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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 29, 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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Abbott + St. Jude Medical: What does it mean for med tech innovators?
By Amy Siegel, S2N Health We awoke yesterday to news of yet another med tech mega-merger, with acquisitive Abbott ponying up $25B for St. Jude Medical, even before the ink is dry on Abbott’s $6B...
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House bill would speed CMS reimbursement for breakthrough devices
A new bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives looks to speed up the timeframes for Medicare reimbursement coverage for breakthrough medical devices that have won FDA approval . The bill,...
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Medtronic, Masimo split win in PTAB decision
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) said this week the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board delivered split a decision related to pulse oximetry technology patents owned by Masimo that were...
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Neovasc misses the Street with Q1 earnings, analysts remain positive
Neovasc (NSDQ:NVCN) today released 1st quarter 2016 earnings that fell short of the Street’s expectations in revenue and losses per share, though analysts remained optimistic about Tiara trial...
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Cardiac Insight raises $2.5m to support CardeaScreen
Cardiac Insight said today it closed a $2.5 million Series C funding round to support its CardeaScreen device and to finalize the development of a proprietary wearable sensor technology. The...
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New implant set to join fight against U.S. painkiller epidemic
(Reuters) – Two companies are on the cusp of taking a new treatment for opioid addiction to the U.S. market at a time when lawmakers are seeking ways to arrest an epidemic of heroin and painkiller...
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Singapore HSA fine-tuning good distribution practice for medical devices
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group Singapore’s medical device market regulator, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), is planning a new good distribution practice standard for medical devices that...
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EnteroMedics inks deal with VA distributor for Maestro anti-obesity device
EnteroMedics (NSDQ:ETRM) said today that it signed a distribution deal for its Maestro weight-loss device with Academy Medical, an orthopedic implant and wound care supplier to the U.S. Veterans...
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FDA approves afib-detecting Visia ICD from Medtronic
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said it won FDA approval for its Visia AF line of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, which are designed to detect and monitor atrial fibrillation symptoms. Fridley,...
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Medtronic wins FDA clearance for StrataMR valves
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today said it won FDA clearance for its StrataMR valves and shunts for patients with hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid conditions. The clearance allows the valves and shunts to...
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U.S. companies starting to see relief from pains of strong dollar
(Reuters) — The sluggish U.S. economy is proving to be a relief for U.S.-based companies struggling under the weight of the strong dollar and could lead to more positive earnings surprises in the weeks...
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Trust the Process
Merriam Webster defines a case study as a published report about a person, group, or situation that has been studied over time; also : a situation in real life that can be looked at or studied to learn...
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Halyard battles ’60 Minutes’ story on faulty Ebola gowns
Halyard Health (NYSE:HYH) is battling a 60 Minutes story from CBS accusing Halyard of providing defective Microcool surgical gowns, meant to protect workers from blood transmitted diseases, to health...
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Dexcom slides on Q1 earnings miss despite sales beat
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) shares have slipped nearly 6% since the continuous glucose monitoring company released its 1st-quarter results April 27 after the company missed Wall Street’s earnings expectation....
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EndoEvolution claims win in patent spat with J&J’s Ethicon
EndoEvolution today claimed a win in its patent battle with JNJ subsidiary Ethicon over automated suturing technology. Raynham, Mass.-based EndoEvolution said the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s...
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Intuitive Surgical taps Jones for new Sr. veep of design and user experience...
Intuitive Surgical taps Jones for new Sr. veep of design and user experience Robotic surgery powerhouse Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) tagged Charles Jones as its new senior vice president of design...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for May 2, 2016
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Nobilis launches Concertis bundled payment biz
Nobilis Health said today it launched Concertis, a business developing a technology platform for new payment and delivery methodologies, such as bundled payments. The Houston, Texas-based company...
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Accuray, MedPhoton ink deal to integrate ImagingRing into CyberKnife
Accuray (NSDQ:ARAY) said today it inked a collaborative deal with MedPhoto GmbH to integrate its ImagingRing volumetric image guidance system into Accuray’s CyberKnife radiosurgery system. The...
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