MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Massachusetts medtech giant Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) awarded a $3.4 million 3-year grant to support cardiac research at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Covidien lands FDA 510(k) for 3-in-1 laparoscopic surgical device
Veran raises nearly $3M for 3d airway mapping system
Veran Medical Technologies said it brought in $2.9 million in a funding round it hopes will eventually add $5 million to its coffers.
The St. Louis-based medical device company, founded in 2005, is developing devices for diagnosis & minimally invasive surgery.
NuVasive soars on estimates for Q4 and 2014
California medical device maker NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) is flying high today after raising its revenue projections for 2013 amid higher-than-expected 4th quarter sales.
Intuitive Surgical’s robot-assisted system continues to best open surgery
Embattled robot-assisted surgical devices maker Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) announced another retrospective analysis today touting its da Vinci system over open prostate surgery.
Cambridge Endo closes $3M round
Cambridge Endoscopic Devices closed a debt and options offering after meeting it $2.9 million target for the round.
Framingham, Mass.-based Cambridge Endo makes medical devices used for single-incision laparoscopy procedures.
The company secured the funding from 8 unnamed investors, according to a regulatory filing.
Intuitive Surgical gains points on lung cancer study
Intuitive Surgical: The da Vinci robot still beats open surgery
Medicare: No coverage for Vertos Medical’s back pain surgery
California medical device maker Vertos Medical was dealt a blow this week when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a Proposed Decision Memo rejecting coverage for image-guided lumbar decompression surgery in treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.
Teleflex makes stealthy buy of InnoLap Surgical’s microlaparoscopy tech
NuVasive debuts Precept spinal system in Japan
California medical device company NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) debuted its Precept spinal implant in Japan, treating the 1st patients with the posterior fixation system.