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Nanoparticles permeate lungs to deliver pulmonary drugs
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have developed nanoparticles that can shuttle chemicals through the thick mucus membranes of pulmonary airways to deliver drugs. The team’s work was published...
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Frequency raises $32m in Series A for hearing loss therapy
Frequency Therapeutics said today that it closed a $32 million Series A round, led by CoBro Ventures. Morningside Ventures, Emigrant Capital Corp., Korean Investment Partnership, Alexandria Real Estate...
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CRISPR uncovers drug compounds in bacterial genome
Researchers at the University of Illinois and the Agency for Science, Technology & Research in Singapore are using the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to uncover potentially useful drug compounds....
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 11, 2017
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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USITC to investigate intravascular patent infringement claims
The US International Trade commission said today it voted to investigate Chinese disposable medical device supplier Yangzhou WeiDeLi Trade Co over complaints of violated intravascular medical...
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Cytori prices $9.5m public offering
Cytori Therapeutics (NSDQ:CYTX) said today that it priced an underwritten public offering of 8.6 million shares of common stock at $1.10 apiece. The company plans to bring in $9.5 million. Cytori...
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Real-world evidence for medtech: what you need to know
[Image courtesy of Army Medicine on Flickr, per Creative Commons 2.0 evidence]Real-world evidence for medical devices has generated a lot of attention in medical device circles since FDA issued...
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ALung closes $36m Series C
Artificial lung-like device developer ALung Technologies said today it closed a $36 million Series C financing round, with funds slated to support a US pivotal trial of its Hemolung respiratory assist...
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Tandem Diabetes launches t:connect healthcare portal
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) launched the t:connect HCP Portal for its cloud-based t:connect diabetes management app, which integrates with the company’s touchscreen insulin pumps. Healthcare...
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Roche warns on bolus advisor issues with Accu-Check Connect app
Roche (PINK:RHHBY) this week warned of potential issues with its Accu-Check Connect diabetes management application which could lead the app to provide inaccurate bolus insulin recommendations. The...
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GE, Hartford Healthcare ink 7-year value based care partnership
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) said today it is collaborating with Hartford HealthCare to launch a series of value-based healthcare projects over the next 7 years. The companies said the projects aim to...
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China FDA getting rid of medical device testing fees
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) appears to have stopped charging substantial fees for in-country registration testing of medical devices. Get the full...
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FDA clears Mazor X Align spinal surgical planning software
Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) said today it won FDA clearance for its Mazor X Align spinal surgical planning software, with plans to launch in early May. The Mazor X Align software is designed to assist...
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AdvaMed CEO expects medical device tax repeal this year
Since the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act failed in the House last month, the medical device industry’s trade group has been looking for another piece of legislation to repeal the...
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ConforMIS touts head-to-head study of iTotal PS knee and Zimmer Biomet’s...
ConforMIS (NSDQ:CFMS) said today a head-to-head study comparing its iTotal PS customized knee implant with the off-the-shelf NexGen PS implant made by Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) showed that its device...
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Conmed’s SurgiQuest loses $12m to Lexion in false advertising case
Conmed (NSDQ:CNMD) said today that a jury today returned a $12.2 million verdict against it and its SurgiQuest subsidiary in a false advertising case with Lexion Medical. The jury in the US Federal...
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FDA clears United Orthopedic Corp.’s E-XPE knee implant
United Orthopedic Corp. said today that the FDA cleared its E-XPE polyethylene knee insert. The device was designed to reduce the risk of oxidation in patients with knee replacements. The E-XPE insert...
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Cook Medical recalls select Bush ureteral illuminating caths
Cook Medical this week released information on a select voluntary recall of its Bush DL and Bush SL ureteral illuminating catheter sets over issues with overheating. The Bloomington, Ind.-based...
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Unilife files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, saying it hopes to support the company’s business operations with a $7 million debtor-in-possession financing facility and its remaining cash....
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SV Health Investors closes $400m healthcare-focused fund
Recently rebranded SV Health Investors said this week it closed its 6th flagship fund at $400 million. The new SV VI fund will follow suit with previous funds and be multi-sector focused, the group...
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