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Resonetics plans Minnesota laser micro-manufacturing plant
Resonetics said today it is opening a laser micro-manufacturing facility in Plymouth, Minn. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing. The post Resonetics plans...
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Appeals court overturns triple damages in Zimmer Biomet’s $280m patent loss...
A federal appeals court today overturned the enhanced damages and attorney fees awarded in Stryker‘s (NYSE:SYK) $70 million patent infringement win over Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH), but upheld its prior...
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Terumo, CytoSorbents ink cardiac surgery deal
Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) said today it inked a strategic partnership deal with CytoSorbents to commercialize its CytoSorb blood purification adsorber for cardiac surgery applications. New Jersey-based...
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Private equity player Vance Street Capital acquires Motion Dynamics
Private equity player Vance Street Capital said it invested an unspecified amount in Motion Dynamics Corp. and its wire-based components business. Los Angeles-based Vance Street said Motion Dynamics is...
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Biotronik touts dual drug-coated balloon-stent therapy for lower-limb disease
Biotronik today released data from studies of its Pulsar-18 bare metal self-expanding stent and Passeo-18 Lux drug-coated ballon, touting high rates or primary patency and freedom from target lesion...
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AstraZeneca, Bespak ink deal for metered-dose inhaler
AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) said last week that it inked a multi-year commercial supply deal with Consort Medical (LON:CSRT) subsidiary Bespak for its pressurized metered-dose inhaler technology. Bespak...
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Novocure touts long-term analysis of Optune drug-device combo
Novocure (NSDQ: NVCR) touted a long-term analysis of data from a Phase III pivotal trial of its Optune device in combination with temozolomide for the treatment of newly-formed glioblastomas. Survival...
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Chemists develop 3D bone-scanning technique
Chemists at Trinity College Dublin created a 3D bone-scanning technique that does not expose patients to radiation. The team attached a luminescent tag to tiny, gold structures called nanoagents. The...
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Nordisk issues voluntary recall of GlucaGen HypoKits
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) issued a voluntary recall of 6 batches of its GlucaGen HypoKits in the U.S., after reports of detached needles in the syringes. The company initiated the recall following 2...
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Coapt looks to bring prosthetic electrodes into the 21st century
When Jodie O’Connell was 16, she lost her right arm in a meat-grinding accident. She was given a prosthetic, but quickly came to hate it. It was a standard myoelectric system: Two electrodes, 1...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for September 12, 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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FDA OKs expanded trial for Precision Biopsy’s ClariCore prostate biopsy device
Precision Biopsy said today it won an investigational device exemption from the FDA to expand the trial of its ClariCore biopsy system, now looking to enroll prostate cancer patients in the newly...
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Survey: The Fractured State of Enterprise Sales Enablement and Training
According to a recent Allego survey, 73% of salespeople in the medical/pharmaceutical industry believe insights from reps in the field would improve the sales enablement process at their company....
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Orthofix launches study of pulsed electromagnetic fields in treating...
Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) said today it enrolled the 1st patient in a study exploring the use of its Physio-Stim pulsed electromagnetic field system for treating osteoarthritis of the knee. The Lewisville,...
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Ethicon wins FDA nod for Enseal X1 tissue sealer
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Enseal X1 large jaw tissue sealer designed for vessel sealing and precise heat management. The...
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Abbott touts 38% hypoglycemia reduction in FreeStyle Libre study
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) today released data from the Impact study of its FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor, touting significantly reduced hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients. Data from the 328-patient...
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ReWalk Robotics founder’s Upnride wheelchair lets you cruise through town...
(Reuters) — Israeli technology start-up Upnride Robotics is launching an innovative upright, self-stabilizing wheelchair at a medical conference in Germany next month and hopes to hit the market next...
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Insulet launches artificial pancreas feasibility trial for Omnipod Horizon...
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) said today that it’s launching a clinical trial of an artificial pancreas system based on its flagship Omnipod insulin management device for treating Type I diabetes. The Omnipod...
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MDSAP authorities push for medical device industry participation
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group Officials overseeing the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) developed to allow single quality system audits across multiple regulatory jurisdictions have...
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FDA approves Medtronic’s In.Pact Admiral DCB for in-stent restenosis
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it won FDA premarket approval for its In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon with indications for treating in-stent restenosis in peripheral artery disease patients. The...
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