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Sunshine Heart seeks $25.5M in equity funding round | Wall Street Beat

May 24, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

Sunshine Heart raises $1.5 million of a hoped-for $25.5 million equity funding round.

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Eden Prairie, Minn., and Sydney-based medical device company Sunshine Heart (ASX:SHC) is looking to raise funds in a $25.5 million equity funding round, according to document filed with the SEC earlier this month.

Appetite for Acquisition: Stryker CEO Lobo says medical device company is in the hunt | Wall Street Beat

May 16, 2013 by Brad Perriello

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Stryker (NYSE:SYK) CEO Kevin Lobo told an investors conference audience in Las Vegas yesterday that the medical device company is still in the mergers & acquisitions hunt, even after its newsmaking buyouts of China's Trauson Holdings, Israel's Orthovita and Surpass Medical.

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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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Recall, DoJ probe push Stryker's Q1 profits down 13%

April 25, 2013 by Brad Perriello

Stryker Corp.'s 1st-quarter profits fall 13% on costs from the recall of its Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants and a U.S. Justice Dept. probe into the marketing of its OtisKnee implant.

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Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said the recall of some of its hip implant components and a U.S. Justice Dept. probe into its OtisKnee device helped push 1st-quarter profits down 13%, but still managed to beat Wall Street analysts' expectations.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker posted profits of $304 million, or 79¢ per share, on sales of $2.19 billion during the quarter, amounting to 1.3% sales growth.

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Stryker's knee surgery device recall gets FDA's highest-risk label

April 11, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

FDA regulators slap Class I status on Stryker's ShapeMatch knee surgery cutting guide recall over concerns that the devices may not have been manufactured according to established standards.

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The FDA slapped its highest-risk classification on orthopedic titan Stryker's (NYSE:SYK) ShapeMatch recall, warning that the devices may not have been manufactured properly.

The issue was picked up via post-market surveillance of product complaints, according to the federal watchdog agency.

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UPDATE: Details on ex-Denstply CFO Ellison's jump to Stryker

April 8, 2013 by Sony Salzman

Dentsply details its plans to replace ex-CFO William Jellison, who jumped ship ater 15 years for medical device company Stryker.

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Dentsply International (NSDQ:XRAY) detailed its plans to replace ex-CFO William Jellison, who jumped ship today for medical device company Stryker (NYSE:SYK).

FLASH: Stryker nabs Dentsply CFO Jellison

April 8, 2013 by Brad Perriello

Stryker Corp. names Dentsply CFO William Jellison to be its new CFO, replacing interim finance chief Dean Bergy.

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Medical device company Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said it hired William Jellison, the finance chief for Dentsply International (NSDQ:XRAY), to be its new CFO.

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