Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. Gauss Surgical wins CE Mark for Triton blood loss monitor
Gauss Surgical said it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Triton mobile real-time surgical blood loss monitoring system.
The device works with Apple’s iPad system and is the 1st and only mobile platform for surgical blood loss monitoring, the Los Altos, Calif.-based company said. Read more
2. Boston Scientific, Edwards facing off in new TAVR battle
A new patent spat is being fought in Germany by Boston Scientific, who alleges that Edwards Lifesciences is infringing on a patent associated with its Lotus transcatheter heart valve.
Late last month, Boston Scientific filed the patent infringement in Dusseldorf, Germany, charging that Edwards Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement is infringing on a European adaptive sealing technology patent, according to a correspondence between MDDIOnline and Boston Scientific spokesperson Thomas Keppler. Read more
1. Hansen touts 1st clinical use of robotic Magellan microcath driver
Hansen Medical said its Magellan microcatheter driver has been used in its 1st clinical procedure, performing an embolization in the peripheral vasculature to treat a benign prostatic hyperplasia.
The procedure was performed in Paris at the Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou by device clinical study principal investigator Dr. Marc Sapoval and Dr. Gregory Amouyal, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company said. Read more
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