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Edwards Lifesciences CFO Abate to retire | Personnel Moves
Edwards Lifesciences said its CFO, Thomas Abate, plans to retire once a replacement is found later this year.Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) said its finance chief, Thomas Abate, plans to retire later...
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Mastectomies: Could Cohera device have helped Angelina Jolie recover more...
With the world's attention focused on mastectomies after Angelina Jolie's revelation that she had a voluntary double mastectomy last month, Cohera Medical says it can speed recovery for mastectomy...
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German court issues 2nd injunction against Boston Scientific in OrbusNeich...
A German court issues a 2nd injunction barring Boston Scientific from importing drug-eluting stents into that country.Legal News, News Well, Patent Infringement, Stent Wars, Stentsread more
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FDA gives Invacare green light on limited manufacturing at Ohio plant
Invacare says it can resume limited manufacturing at a plant in Ohio that was shut down by the FDA last year.Invacare (NYSE:IVC) said the FDA gave it permission to begin limited manufacturing at a...
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New share buyback goads Edwards Lifesciences up 7%
A $750 million share repurchasing plan, and CEO Mike Mussallem's plan to buy $5 million shares on his own, sends Edwards Lifesciences stock up nearly 7% today.Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) said it...
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Analogic announces 140 layoffs as it integrates Ultrasonix Medical
Analogic says it's eliminating 140 jobs as it integrates Ultrasonix Medical into its medical device business.Analogic (NSDQ:ALOG) said it plans to lay off 140 workers worldwide as it integrates...
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St. Jude Medical kicks off renal denervation device study
St. Jude Medical begins enrollment in the Elightn III trial of its renal denervation device for treating high blood pressure.The 1st patient enrolled today in a St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ)-sponsored...
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Stanford researchers make wearable heart monitor that's thinner than a dollar...
In this video we see how Stanford engineers have created a heart monitor using "paper-thin flexible 'skin.'"Learn more about the researcher and the device at Stanford's web site.
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Raising an early warning in the ICU: T3
Vector is Children's Hospital Boston's blog about research and innovation in pediatric and adult medicine. We report and comment on medical innovations and advances – from bench to bedside – touching...
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SpineVision closes a $10 million funding round
New investor Omega Funds leads a $10 million financing round for SpineVision.Commericial-stage spinal device company SpineVision closed a $10 million funding round, primarily backed by new healthcare...
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Medical device tax: How much are companies paying to government for...
A list of some of the tax tabs for medical device companies for the medical device excise tax during Q1In January 2013, Medical device companies began paying a 2.3% excise tax on U.S. Sales in order to...
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Cone Health joins Premier healthcare alliance
Cone Health becomes a member of group purchasing organization Premier, gaining access to the GPO's integrated software and social networking platform. Cone Health now a member of GPO Premier healthcare...
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Thermedical adds $5M to Series A round for tissue ablation device
Medical device company Thermedical adds $5 million to its Series A round for its soft tissue ablation technology.Thermedical said it raised $5 million in a Series A2 round for the soft tissue ablation...
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FDA gives Life Spine the green light for its Iris cervical plate system
Life Spine wins FDA clearance for the next generation of its Iris cervical plate system.The FDA gave Life Spine the green light for its Iris cervical plate, which incorporates a visual and tactile...
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Valve-in-valve implantation for failed heart valves shows good short-term...
Repairing failed biological heart valves with transcatheter aortic valve implants showed good short-term results, according to a study presented last week at the American Assn. for Thoracic Surgery’s...
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Medical device sales: Wright Medical's pilot program on rep-less sales...
The recently announced Wright Direct program from Wright Medical looks to take sales reps out of the process for a small portion of its business.Medical device sales reps should pay attention to a...
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Medtech storytelling in the era of comparative effectiveness
The new rule of medtech storytelling is to bake comparative effectiveness into your brand from the very beginning – from product concept and development to pre-market and post-market clinical...
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HRS13: Endosense's force-sensing ablation catheter
Endosense touts the safety & effectiveness of its force-sensing ablation catheter at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society.Geneva-based Endosense's proprietary contact force technology...
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Maquet’s Class I ventilator battery recall affects 90k units
The FDA warns healthcare providers of a Class I recall of some of Maquet Cardiovascular's malfunctioning battery units.A Class I recall, reserved for serious patient harm, was issued over battery units...
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Boston Scientific hits new 52-week high on WallFlex stent trial launch
Boston Scientific's stock price breaks the $9 barrier today on the launch of a clinical trial of its WallFlex self-expanding biliary stent.Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) shares hit a new 52-week high...
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