Bosch Healthcare and the Fridley, Minn.-based...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for October 21, 2016
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Solid drug nanoparticles could improve delivery of HIV therapies
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have developed a method of delivering pediatric HIV drugs using solid drug nanoparticles, according to a study published today in Nature Communications....
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Alere shareholders OK $6m Abbott buyout
Alere (NYSE:ALR) said today that its shareholders voted to approve its nearly $6 billion merger with Abbott (NYSE:ABT), despite its onetime suitor’s seeming reluctance to consummate the deal. Abbott...
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Medtronic recalls Heartware HVADs over driveline contamination issues
The FDA today released a recall notice for Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) subsidiary HeartWare International‘s Heartware Ventricular Assist Device over issues with driveline connector tubes of select units which...
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Ultralow power transistor could power device without batteries
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new form of transistor that drastically reduces the amount of power used by a device, according to a new study published in Science....
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FDA approves Jarvik Heart trial for pediatric cardiac assist device
Jarvik Heart said today that the FDA approved an investigational device exemption trial of its miniature left ventricular assist device in patients of less than 1 year of age to 10 years. The...
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FDA to docs: Don’t use Multidata’s radiation therapy devices
The FDA today released a warning over issues with devices manufactured by Multidata Systems International. The federal watchdog said it knows of “at least 2” Multidata medical devices that the company...
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Heater-cooler issue expands to snare Maquet
Getinge‘s (PINK:GETI B) medical subsidiary Maquet Medical Systems is the latest to announce issues with bacterial contamination associated with its surgical heater-cooler units, according to a field...
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Teleflex recalls tracheostomy sets on disconnection risk
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) today issued a recall for select Willy Rusch TracheoFlex tracheostomy tube sets due to possible disconnection issues. The federal watchdog labeled the recall as Class 1, indicating...
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FDA clears pediatric spine implants from Medicrea
Medicrea (EPA:ALMED) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearances for is Pass XS posterior fixation and LigaPass XS band connector components designed for pediatric spinal deformities in small stature...
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NovioSense closes 4th financing round for tear glucose sensor
NovioSense said today that it closed a 4th financing round to support the upcoming clinical validation phase of its smartphone-based tear glucose sensor device. The round included existing investors...
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Outside firm backs up short-seller’s claims against St. Jude Medical
Short-selling firm Muddy Waters said today that outside cybersecurity experts validated its claim that cardiac rhythm management devices made by St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) are vulnerable to malicious...
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MDT launches MiniMed Connect app for Android
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that its MiniMed Connect app, which allows patients with diabetes to see a real-time glucose measurement on their smartphone, is available for Android devices. The app,...
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Legal win leaves Vascular Solutions CEO Root weary of the corner office
Root After being acquitted of federal felony charges for off-label marketing and a prosecution that spanned 5 years, Vascular Solutions (NSDQ:VASC) CEO Howard Root said he’s still recovering from the...
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FDA is working with hospitals to modernize data collection about medical devices
By: Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D. America’s hospitals and their dedicated staff helps us fight disease and suffering by delivering life-saving and life-enhancing care every day in an astounding variety of...
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FDA seeks to improve hospital reporting of device injuries
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to improve hospital reporting of injuries and deaths associated with medical devices after inspections at 17 hospitals revealed widespread...
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Medtronic wins FDA nod for lower-profile HawkOne atherectomy device
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for a new lower profile version of its HawkOne directional atherectomy system, designed for treating patients with peripheral artery disease....
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for October 24, 2016
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