dimarts, 3 de març del 2015

OrthoSensor pulls in $17m funding round




OrthoSensor says it pulled in a $17 million funding round for its Verasense knee implant technology.






OrthoSensor said it pulled in a funding round worth nearly $17 million that it hopes will eventually add up to $19 million.


The Florida maker of knee implant placement technology disclosed the round in a recent regulatory filing.




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Stryker plans $2B share buyback




Stryker Corp. says it plans to buy back up to $2 billion worth of its own stock.






Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that its board of directors authorized a share repurchasing program worth up to $2 billion.




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Appeals court overturns lost profits award in Medtronic's spat with NuVasive




A federal appeals court overturns the lost profits awarded to Medtronic in its long-running patent infringement war with NuVasive.








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FDA clears BSX's new SpyGlass | Regulatory news for the week of March 2, 2015




Here's a look at some of the top regulatory stories for medical device companies this week: FDA clears new version of Boston Scientific's SpyGlass; Joint FDA panel recommends OK for Avedro's eye treatment; Staar Surgical posts Q4, 2014 losses; FDA removes unregistered medical device establishments from database; FDA panel to review brain aneurysm devices






FDA clears new version of Boston Scientific's SpyGlass


February 26, 2015 by Brad Perriello




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dilluns, 2 de març del 2015

AngioDynamics looks to get in on EmboMedics




AngioDynamics inks a deal to invest in EmboMedics and its ResoSphere resorbable embolic microsphere technology, with a possible acquisition on the table.








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Siemens investigates report of fictitious Chinese healthcare contracts




Siemens says it's investigating a Chinese media report that its healthcare business inflated its numbers by citing faked contracts.






(Reuters) — Germany's Siemens said it's investigating a media report that it boosted sales figures of its healthcare equipment in China by creating fake contracts.




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Tryton Medical's pivotal trial misses endpoint




A pivotal trial of Tryton Medical's side-branch stent fails to meet its non-inferiority endpoint for target vessel failure, although most of the patients in the study fell outside its target parameters.






A pivotal clinical trial of Tryton Medical's side-branch stent, the largest ever conducted on coronary bifurcation lesions, failed to meet its primary endpoint for target vessel failure.




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