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Outcome-based Pricing Initiatives in the Healthcare Industry

July 11, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Joe Miles - Global Vice President, Life Sciences (SAP Industries) and Bob Steller - Industry Principle, Life Sciences (Vistex) A distorted reimbursement model has driven healthcare costs ever … [Read More...]

Clinical Study Cleanup: How to Get Your Study Back on Track

July 1, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Kelly Jasko, Lead Clinical Research Associate Every year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) releases metrics detailing the outcomes of the Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) inspections … [Read More...]

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...]

ITC takes up Johnson & Johnson complaint against Intuitive Surgical

The U.S. International Trade Commission this week voted to launch an investigation into Johnson … [Read More...]

Johnson & Johnson unit loses 9th pelvic mesh case in Philly

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon last week reportedly lost the ninth of eleven … [Read More...]

SEC accuses lawyers in $1.7m PixarBio fraud

The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission this week accused a coterie of lawyers of securities … [Read More...]

Vectura seeks another $44M in GSK patent win

Fresh off its $89.7 million jury award in a patent infringement case against GlaxoSmithKline … [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...]

Intuitive Surgical grabs supplier Schölly Fiberoptic’s robotic endoscope biz

Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said yesterday that it paid an unspecified amount to buy Schölly Fiberoptic‘s robotic endoscope business. Denzlingen, Germany-based Schölly, a 20-year supplier for Intuitive, designed and manufactured several imaging systems for Intuitive’s flagship da Vinci surgical systems. The vendor relationship is slated to continue with Schölly’s fiberoptic business, Intuitive said. The deal includes Schölly’s […]

TransEnterix deals AutoLap assets for $47m

TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it dealt the AutoLap assets acquired last year along with Medical Surgery Technologies to Great Belief International for $47 million. AutoLap is an image-based scope positioning system for laparoscopic procedures. Last October, Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix paid $5.8 million up front to MST for 3.15 million shares of the Yokneam, Israel-based […]

Hillrom deals surgical consumables biz to Audax for $170m

Hillrom (NYSE:HRC) said today that it inked a deal to sell its surgical consumables business to private equity shop Audax for $170 million in cash. Chicago-based Hillrom, fresh from a May rebranding, said the lines being sold to Audax include its Bard-Parker scalpels and blades and other operating room accessories. The surgical consumable unit’s 500 […]

Agiliti snags Zetta Medical

Healthcare technology management firm Agiliti said it acquired Zetta Medical Technologies for an undisclosed amount. Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Zetta offers engineering services, parts and pre-owned medical imaging equipment via a network of OEM trained-engineers, according to Minneapolis-based Agiliti, formerly known as Universal Hospital Services. “Zetta’s specialized capabilities and technical expertise are an ideal complement to […]

Digirad board approves deal to acquire ATRM Holdings

Digirad Corp. (NSDQ:DRAD) said this week that its board of directors approved a deal to buy ATRM Holdings as a “kick-off” transaction to convert Digirad to a diversified holding company. As part of the acquisition, Digirad plans to create Series A non-convertible, cumulative, perpetual preferred stock with a stated value of $10 apiece. ATRM shareholders are […]

Kohlberg buys Nelipak

Nelipak yesterday announced that private equity shop Kohlberg acquired the healthcare packaging company for an undisclosed amount. Cranston, R.I.-based Nelipak manufactures rigid healthcare packaging used in Class II and Class III medical devices and pharma drug-delivery products. The company also has in-house design, development, prototyping, manufacturing and quality teams to assist in the production of […]

Medin Technologies acquires ortho implant manufacturer AMT

Contract manufacturer Medin Technologies (Totowa, N.J.) said today that it has completed the add-on acquisition of orthopedic implant maker Advantage Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) through a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary named AMT Medical. Medin Technologies designs and manufactures highly engineered, custom-designed sterilization cases and trays for orthopedic OEMs. AMT Medical will continue manufacturing orthopedic implants and will gain an […]