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Silicone Materials for Long-term Medical Implants: Innovate for the Future

June 4, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Feifei Lin, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, Healthcare, Elkem Silicones USA Corp. With the growth of the aging population, the number of age-related diseases has increased. Every year … [Read More...]

Delivering Quality – The ISO 13485 Certification

June 3, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Charlie Sears, Quality Manager, Goddard Inc. The medical device industry is one of the most highly regulated verticals worldwide. Devices and quality systems must satisfy stringent requirements … [Read More...]

Devices Roar Into The Next Decade

June 3, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Medical device investments skyrocketed in 2018, and these trends are continuing into 2019. The activity now will influence healthcare for the next decade. This year, the medical device and diagnostic … [Read More...]

Heraeus can pursue trade secret suit against Zimmer Biomet supplier

A federal appeals court has resuscitated part of a 2014 Heraeus Medical GmbH lawsuit that accuses … [Read More...]

SEC clears Misonix in China FCPA probe

Misonix (NSDQ:MSON) said today that the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission cleared it after a … [Read More...]

BD sues NeuMoDx over patents for diagnostic device

Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) and subsidiaries HandyLab and GeneOhm Sciences Canada have filed a … [Read More...]

Report: Medical imaging giants thrive on bribery in China

Employees of G.E., Philips and Siemens have testified in court in China to bribing low-paid hospital … [Read More...]

MiMedx claims win in proxy war with ex-CEO

MiMedx (NSDQ:MDXG) today claimed an early win in its proxy war with the CEO it fired for cause last … [Read More...]

ACell to pay $15m to settle secret recall charges

ACell last week pleaded guilty to a charge that it failed to report a recall of its MicroMatrix … [Read More...]

Report: N.J. and Texas law firms accused of charging excessive fees in pelvic mesh cases

Several law firms in New Jersey and Texas are accused of legal malpractice and charging excessive … [Read More...]

AbbVie to buy Allergan for $6.3B

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) said today it will acquire Allergan (NYSE:AGN) for $63 billion in cash and stock. The purchase is seen as a hedge against the impending expiration of U.S. patents on AbbVie’s blockbuster drug, Humira. AbbVie will pay Allergan shareholders $188.24 per share of Allergan stock, a 45% premium to yesterday’s closing price. […]

Medtronic put up $316m for Epix Therapeutics

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) put a total of $316 million on the table to acquire Epix Therapeutics, including a $100 million earn-out. The Fridley, Minn.-based company, which is the world’s largest pure-play medical device maker, in January announced the deal for Epix, formerly known as Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, without revealing further terms. In a regulatory filing last week, […]

Novanta to acquire Arges

Novanta (Boston) today announced that it is acquiring Germany-based Arges for an undisclosed amount. Arges makes intelligent subsystems for positioning and deflecting laser beams for medical materials processing applications, according to the company. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.

Hologic offers up to $85m for SuperSonic Imagine

Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) and SuperSonic Imagine (EPA:SSI) yesterday revealed a binding offer that would see Hologic pay some $85 million to acquire the French ultrasound device maker. Marlborough, Mass.-based Hologic’s €1.50-per-share bid amounts to about $42 million for all outstanding SSI shares and warrants, plus not more than $43 million to pay off any debts owed by Aix-en-Provence-based […]

Glaukos puts up nearly $3m to buy Dose Medical back

Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) said yesterday that it agreed to pay nearly $3 million plus milestones to acquire former subsidiary Dose Medical and its drug-delivery technology for treating retinal diseases. Sam Clemente, Calif.-based Glaukos spun Dose out as a standalone company in 2010, but paid $26 million in July 2015 for Dose Medical’s glaucoma assets, including the cancellation of a $10.9 […]

Tekni-Plex buys three healthcare packaging plants

Tekni-Plex recently announced that it has completed its purchase of three manufacturing facilities from Amcor’s Flexible Packaging business unit. The facilities are in Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., and Ashland, Mass., and provide sterilizable medical device packaging substrates including coated and uncoated Tyvek, heat-seal and cold-seal coated paper and films, medical grade laminates and die-cut lids and labels. Get the full […]

Zoll acquires TherOx

Zoll Medical said today that it acquired TherOx and its acute myocardial infarction treatment. TherOx’s SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy system delivers a 60-minute infusion of the patient’s super-oxygenated blood to a targeted ischemic area of the heart via a small catheter. The treatment is designed to improve microvascular flow and reduce infarct size following primary coronary […]