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Recall: Accuray explains caution on CyberKnife radiosurgery system
Medical device company Accuray explains its action to remove 2 potentially defective components of its flagship CyberKnife radiosurgery platform.Radiosurgery devices maker Accuray (NSDQ:ARAY) released...
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Abiomed gains on preliminary Q1 sales numbers
Abiomed's preliminary sales report for fiscal Q4 and 2013 details double-digit growth, sending shares up nearly 9% on Wall Street yesterday.Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) shares jumped nearly 9% yesterday after...
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Danaher shares drop as Q1 earnings fall short of expectations
Danaher posts adjusted per-share earnings just a penny shy of Wall Street's consensus estimate, and the company's shares lose 2.5%.Washington-based Danaher (NYSE:DHR) posted gains in its 1st-quarter...
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Room for daylight on medical device tax repeal?
Treasury secretary Jacob Lew gives a sliver of daylight to the medical device tax repeal movement during testimony before a Senate budget panel this week.Supporters of repealing a 2.3% levy on all U.S....
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Medtech funding: Life Image raises $35.6 million
Medical device company Life Image has raised $35.6 million, according to regulatory filingsLife Image Inc. reported raising $35.6 million in a April 18, 2013, regulatory filing:Company: Life Image Inc....
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for April 18, 2013
If you read nothing else today, make sure you're still in the know with MassDevice +3.Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three med-tech stories of the day. This feature of...
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Intuitive Surgical slides on cautious outlook
Wall Street punished Intuitive Surgical today despite a 32% earnings spike after the robotic surgery company said it expects hysterectomy and other procedure volumes to be soft this year.Investors on...
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The med devices that saved lives after the Boston bombing: Tourniquets |...
Tourniquets weren't always a standard part of an emergency responder's kit, but the simple medical devices may have helped save several lives in the immediate aftermath of this week's tragic bombing...
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Feds arrest docs, hospital execs accused of illegal kickbacks, unnecessary...
Federal authorities in Chicago arrest 2 Sacred Heart hospital administrators and 4 physicians accused of paying illegal kickbacks and performing or recommending unnecessary procedures in order to glean...
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Maintaining board certification every 2 years
Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical...
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Ventripoint’s expanded CE Mark extends heart imaging platform to “nearly...
Ventripoint Diagnostics lands expanded CE Mark approval for a new cardiac imaging application for its VMS-2DE platform.Ventripoint Diagnostics got the green-light from European regulators to launch the...
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GPO: Premier Healthcare Alliance awards new agreements
GPO Premier Healthcare Alliance strikes deals with Nova Biomedical, Roche, Beckman and Siemens.Premier Healthcare Alliance struck a deal for blood glucose meters, reagents, and consumables and acute...
View ArticleWith patient deaths, the afib cryoablation bloom is off the rose
Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical...
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Report: Medtech investments take a downward turn in Q1
Venture capital investments into medical device companies drop 20% in value and 10% in quantity in Q1 2013, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital...
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Align sees some Wall Street love on strong Q1 earnings
Dental devices maker Align Technologies gains almost 5% on Wall Street after reporting adjusted per-share earnings about 30% higher than analysts' expectations.Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) got a big...
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Recall: Covidien pulls ventilator batteries amid defect concerns
Medical device giant Covidien recalls a series of ventilator batteries over reports that they may emit false alarms and prematurely switch to back-up supplies.Massachusetts-based medical device maker...
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MassDevice.com +7 | The top 7 med-tech stories for the week of April 15, 2013
If you read nothing else this weekend, make sure you're still in the know with MassDevice +7.Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest...
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Non-profit promises prosthetic legs to Boston bombing victim | MassDevice.com...
A non-profit organization led by a former professional wrestler promises to provide prosthetics to a young man who lost both legs during the Boston Marathon bombing last week.MASSDEVICE ON CALL —...
View ArticleOur fascination with TEDMED
Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical...
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Building the E-bay of medical devices: A conversation with Aptitude's Troy...
MassDevice talks disruptive business models in the medical device and hospital world with Novation executive and aptitude vice president Troy KirchenbauerTwo years ago, Troy Kirchenbauer got an...
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