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Report: ICU Medical enters exclusive talks on private-equity buyout
ICU Medical is in exclusive talks with private equity shop GTCR about a possible leveraged buyout, Bloomberg reports.ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI) is in exclusive talks with a Chicago-based private equity...
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TAVI: Edwards wins FDA approval to begin clinical studies of next-gen Sapien...
Edwards Lifesciences lands FDA approval to launch a 500-patient clinical trial of its next-generation Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve implantation system.News Well, Clinical Trials, Food & Drug...
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Dentsply's Q2 earnings rise despite flat sales
Second-quarter profits for Dentsply International rose 8% despite flat sales during the period, as market conditions in Europe prompt the medical device company to lower the top end of its 3013...
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Sales are flat, profits plunge in the 2nd quarter for Symmetry Medical
Sales were flat and profits slid 28% for Symmetry Medical during the 2nd quarter as it lowers its sales and earnings outlook for the rest of the year.Symmetry Medical (NYSE:SMA) saw its 2nd-quarter...
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Medicare: New payment rule boosts budgets and patient safety programs
The newly unveiled 2014 Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services payment rules increase hospital payments and prescribe new patient safety initiatives.Medicare officials released new hospital...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for July 31, 2013
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three med-tech 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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ResMed settles down after earnings release high
Shares of medical device maker ResMed's stock fall back to earth, and then some, after a 4 point spike that followed a 4th quarter earnings report with record sales and income.News Well, MassDevice.com...
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Medicare lays down the law on excessive hospital readmissions |...
Federal healthcare regulators are cracking down on unnecessary hospital readmissions, charging clinics more than $227 million in fines.MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Hospitals across the country are feeling the...
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A case of fraud
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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Cynosure falls back to earth after reporting Q2 results
Cynosure shares gain a few points after the Massachusetts device maker posts Street-beating Q2 results, but share prices fall back hard in the days following.News Well, MassDevice.com Earnings Roundup,...
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Sirona Dental CFO steps down after 15 years | Personnel Moves
Sirona Dental finance chief Simone Blank plans to hand over the reins after 15 years with the company.Sirona Dental (NSDQ:SIRO) CFO Simone Blank is slated in October to hand over her title to new-comer...
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Hologic's femur fracture test wins FDA clearance
The FDA clears Hologic's femur fracture diagnostic exam, a 15-second test that will roll out as part of the company's Horizon DXA platform.Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) touted a new FDA clearance for its Single...
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NeuroLogica wins $12M DoD radiology contract extension
The U.S. Defense Department hands Mass.-based device company NeuroLogica a contract extension for $12 million to cover continued development of the company’s radiological devices.The U.S. Department of...
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Special charges devour Merit Medical's bottom line in Q2
Merit Medical posts a healthy boost in profits in its 2nd quarter, but 1-time charges axe the company's bottom line.Merit Medical Systems (NSDQ:MMSI) saw its bottom line drop dramatically during its...
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New Siemens CEO: 'Company is most definitely not in a crisis'
Siemens' brand new CEO Joe Kaeser, who took over after the sudden ouster of Peter Löscher, tells shareholders that the company has been too 'preoccupied with itself' lately but that the healthcare...
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Diabetes: Freedom Meditech lands $7M to support non-invasive eye-based exams
Freedom Meditech plans to use its newly raised $7 million in Series B funding to forward its eye-based diabetes management suite, including an FDA-cleared diagnostic and a glucose monitor still under...
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Endologix shares gain 5 points in days following Q2 report
Endologix beats the Street as the company's bottom line swings to the black during the 2nd quarter.Endologix (NSDQ:ELGX) beat Wall Street estimates by 2 cents and cut losses in the 2nd quarter, sending...
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Hacking: FDA is developing a 'cybersecurity laboratory'
Federal regulators are putting together a "cybersecurity laboratory" to test new medical products for bugs or vulnerabilities before they hit the market.Medical device makers would do well to fortify...
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Medtronic rolls out MRI-safe spinal stimulator for chronic pain
Medtronic says its RestoreSensor SureScan MRI pain management neurostimulator is the 1st implant of its kind with FDA approval to safely undergo MRI scanning.Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) landed an FDA win for...
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Medtech trends: The most talked about device makers in July 2013
MassDevice.com looks at the internet chatter surrounding the medical device industry with some of most searched-for companies of the last month. Click to enlarge.MassDevice.com looked at some of the...
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