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Sunrise Labs welcomes Doug Browne and Dave Hibbard to the team
Sunrise Labs, an ISO-13485 certified medical device product development firm in Auburn, NH, is proud to announce the addition of two engineers in leadership roles; Doug Browne, Director of Mechanical...
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Vertera Spine touts 1st procedures with Cohere spinal fusion device
Vertera Spine said today that the 1st procedures using its Cohere cervical interbody fusion system were performed recently, with a full market release of the device on the horizon. The Cohere device is...
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Milestone Scientific touts CompuFlo trial completion, plans FDA submission
Milestone Scientific‘s (OTC:MLSS) said today it completed the pivotal study of its CompuFlo epidural computer controlled system, investigating the safety and efficacy of the epidural space verification...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for June 6, 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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First Ray wins FDA nod for SpeedButton soft-tissue-to-bone attachment device
Startup surgical device developer First Ray said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its SpeedButton system designed to attach soft tissue to bone. The SpeedButton device attaches soft tissue to bone...
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Staying ontop of hydrocephalus shunt failure with ShuntCheck
Antonio Venus-Reeve, 14, had his first shunt surgery for hydrocephalus when he was 2½ months old. Born at 25 weeks’ gestation, weighing less than two pounds, he had a serious brain bleed seven days...
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NuVasive picks up neuro monitoring provider Biotronic NeuroNetwork for $98m
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said yesterday it bought intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring service provider Biotronic NeuroNetwork for $98 million in cash. Biotronic NeuroNetwork provides...
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Avita Medical signs Malaysian distro deal with Mintcare
Avita Medical (ASX:AVH) said today it inked a distribution deal with Asia-Pacific specialized wound care product distributor Mintcare. Through the deal, Mintcare will distribute Avita’s wound care...
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Zimmer Biomet to drop $1B on spine-focused LDR Holding
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today it is buying spinal medical device company LDR Holding for approximately $1 billion. Boards from both companies approved the acquisition agreement, the company said,...
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B. Braun files IV cath patent infringement suit against Becton Dickinson
B. Braun Medical said today it, along with its subsidiaries filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) over 10 U.S. patents related to IV catheter safety...
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Medtronic expects rev from surgical bot system by FY2019
On Monday, Medical device giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) unveiled plans that would see income from a robotic surgery unit by 2019, an entry into the orthopedic hip and knee replacement market in 2017 and...
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Biden announces U.S. project to promote cancer data sharing
(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday the “moonshot” initiative he leads aimed at finding cures for cancer was “the only bipartisan thing left in America” and called for more...
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Guided Therapeutics inks Chinese Luviva licensing deal
Guided Therapeutics (OTC:GTHP) said today it inked a licensing deal with Shenghuo Medical to manufacture and market its LuViva advanced cervical scan system in China and several other Southeast Asian...
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Delcath raises $35m in private placement
Delcath (NSDQ:DCTH) said today it inked a securities purchase agreement with an investor for $35 million in senior convertible notes and stock purchase warrants, expecting to bring in $32.2 million to...
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Nevro announces $125m funding round
Nevro Corp. (NYSE:NVRO) today revealed a $125 million round of financing through the sale of convertible senior notes, due 2021, to support repayment of a term loan agreement, general corporate...
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Intarcia launches Medici drug delivery platform
Intarcia Therapeutics said today it launched its subcutaneous Medici drug delivery system designed for the continuous delivery of medication. The Medici system is comprised of a matchstick-sized...
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Micro Interventional wins CE Mark for Permaseal transapical closure device
Micro Interventional Devices said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Permaseal transapical closure device. The Permaseal closure device is designed to allow surgeons to access...
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Study shows no increased cancer risk with Medtronic’s InFuse
A study of nearly 17,000 patients who had spine fusion procedures showed no increased cancer risk with the InFuse bone-growth protein made by Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). The retrospective cohort study,...
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Vodafone to connect Ekso rehab exoskeletons to the IoT
Robotic exoskeletons designed for rehabilitation from Ekso Bionics (OTCBB:EKSO) are being upgraded with a connection to the “Internet of Things” from Vodafone, the companies said today. The Ekso GT,...
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Pennsylvania appeals court overturns $28m damages award in Zimmer knee suit
An appeals court in Pennsylvania yesterday ordered a Keystone State court to cut the nearly $28 million in damages levied against Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) in a knee implant lawsuit. Plaintiff Margo...
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