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What you need to figure out to make connected medical devices
Bill Welch, Phillips-Medisize [Image courtesy of Phillips-Medisize]The estimated number of connected medical devices – devices connected to the Internet –is expected to increase from 10 billion to 50...
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Philips launches DreamStation Go mobile CPAP device
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said yesterday it launched the DreamStation Go positive airway pressure device designed for individuals with obstructive sleep apnea. The Amsterdam-based company touted the...
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Japanese automakers get in on health robotics
ReWalk Robotics Japanese automakers, including Toyota (NSDQ:ADR), are reportedly turning their focus to robots to help the country’s rapidly aging society. Japan faces dwindling demand for cars and its...
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Simplify Medical launches pivotal study of MRI-conditional cervical disc
Simplify Medical said today that it launched a pivotal study of its eponymous cervical disc, which is designed to be safe during magnetic resonance imaging scans. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Simplify said...
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NeuroStar wins FDA nod for next-gen TMS device
NeuroStar said today it won FDA clearance for its next-gen NeuroStar advanced therapy transcranial magnetic stimulation device. The Malvern, Penn.-based company touted the device, which is designed to...
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Abbott launches new double-bend quadripolar LV lead
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today it launched a new Quartet quadripolar left ventricular lead designed for cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers and defibrillators. The newly launched quadripolar LV...
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Turns out people can hear prostheses attached to their skeletons
[Image by Sklmsta – Own work, CC0]Attach prostheses directly to people’s skeletons, and they can actually hear vibrations in their implant, according to Swedish and Italian researchers. The discovery...
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Hologic faces patent infringement suit from Minerva Surgical over NovaSure...
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) is facing a patent infringement suit from Minerva Surgical over patents related to its NovaSure Advanced endometrial ablation system. Redwood City, Calif.-based Minerva filed a...
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Smithfield to explore pig-human transplants
The world’s largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods, has reportedly launched a bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig parts for medical uses. The unit’s ultimate goal is to sell pig organs...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 12, 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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Ventec Life Systems wins FDA nod for VOCSN portable life support device
Respiratory care device developer Ventec Life Systems said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its VOCSN portable life support device. The VOCSN device provides 5 different respiratory therapies,...
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10 questions companies affected by European MDR should be asking
By Ronald Boumans and Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group Now that the European Parliament has voted to approve the Medical Device Regulations (MDR), many medical device companies active in Europe have...
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Report: Apple taps biomed engineers for stealthy diabetes program
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) reportedly tapped a roster of biomedical engineers to develop non-invasive continuous glucose monitors in a secret program that was the brainchild of its late founder Steve Jobs. The...
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FDA warns Abbott on St. Jude Medical plant in California
The FDA yesterday issued another warning letter about a St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) plant in California, now owned by Abbott (NYSE:ABT), that makes cardiac rhythm management products. It’s at least the...
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Glaukos drops $6m on Dose Medical’s IOP sensor system
Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) said today that it acquired Dose Medical‘s intraocular pressure sensor system assets for $5.5 million in cash, plus $9.5 million contingent upon development, clinical and regulatory...
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CareFusion recalls IV sets on cracked back-check valves
Becton Dickinson subsidiary CareFusion recalled some IV sets today after reports that cracks in the secondary set back-check valve caused infusion fluid to leak. The company said the secondary sets are...
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Trump threatens to hold Obamacare subsidies hostage to force Dems to table
After facing defeat at that hands of its own party, GOP lawmakers are looking to resurrect the Trumpcare bill and force Democrats to the table by withholding approximately $7 billion in insurance...
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Lyndra raises $23m for long-acting drug delivery tech
Lyndra, Inc. said today that it closed a $23m Series A round, led by Polaris Partners, to fund the development of its long-acting therapeutic oral delivery platform. Quark Venture, GF Securities,...
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Medtronic to integrate Garmin Vivofit activity data in MCMS
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it inked a deal with Garmin to integrate data from its wearable devices into Medtronic Care Management Services remote patient monitoring platform. Fridley, Minn.-based...
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How Boston Sci is getting drug-eluting stents and balloons into legs
“In the peripheral arteries, we use a nitinol self-expanding stent that typically is much larger and much longer,” said Jeff Mirviss, the head of Boston Sci’s peripheral interventions business, of the...
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