BD announced that it filed settlement documents for an $85 million agreement to resolve claims regarding its Alaris infusion pump technology. The Alaris system has been much maligned over the past few years. Its troubles date back to a Class I recall in early 2020. The recall, which centered around multiple system errors, software errors, […]
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SEC: former Stimwave CEO defrauded investors out of $41M with fake neuromod implant
The SEC charged Laura Perryman, former Stimwave CEO and co-founder, with defrauding investors out of approximately $41 million. Perryman founded and served as CEO of Florida-based Stimwave until her termination in 2019. In February 2020, Stimwave ceased all sales of its high-frequency spinal cord stimulation systems in exchange for the dismissal of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by […]
Philips’ BioTelemetry to pay $14.7M to settle false claims violation allegations
Philips’ BioTelemetry and its LifeWatch subsidiary agreed to pay more than $14.7 million over False Claims Act violation allegations. Philips acquired BioTelemetry in a $2.8 billion deal in 2021. The BioTelemetry subsidiary settled allegations of knowingly submitting claims to federal healthcare programs for a higher level of remote cardiac monitoring than physicians intended to order, […]
Illumina will divest Grail after court backs FTC ruling
Illumina (Nasdaq:ILMN) announced that it plans to divest Grail after a drawn-out legal battle over the $7.1 billion acquisition. In September 2020, Illumina announced an agreement to acquire Grail, a DNA sequencing and array-based tech developer. Grail itself was a startup that initially spun out from the company in 2016. Illumina completed the acquisition in […]
Apple reportedly stops U.S. sales of certain smartwatches amid Masimo patent spat
Apple reportedly paused sales of two models of its smartwatches in the U.S. as it looks to resolve a patent dispute with Masimo . Apple confirmed the decision in a statement to 9to5Mac. The patent spat goes back as far as January 2020, centering around light-based pulse oximetry technology used by the watches. Masimo develops […]
ResMed earns victory in patent spat with NYU
ResMed announced that it secured a victory in a patent battle with New York University. The San Diego-based respiratory device maker said the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) invalidated NYU claims against ResMed. These claims came based on seven NYU patents. In June 2021, NYU filed a complaint for patent infringement against ResMed […]
Report: There’s still ‘mutual interest’ with EOFlow, Medtronic despite deal falling through
Business Korea reports that EOFlow CEO Kim Jae-jin is leaving the door open with regard to the company’s collapsed deal with Medtronic . Medtronic announced this week that it terminated its $738 million agreement to acquire EOFlow, a maker of insulin patch pumps. The medtech giant cited “multiple breaches” of terms in the agreement as […]
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon settles more Physiomesh suits
Johnson & Johnson has settled more than 200 cases remaining in a multi-district litigation over hernia mesh made by its Ethicon subsidiary. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story in Northern Georgia on Dec. 1 agreed to dismiss the cases with prejudice at the request of lawyers for both sides. The lawyers had informed him that […]
Henry Schein reports more disruption as cyberattackers take credit
Henry Schein said today that it is working to bring its ecommerce platform back up after more problems related to its cyberattack. The medical device manufacturer and distributor said last week that its ecommerce platform and other applications were unavailable and that “the threat actor from the previously disclosed cyber incident has claimed responsibility.” Today, […]
Henry Schein confirms data breach, details financial impact of cyberattack
Henry Schein warned customers and suppliers today that their sensitive information may have been exposed in a cyberattack. The medical device manufacturer and distributor first disclosed the cyber security incident on Oct. 15. Then, this month, a ransomware gang known as BlackCat/ALPHV said they encrypted the company’s systems and stole 35 TB of sensitive data. […]
Cyber gang threatens to release Henry Schein data in ransomware attack
A cyberattack group known as BlackCat is threatening to release Henry Schein data unless the medical device manufacturer and distributor pays a ransom. BlackCat (also known as ALPHV, both named after the ransomware of the same name) said they’ve encrypted Henry Schein’s systems after failed negotiations with Coveware, which describes itself as “ransomware recovery first […]