NuVasive co-founder McKinley is Vascular Dynamics new COO Vascular Dynamics said it tapped NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) co-founder and former CEO James McKinley as its new chief operating officer. McKinley has held leadership positions at Advent Medical, Endosphere, Farallon Medical and Nellix, as well as NuVasive. “It is a tremendous opportunity to add Jim to our management team. […]
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FDA clears Ethicon’s 1st surgical set docs can assemble inside the body | Regulatory Roundup
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon Endo-Surgery won FDA clearance for the 1st surgical instruments that can be assembled and disassembled inside the body during surgery.
DePuy gets FDA clearance for new hip amid lawsuit over old hip | Regulatory Roundup
Amid lawsuits concerning its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics won U.S. Food & Drug Administration clearance for its next-generation Pinnacle ceramic-on-metal hip implant.
Ceramic-on-metal is a novel combination in the hip implant market, having undergone two-year controlled, randomized, multicenter, non-inferiority clinical study and laboratory testing as part of the clearance process.
Access Scientific scoops up $10 million | Funding Roundup
Access Scientific Inc., makers of the Picc Wand and Power Wand IV catheters, closed a $10 million equity financing round.
Investment was led by CAC, a private equity firm, and followed by Access Scientific’s previous investors.
The company’s IV catheters are designed reduce patient discomfort by allowing blood tests to be drawn and fluids and medications to be delivered through a single device, which can last the duration of an entire hospital stay.
Weight loss device maker Endosphere moves to Ohio
California-based virtual company Endosphere is heading to Ohio to become a reality.
Endosphere, which is developing an implantable and incisionless weight loss device, was lured to Ohio by the promise of investment dollars. Executive chairman Chris Thorne also lives in Columbus, Ohio suburb New Albany.