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Amgen, Unilife extend talks on exclusivity deal
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) and Amgen (NSDQ:AMGN) are giving themselves to the end of the week to come to an agreement on whether their deal for Unilife’s wearable injector technology will be exclusive to...
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Medtronic wins expanded CE Mark for larger Resolute Onyx stent
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for a expanded indications and sizes for its Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent. The Resolute Onyx device is based on...
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J&J’s Ethicon recalls Gynecare Thermachoice III cath on shelf life issues
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said it is recalling its Gynecare Thermachoice III thermal balloon ablation silicone catheters over issues with the labeled 2-year shelf life. The...
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LivaNova wins FDA nod for Crown PRT stented heart valve
LivaNova (NSDQ:LIVN) said today it won FDA premarket approval for its Crown PRT stented aortic heart bioprosthesis for treating aortic valve disorder. The Crown PRT is designed for aortic valve...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for February 1, 2016
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...
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Philips issues urgent safety notice for Allura systems
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) issued a set of field safety notices for its Allura Xper system, icnluding the FD, Centron, Clarity and CV20 models over issues with failing alarms and unexpected system...
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Glaukos taps direct sales force for Canadian iStent launch
Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) said today it created a direct sales organization to commercially launch its iStent inject trabecular micro-bypass stent for alleviating intra-ocular pressure. The iStent Inject is...
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Hansen Medical touts robotic-nav afib ablation study data
Hansen Medical (NSDQ:HNSN) today released data from a study involving the use of its Sensei X robotic navigation system during pulmonary vein isolation procedures, touting a 100% procedure success...
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Acelity to float $400m in senior notes offering, reports slimmed losses for...
Acelity said today that through its subsidiaries Kinetic Concepts and KCI USA, the company will float $400 million in 1st lien senior unsecured notes through a private offering, and reported its Q4 and...
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Filtering Sepsis: How technology aims to cure sepsis through filtration
Sepsis is the most common cause of death in infants and children worldwide, and its incidence is increasing. Damage is caused not only by the bloodstream infection itself but by the systemic...
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TE Connectivity picks up Creganna Medical for $895m
TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) said today that it agreed to pick up Irish medical device maker Creganna Medical for $895 million in cash. Cregganna, which is owned by private equity shop Permira Funds,...
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An acquisition a day keeps the doctor away: Abbott acquires Kalila Medical
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it acquired Kalila Medical and its Vado steerable sheath for an undisclosed amount. It’s the 2nd buyout in as many days for the Abbott Park, Ill.-based healthcare...
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FDA clears Hansen’s Magellan eKit for 3rd-party caths
Hansen Medical (NSDQ:HNSN) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Magellan Robotic Catheter eKit which allows operators to control 3rd party microcatheters through the robotic system. The...
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Seno Medical names ex-Bioventus exec Umbel as CEO | Personnel Moves
Seno Medical Instruments said it named former Bioventus business development vice president Tom Umbel as CEO. Umbel replaces president Tom Miller, who’s served as interim chief since the departure of...
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Biotronik wins CE Mark for MRI-safe Ilivia ICD & CRT-Ds
Biotronik said today it won CE Mark approval for its Ilivia ICD and CRT-Ds, which feature the company’s ProMRI and MRI AutoDetect technology to make them compatible with magnetic resonance imaging...
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Baxter ticks up on Street-beating Q4, 2015 results
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) shares ticked up today after the healthcare giant posted 4th-quarter and full-year numbers that beat expectations on Wall Street, despite a massive bottom-line slide for both periods...
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Active Implants launches 2nd trial for NuSurface meniscal implant
Active Implants said today it launched a 2nd clinical trial to evaluate its NUsurface meniscus implant designed to be meniscus replacement for patients looking to avoid or delay total knee replacement...
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Stericycle agrees to $29m settlement in False Claims Act case
A federal judge in Illinois yesterday approved a settlement agreement between Stericycle (NSDQ:SRCL) and the plaintiff in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the medical waste disposal company of...
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CMS proposes enhanced data, claim sharing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed rules to allow approved qualified entities to share or sell data and analysis of Medicare and private sector claims in hopes of...
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Britain gives scientist go-ahead to genetically modify human embryos
(Reuters) – Scientists in Britain have been give the go-ahead to edit the genes of human embryos for research, using a technique that some say could eventually be used to create “designer babies”. Less...
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