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Intuitive Surgical gets in on telehealth provider InTouch
InTouch Health said today that Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) picked up a stake for an undisclosed amount, as the companies embarked on a project to develop patient informatics solutions for...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for June 13, 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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Ethicon study reports bariatric surgery as effective treatment for Asian...
Ethicon study reports bariatric surgery as effective treatment for Asian Indian type II patients Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said it presented data from a study supporting...
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The legalization of off-label promotion: Vascular Solutions beat the FDA and...
Welcome to the Medsider interview series, a special new feature at MassDevice, which will appear regularly. All interviews are conducted by Scott Nelson, Founder of Medsider. We hope you enjoy them!...
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U.S. to invest $200 mln to shorten organ transplant wait lists
(Reuters) – The U.S. government announced plans on Monday to invest $200 million to help shorten the waiting list for patients waiting for organ transplants. The investment, to be led by the...
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Generating a new inner ear
Could regenerative techniques restore hearing or balance by replacing lost sensory cells in the inner ear? Lab-created inner-ear organs, described today in Nature Communications, could provide helpful...
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Terumo buys Sequent Medical for $280m
Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) said today it picked up Sequent Medical, developer of the Web aneurysm embolization device, for $280 million. The Web implant is made of a Nitinol mesh that is delivered in a...
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VitalConnect brings in $25m
Wearable biometric diagnostic patch company VitalConnect said yesterday it raised a total of $25 million through the closure of a loan facility and an extended Series B financing round to support the...
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Boston Scientific updates warnings for pelvic mesh products
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) recently updated the directions for use and warnings for its pelvic mesh products, classifying the meshes as permanent implants and warning of complications related to...
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Titan Spine touts implant warranty program
Titan Spine said yesterday it is expanding its spinal device warranty to include free replacement if its Endoskeleton interbody fusion devices delaminate or generate particulate debris during...
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Insulet touts new data showing reduced A1c levels with Omnipod system |...
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) last week touted the publication of new data supporting the benefits of its Omnipod insulin management system, with data supporting the systems’ efficacy at controlling blood...
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Viveve ups share count, lowers share price in $13.5m NASDAQ uplisting
Viveve (OTC:VIVMD) today tweaked the value of its uplisting from the over-the-counter exchange to the NASDAQ board, expecting to sell 2.7 million shares at $5 per share to bring in $13.5 million....
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Lombard touts 5-year Aorfix stent graft data
Lombard Medical Technologies (NSDQ:EVAR) yesterday released 5-year results from the Pythagoras trial of its Aorfix, which aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the stent graft in treating...
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Abbott touts clinical trial of its wearable glucose monitor at ADA
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) touted clinical trial results of its wearable Freestyle Libre glucose monitor at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in New Orleans. Compared to users of...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for June 14, 2016
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Medtech legend Villafaña is at it again with Medical 21
One of the most prolific and successful entrepreneurs in the medical device space, Dr. Manny Villafaña, is at it again with a new startup. Villafaña, the founder of Guidant and St. Jude Medical...
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Neuspera closes $9m funding round
NeuSpera Medical closed an $9 million round of equity financing, according to a new SEC filing from the company. NeuSpera, formerly known as Vivonda Medical, is developing injectable neuromodulation...
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They’re here: New draft European medical device & IVD regulations published
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group European lawmakers and regulators have published eagerly awaited draft versions of new medical device and IVD regulations earlier than anticipated. Emergo consultants...
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Aspire Bariatrics wins FDA nod for weight-loss stomach tube
Aspire Bariatrics said yesterday it won FDA premarket approval for its AspireAssist device designed to treat obesity by draining a portion of the stomach’s contents after meals. The system is placed...
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Medtronic inks partnership deal with self-management program dev Canary Health
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is partnering with digital health self-management program developer Canary Health to resell and distribute its full suite of chronic disease self-management programs, including its...
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