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The Future of Laser Micro Manufacturing in Medical Device Markets

September 5, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Introduction Laser Micro Manufacturing Technologies and its Impact on Medical Device Manufacturing Laser micro manufacturing is a compilation of technologies developed to address an ever increasing … [Read More...]

Next Generation LSR Technology for Medical Injection Molding

September 1, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Manufacturers across industries from automotive, consumer goods, and healthcare, use a liquid injection molding (LIM) process to create silicone rubber parts that are durable and easy-to-mold. The … [Read More...]

Quick Launch Program for Micro Medical Production

July 30, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Lindsay Mann, Director of Sales & Marketing For OEMs who need a rapid prototype of their new medical device design, there are plenty of vendors to choose from. But for OEMs who are ready to … [Read More...]

Abiomed claims win over Abbott’s Thoratec in German patent case

Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) today claimed a win in a German patent infringement case brought by Abbott … [Read More...]

Balt parent escapes Neurvana Medical sabotage suit

Balt International this week escaped a lawsuit brought by Neurvana Medical accusing Balt, its U.S. … [Read More...]

West Virginia AG sues Johnson & Johnson over pelvic mesh

West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrisey yesterday became the latest state AG to sue Johnson … [Read More...]

Avalign pays $10m to settle fraud charges in uncleared devices case

Avalign and its Instrumed International subsidiary agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle federal … [Read More...]

KFx defeats Stryker challenge to shoulder anchor patent

UPDATED Sept. 18, 2019, with additional inter partes win for KFx. KFx Medical yesterday defeated … [Read More...]

Judge adds $10m in damages in Vectura-GSK patent spat

This article has been updated with a statement from Glaxo Smith Kline. A federal judge in … [Read More...]

Appeals court tosses two ConforMIS patents despite settlement with Smith & Nephew

A federal appeals court has upheld U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions invalidating two … [Read More...]

Balt parent escapes Neurvana Medical sabotage suit

Balt International this week escaped a lawsuit brought by Neurvana Medical accusing Balt, its U.S. subsidiary and two executives of reneging on a $16 million deal for its Titan neurovascular catheter in scheme to “sabotage and destroy” Neurvana. In September 2016, the French company acquired Blockade Medical, including its Barricade coil and a facility in Irvine, […]

Zimmer Biomet, Align Technology ink distribution deal

Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said yesterday that it entered into a multinational distribution deal with Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) for its iTero Element family of intraoral scanners. The companies did not disclose the terms of the agreement, but said the partnership has a goal of delivering multiple digital workflows for dental professionals and laboratories, enabling business-to-business collaboration and offering […]

Merit Medical closes $50m BrightWater buyout

BrightWater Medical said today that it completed the sale of the organization to Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI), three months after Merit made its $50 million offer. In June, Merit valued the acquisition at $35 million upfront with a further $15 million in potential payments contingent upon CE Mark approval and meeting future sales targets. Temecula, Calif.-based BrightWater’s […]

The 20 largest medical device companies in the world

Consolidations continue to transform the roster of largest medical device companies in the world — as evidenced by the latest Big 100 list at our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing. Overall, Big 100 companies saw $397.5 billion in sales during their most recent fiscal years, up 3.5% from the previous year. As companies continue to […]

CryoLife, EndoSpan ink distribution deal

CryoLife Inc. (NYSE:CRY) today announced that it has signed a strategic distribution and credit facility agreement with Endospan with an option to purchase the company. Kennesaw, Georgia-based CryoLife will have exclusive distribution rights to Endospan’s Nexus stent graft system in Europe. CryoLife will pay $10 million upfront and provide up to $15 million in debt financing […]

Digirad completes ATRM acquisition

Digirad Corp. (NSDQ:DRAD) said yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of ATRM Holdings, effectively converting Digirad to a diversified holding company. Digirad issued approximately 1.6 million shares of its newly authorized 10.0% Series A cumulative perpetual preferred stock valued at $10 per share in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of ATRM’s common and […]

Viant acquires Meraqi Medical

Viant announced today that it has acquired Meraqi Medical marking the medical device contract manufacturer’s fourth acquisition in two years. Viant said the acquisition of Fremont, Calif.-based Meraqi will expand its range of interventional technologies, bioelectronics and minimally invasive surgical devices. It will also offer a West Coast design and development hub to compliment Viant’s […]