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Medtech trends: The most talked about device makers in April 2013

May 3, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

MassDevice.com looks at the internet chatter surrounding the medical device industry with some of most searched-for companies of the last month.

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MassDevice.com looked at some of the most talked-about medical device companies, based on trends in U.S. Google searches for the last 30 days.

St. Jude Medical launches new study of next-gen multi-point cardiac pacing

May 2, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

St. Jude Medical enrolls the 1st patient in a clinical trial of its next-generation Quadra Assura MP multi-point cardiac pacing system in patients with heart failure.

St. Jude Medical's Quadra Assura MultiPoint pacing

St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) enrolled the 1st patient in a clinical study evaluating pacing in multiple points on the heart, the company announced today.

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St. Jude Medical touts European win for Allure Quadra quadripolar CRT pacemaker

April 30, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

St. Jude Medical wins CE Mark approval in the European Union for its 1st-of-its-kind Allure Quadra quadripolar CRT pacemaker.

St. Jude Medical's Allure Quadra

European regulators granted market approval to St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) for its Allure Quadra quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker, the medical device giant announced this week.

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Sluggish results continue to roll in across the med-tech sector

April 26, 2013 by MassDevice

Changing expectations affect investors despite unchanged fundamentals: Weaker underlying volumes.

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St. Jude Medical dips on lowered 2013 outlook

April 18, 2013 by Brad Perriello

Shares of St. Jude Medical are down a day after the medical device company reported slowing sales and lowered its revenue outlook for the rest of the year.

St. Jude Medical

Investors reacted to lowered sales expectations from St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) by sending shares down nearly 2% today on Wall Street.

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Volcano sues St. Jude Medical again over heart pressure technology

April 18, 2013 by Brad Perriello

Volcano Corp. files another patent infringement lawsuit against St. Jude Medical over fractional flow reserve technology used to measure pressure within the heart's blood vessels.

Volcano sues St. Jude Medical over heart pressure technology

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FLASH: St. Jude Medical's Q1 profits rise despite 4% sales slide

April 17, 2013 by Brad Perriello

Profits for medical device company St. Jude Medical rise during the 1st quarter, in the face of a 4% decrease in overall sales.

St. Jude Medical

St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) posted increased profits during the 1st quarter despite reporting lower sales.

The St. Paul-based medical device company said profits for the 3 months ended March 30 were $223 million, or 78¢ per share, on sales of $1.34 billion. That's a 5.2% bottom-line gain compared with Q1 2012, but a 4.1% top-line reduction.

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