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MassDevice.com +7 | The top 7 med-tech stories for the week of February 6, 2012.

February 11, 2012 by MassDevice staff

Stryker suddenly loses its CEO, Boston Scientific plans acquisitions, CMS releases TAVI guidelines, AdvaMed reframes its med-tech tax repeal efforts, Smith & Nephew pays $22 million to settle a bribery beef, Soteira CEO Larry Jasinski details the company's troubles with the FDA and patient advocates Consumer Union demand more oversight from MDUFMA III.

Plus Seven

Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest feature of MassDevice.com's coverage highlights our seven biggest and most influential stories from the week's news to make sure you're up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.

If you read nothing else this weekend, make sure you're still in the know with MassDevice +7.

Legal News, News Well, MDUFMA, Medical Device Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions, Personnel, Plus 7, Replacement Heart Valves

MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for February 10, 2012.

February 10, 2012 by MassDevice staff

Wall St. reacts to C.R. Bard's patent win against W.L. Gore, orthopedic surgeons order billions of dollars worth of unnecessary tests in self-defense and Representatives revive an unpopular pediatric medical device application rule once spiked by the FDA.

Plus 3

Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three med-tech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com's coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day's news to make sure you're up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.

If you read nothing else today, make sure you're still in the know with MassDevice +3.

Legal News, News Well, Capitol Hill, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Plus 3, Wall Street Beat

Reps. Rogers and Markey revive unpopular pediatric med-tech bill spiked by the FDA

February 10, 2012 by MassDevice staff

Representatives Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) introduce a bill that would implement an FDA rule requiring pediatric data on certain medical device applications after the FDA withdrew the rule amid significant opposition.

Reps. Mike Rogers and Ed Markey

Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.)

Congressional Representatives Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) introduced a bill that would require medical device makers to include pediatric information in certain FDA applications.

The same rule had been earlier withdrawn by the FDA after the agency received "significant adverse comment" upon implementing the change in the summer of 2010.

News Well, Capitol Hill, Pediatrics

Federal jury decides against CareFusion in pain pump patent lawsuit

February 10, 2012 by MassDevice staff

A federal jury finds that Sigma International General Medical Apparatus did not infringe on CareFusion's infusion pump technology patents.

CareFusion logo
Sigma logo

A federal jury this week decided against CareFusion (NYSE:CFN) in a patent lawsuit filed against Sigma International General Medical Apparatus over drug pump technology.

CareFusion had accused Sigma, in a lawsuit filed in February 2010, of patent infringement with the Spectrum intravenous infusion pumps, a claim that jurors rejected.

Legal News, News Well, Drug Pumps, Patent Infringement

Court reaffirms C.R. Bard's $371M patent win against W.L. Gore | Legal News

February 10, 2012 by MassDevice staff

A federal court finds that W.L. Gore was not a co-inventor of vascular grafts patented by C.R. Bard, affirming a lower court's $371 million decision in favor of Bard.

C.R. Bard logo
W.L. Gore & Associates logo

A U.S. federal judge this week upheld C.R. Bard's (NYSE:BCR) win against W.L. Gore & Associates over vascular graft patents.

The court affirmed Bard's $371 million win from a 2007 decision when an Arizona jury found that Gore willfully infringed on patents for vascular tubing.

Legal News, Patent Infringement, Stent Grafts, Vascular

UPDATE: Wall St. reacts to Bard's $371M win against Gore | Legal News

February 10, 2012 by MassDevice staff

A federal court finds that W.L. Gore was not a co-inventor of vascular grafts patented by C.R. Bard, affirming a lower court's $371 million decision in favor of Bard. Analysts weigh in and Wall Street gives Bard some love.

Updated Feb. 10, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. with share values and analysts' reactions.

C.R. Bard logo
W.L. Gore & Associates logo

A U.S. federal judge this week upheld C.R. Bard's (NYSE:BCR) win against W.L. Gore & Associates over vascular graft patents.

Legal News, News Well, Patent Infringement, Stent Grafts, Vascular, Wall Street Beat

FDA warns on illegal dental X-ray units sold online

February 10, 2012 by MassDevice staff

The FDA warns that certain dental X-ray units sold online from outside the U.S. and shipped directly to customers haven't been evaluated for safety and effectiveness and may expose patients to harmful radiation.

FDA logo

The FDA issued a warning today that some hand-held X-ray units marketed toward dental health providers and veterinarians haven't been cleared by the FDA and may pose risks to users and patients.

The Washington State Dept. of health altered the FDA after testing one of the devices, purchased online, and found that the device didn't comply with X-ray performance standards.

News Well, Dental , Imaging
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