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.
3. Vatican unveils outgoing Pope Benedict’s secret pacemaker
Vatican officials unveil that outgoing Pope Benedict has had a pacemaker for years and that he recently underwent a routine battery replacement.
2. Medical device tax will cost Boston Scientific $75M this year, CEO says
Boston Scientific CEO Michael Mahoney tells investors that the new 2.3% medical device sales tax will cost the company about $75 million in 2013.
1. Direct Flow aims to use heart valve giants’ experience against them
Direct Flow Medical and CEO Bernie Lyons are betting that its heart valve technology can use the decade’s worth of experience of the medical device industry’s transcatheter aortic valve implant pioneers to leapfrog the competition.