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Bioventus taps ex-Medtronic CEO Hawkins for chairman | Personnel Moves
Bioventus said it tapped former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Immucor (NSDQ:BLUD) chief Bill Hawkins to be its new chairman, replacing Dan LeMaitre. Hawkins, who’s slated to appear at the upcoming...
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Avita Medical eyes Japan, South Korea for ReCell
Avita Medical (ASX:AVH) said yesterday it inked a distribution agreement with 2 companies to bring its ReCell to the Japanese and South Korean markets. The ReCell device is designed to use the...
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AMA drops $15m into San Fran healthcare innovation start up
The American Medical Association is investing $15 million to be a founding partner in a new healthcare innovation company in San Francisco named Health2047. Health20147 is a newly formed for-profit...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for January 15, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the...
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NDD Med sponsors documentary on Star Trek’s Nimoy aiming to help COPD...
ndd Medical said Wednesday it is sponsoring a new documentary about ex-Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy’s struggle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in hopes of aiding other patients struggling...
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The FDA on cybersecurity: Agency releases med device cybersecurity guidelines
Cybersecurity is becoming a recurring theme amongst the medical device industry as 2016 gets underway. The FDA today posted draft guidance covering steps it believes medical device manufacturers should...
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PTAB reverses ruling on Greatbatch patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board said it instituted an inter partes review of a pacemaker patent from Greatbatch (NYSE:GB) on Wednesday, siding with challenger AVX corp that its initial decision...
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NeuroMetrix wins Chinese regulatory win for DPNcheck
NeuroMetrix (NSDQ:NURO) said today it won regulatory approval in China for its DPNCheck diagnostic test for peripheral neuropathy. DPNCheck is a point-of-care-test designed to detect diabetic...
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Medical device investments in Minnesota hit record level in 2015
Investment in medical device companies in Minnesota topped the $300 million mark for a 3rd year in a row last year, according to a report from the Medical Alley Assn., the North Star State’s life...
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Diabetes: Novo Nordisk looks to post-sanctions Iran
(Reuters) — Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), the world’s top insulin supplier, expects to be ahead of the pack now nuclear sanctions are lifted in Iran, thanks to a continuous presence and a...
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Dictum Health, SunTech Medical ink telehealth deal
Dictum Health said today it inked a partnership deal with blood-pressure monitoring product supplier SunTech Medical to incorporate its blood pressure modules into Dictum’s next-gen telehealth device....
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for January 21, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the...
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FDA to offer webinar on new final guidance on sterility
The FDA said yesterday it will host a webinar covering newly released guidance concerning sterilization. The federal watchdog yesterday issued a final guidance on sterilization, outlining adequate...
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Intuitive Surgical: Q4, FY2015 earnings trounce street; New FDA 510(k)
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) released a bevy of good news today, posting Q4 and fiscal year 2014 earnings that trounced street estimates and announcing FDA 510(k) clearance for the Integrated Table...
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Centinel Spine wins FDA 510(k) for Altos cervical spine implant
Centinel Spine said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Altos posterior cervical thoracic stabilization system with indications for use in lateral masses of the cervical spine or pedicles of the...
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Medtech approvals: FDA releases November 2015 PMAs
The FDA today released its list of the pre-market approvals it granted for medical devices in November 2015: Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved Originals: 3 Supplements: 69 Summary of...
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MTD Micro Molding adds ultrasonic molding capability
MTD Micro Molding has added ultrasonic molding capability to the molding services menu with the purchase of an Ultrasion molding machine. MTD has invested in an ultrasonic molding machine, which takes...
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Advancing women’s health research
By: Pamela E. Scott, Ph.D. Career inspiration can come from many sources. My inspiration came from a broken ankle. In the winter of 1999, I broke several bones and had three surgeries to repair my...
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C.R. Bard closes $181m Liberator Medical buy
C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) said yesterday that it closed the $181 million acquisition of Liberator Medical (NYSE:LBMH), a direct-to-consumer distributor of durable medical equipment. The deal called for...
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UPDATE: Philips forced to spike Lumileds deal on U.S. security concerns
Updated with new information on the proposed sale. (Reuters) — Royal Philips‘s (NYSE:PHG) plan to shed its lighting businesses suffered a setback on Friday when a $3.3 billion deal to offload the...
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