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Medical devices already riddled with malware, security experts say |...
No patient injuries have yet been tied to a hacked medical devices, but digital hospital equipment is already and increasingly infected with malware that can slow machines down or take them off-line....
View ArticleFDA approves Paradigm Spine's cost-saving Coflex spinal stenosis treatment
Paradigm Spine wins FDA approval for the 1st device that treats moderate to severe spinal stenosis with or without back pain, with study results finding that the device preserves motion and saves...
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Change
By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC There are so many changes in medicine these days, but it takes a bit of time away from the keyboard to appreciate them. News Well, Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital...
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Boston Scientific earnings: Writedown pushes BSX into Q3 red
Boston Scientific says an $809 million writedown for its cardiac rhythm management unit pushed it into a loss for the 3rd quarter. Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) took a writedown for the 2nd consecutive...
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Loma Vista Medical lands FDA nod for its balloon valvuloplasty catheter
Venture capital-funded medical device company Loma Vista Medical receives FDA clearance for its CE Marked TRUE Dilatation balloon valvuloplasty catheter. Silicon Valley-based medical device maker Loma...
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Breast cancer: VuCOMP wins expanded PMA for digital mammogram analysis
VuCOMP lands FDA approval for its 2nd-generation M-Vu computer-aided detection system for automatic analysis of digital mammography images. Medical imaging analysis devices maker VuCOMP touted FDA...
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FDA draft guidance requires electronic copies of medtech applications
The FDA solicits public comment on a new proposal that would require that medical device makers provide electronic copies of their premarket approval applications, 510(k) forms and other submissions....
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StoneArch: Experts in health and medical marketing (Sponsored)
At Stonearch, health and medical are part of our DNA. StoneArch partners with industry-leading medical device and healthcare companies from around the world on all facets of strategy, creative and...
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China's medtech industry can't keep pace without innovation, industry...
Medical device titans such as Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson are expanding their reach into China's fast-growing medical device market, and local manufacturers need to step up...
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St. Jude Medical-backed Nanostim drums up $10M | Wall Street Beat
Nanostim, which is backed by St. Jude Medical, raises $10 million for a leadless pacemaker designed to be implanted directly in the heart. Nanostim, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company that's...
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Medical device tax: Repeal rhetoric heats up in election season
Passionate voices around the country continue to stump for repeal of the 2.3% medical device tax, but it may take a change in the White House to knock the measure down. As election season approaches,...
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Medtronic launches Japan's 1st MRI-friendly pacemaker system
Minneapolis-based medical device titan Medtronic received Japanese regulatory approval for its Advisa DR MRI SureScan pacing systems, the first MR-Conditional pacemaker system in Japan. Medical device...
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Legal news: NuVasive can review Lanx contacts with employees
A Delaware state court rules that NuVasive can review documents covering current and former employees' contacts with Lanx, which NuVasive accuses of poaching its talent. NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) can...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for October 18, 2012
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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Coloplast can't shake personal injury suit over urethral sling
A federal judge denies Coloplast's motion to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit filed over the Virtue ventral urethral elevation sling. Coloplast (CPH:COLO B) can't dodge a personal injury lawsuit...
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Baxter ticks up on Q3 results
Baxter shares tick up on Street-meeting 3rd-quarter results and an affirmed 2012 sales outlook. Baxter (NYSE:BAX) shares closed up a tad today after the healthcare company reported 3rd-quarter results...
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Medicare ID-theft victims stuck with compromised IDs | MassDevice.com On Call
The hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries who have been victims of identity theft can't get new Medicare IDs because "it's too expensive and too many agencies are involved." MASSDEVICE ON...
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Smuggling defibrillators to save lives
By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC From The Annals of Internal Medicine doctors from the US have shown that ICDs can be safely resterilized and re-used for indigent patients in another country. News Well,...
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GE Healthcare's Q3 profits tick up on flat sales
GE Healthcare managed to increase its 3rd-quarter profits on flat sales growth, but its corporate parent's stock slides after it misses Wall Street's overall revenue expectations. GE Healthcare...
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Cancer: OncoSec lands EU approval for tumor-treating immunotherapy
OncoSec wins CE Mark approval for its OMS system that delivery electrical pulses to tumors to make the cells more vulnerable to anti-cancer agents. OncoSec Medical (OTC:ONCS) won CE Mark approval in...
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