MassDevice Top 10 of 2012 | The top medical device stories of the year, Part II
December 27, 2012 by MassDevice staff
Welcome to MassDevice's annual audit of the ups, downs and in-betweens of the year that was. For the medical device industry, 2012 was more or less defined by efforts to undermine the medical device tax and ride through economic turbulence.
Here's the close of the top 10 stories of the year for the medical device world. Stay tuned in 2012 for the trends that continue to shape the industry!
Stay tuned for MassDevice's Top 10 Part III and check out Part I for more on the biggest news of the year.
6. Stryker CEO Stephen MacMillan resigns for "family reasons"
Stryker chairman, president & CEO Stephen MacMillan resigned suddenly for family reasons. Company CFO Curt Hartman led the company in the interim.
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