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LivaNova touts 1st U.S. implants of Perceval sutureless valve
LivaNova (NSDQ:LIVN) today announced the 1st U.S. implantation of its Perceval sutureless aortic valve replacement. The implantation, which took place last week, was headed by Dr. Douglas Johnson and...
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Toyota developing wearable navigation device for the blind
Toyota (NSDQ:ADR) said today it is developing a wearable device, under the name project Blaid, for the blind and visually impaired to aid in indoor navigation and mobility. The device, which Toyota...
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Nanovis wins NIH grant for FortiCore
Regenerative life sciences company Nanovis said today it won a grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Aging to fund pre-clinical studies of its FortiCore interbody fusion...
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US FDA plans up-classification of blood lancets
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group US regulators have proposed reclassifying three major types of medical devices used to obtain blood samples for diagnostic purposes from Class I to Class II or III....
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Canon wins exclusive negotiating rights for Toshiba Medical
Canon (NYSE:CAJ) beat out Fujifilm Holdings (TSE:4901) for the exclusive right to negotiate with Toshiba (TYO:6502) for its medical device business, the embattled Japanese conglomerate said today....
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UL provides medical device manufacturers alternative to traditional CFDA testing
UL, a global safety science organization, announced the launch of its new China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) testing program for medical device manufacturers. This program allows medical device...
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Report: Medtronic scales back at former Covidien HQ in Mass.
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is scaling back in Mansfield, Mass., as it looks to cut costs at the former headquarters of its Covidien subsidiary.* Medtronic spokesman Fernando Vivanco told MassDevice.com...
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PMT Corp. must pay $1m to end EEOC case
PMT Corp. must pony up nearly $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that the medical device maker refused to hire women and people over...
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Japan OKs NuVasive’s Reline spine fixation system
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said today that it’s planning a launch later this year for its Reline posterior fixation system in Japan, after winning Shonin approval there. The approval is the final hurdle...
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UPDATE: FDA warns Repro-Med on Freedom Infusion set issues
Updated with comment from Repro-Med Systems The FDA today released a warning letter it sent to Repro-Med Systems over issues it found with the company’s Freedom 60 syringe infusion pump and Freedom...
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BioMedical Enterprises launches Elite nitinol bone fixation device
Nitinol medical tech developer BioMedical Enterprises said today it launched the Elite nitinol bone fixation system in the U.S. The Elite nitinol bone fixation system includes a plate-like implant...
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ReVision Optics touts 1-year data for Raindrop inlay
ReVision Optics said today that 1-year results from the Phase III FDA clinical study of its Raindrop Near Vision Inlay designed for treating presbyopia indicated a 92% rate of satisfaction among study...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for March 9, 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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Google’s Verily developing med data connectivity hub
Google‘s (NSDQ:GOOG) Verily, formerly the company’s Life Sciences division, is developing a device which looks to collect and sync medical information dubbed the “Connectivity Bridge.” Photos of the...
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Agilent drops $80m on next-gen sequencer dev Lasergen
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) said today it is investing $80 million in next-gen sequencing tech developer Lasergen. Through the investment, Agilent will acquire a 48% ownership stake in Lasergen and...
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NuVasive plans $550m convertible note offering
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said today it is planning a $550 million financing round through the offering of convertible senior notes, due 2021. The company said it will allow a 13-day over-allotment...
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Visunex Medical wins FDA nod for infant visual imaging system
Fremont, Calif-based ophthalmic information system developer Visunex Medical said it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its PanoCam Pro Wide-field Imaging System designed for imaging newborn infants. The...
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Strengthening our regulatory relationships in India
By: Mathew T. Thomas and Dean Rugnetta India’s economic expansion is in part due to the tremendous growth in the pharmaceutical industry. The United States is a large consumer of medical products, and...
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Asahi Kasei shuffles the deck at Zoll Medical | Personnel Moves
Japan’s Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407), which in 2012 paid $2.3 billion to acquire Zoll Medical, is shuffling the deck at the resuscitation device maker. Former CEO Rick Packer, who led Zoll for 13 years...
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Medtronic’s Navigate lung trial enrolls 1st European patient
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it enrolled the 1st European patient in a huge, real-world study of the SuperDimension lung device it acquired along with Covidien early last year. The 2-year,...
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