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Changing your medical device: What you need to know
[Image courtesy of waferboard on Flickr, per Creative Commons 2.0 license]When it comes to changing a medical device, one of the most important decisions can involve whether to log it in as an internal...
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Stryker heirs donate $10m to support lynching memorial
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) heirs Pat and Jon Stryker are donating $10 million to support a national memorial to the victims of racial terror lynchings, according to an MLive report. Each sibling is donating $5...
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Micro Interventional Devices launches MIS annuloplasty trial
Micro Interventional Devices said yesterday it completed the 1st clinical implantation of its MIA implant in the STTAR clinical trial of the device, which is designed for minimally invasive mitral and...
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Sonendo closes $35m funding round
Dental tech developer Sonendo said today it closed a $35 million equity financing round with funds slated to support the commercialization of its GentleWave alternative root canal treatment system. The...
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Better tool to help assess LASIK Patients
By: Malvina Eydelman, MD LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) eye surgery is an alternative for patients who need glasses or contacts to see well. Some 600,000 to 800,000 patients undergo...
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Artificial leaf produces drugs using solar energy
Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology have reportedly developed a leaf-inspired mini-factory to produce drugs using solar energy. The team’s work could allow medicine to be made in...
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Researchers’ bionic pancreas outperforms standard insulin pump therapy
Researchers from Boston University have developed a bionic pancreas system that outperformed conventional insulin pump therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a trial conducted at...
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Insightec’s Exablate wins CE Mark approval for prostate treatment, Japanese...
Insightec this week announced 2 regulatory wins, receiving CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Exablate Prostate for treating locally-confined prostate cancer and Japanese approval for its...
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DeviceTalks Q&A: Verb Surgical CEO Scott Huennekens
Few CEOs have been given the mandate Scott Huennekens was charged with as employee No. 1 at Verb Surgical, the robotics spinout backed by Google (NSDQ:GOOG) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ): Go...
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Fluor to build Novo Nordisk’s $2b manufacturing facility in North Carolina
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) said yesterday that it landed a contract to build Novo Nordisk‘s (NYSE:NVO) $2 billion diabetes active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility in Clayton, North...
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Actelion, J&J re-enter takeover negotations
Actelion (VTX:ATLN) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) have re-entered talks to reach a takeover deal, after the US healthcare giant reportedly abandoned its efforts last week. Some suggest that this...
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Dexcom wins expanded FDA indication for G5 CGM
Dexcom Inc. (NSDQ:DXCM) said yesterday it won an expanded FDA indication for its G5 mobile continuous glucose monitoring system, now approved as a non-adjunctive device for diabetes treatment. With the...
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Researchers develop nanosensor to differentiate cancer cells and healthy...
Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have developed a threshold nanosensor that can differentiate between cancerous cells and healthy tissue during surgery. The team’s...
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J&J’s Ethicon seeks court ruling of non-infringement on Enseal
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon and Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) subsidiary Covidien took to court again this week, continuing an ongoing spat over patents related to surgical shears and sealers....
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NeuroMetrix raises $27m to buy back convertible shares, warrants
NeuroMetrix (NSDQ:NURO) said today that it raised $26.5 million in a public offering. The offering was priced at 70¢ per share of common stock, via a warrants exercise. The warrants have an exercise...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for December 21, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s...
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B Braun inks investment, cooperative deal with Trendlines Medical Sinagpore
B. Braun said today that it inked an investment and cooperation agreement with Trendlines subsidiary Trendlines Medical Singapore, making them a minority shareholder in the company. With the...
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Medtronic supply chain snafu delays Aussie operations
Hospitals in Australia are reportedly running low on medical supplies such as sutures and staples due to a problem with Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) supply chain system. A health department spokesman told...
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QT Vascular subsidiary TriReme lands GPO deal with HealthTrust
QT Vascular said yesterday that its TriReme Medical subsidiary inked a group purchase agreement with Healthtrust Purchasing Group. Through the newly signed deal, Healthtrust will gain access to...
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Echo Therapeutics beats whistleblower charges
Echo Therapeutics (NSDQ:ECTE) said this week it has beaten a lawsuit which the company said could drain its coffers and leave it unable to continue. The Iselin, N.J.-based company was facing a case in...
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