Livongo Health (NSDQ:LVGO) reported third-quarter results today that beat the consensus on Wall Street. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company reported losses of -$25.5 million, or -26¢ per share, on sales of $106.1 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, for a sales growth of 126.4% compared with Q3 2019. Adjusted to exclude one-time items, earnings […]
Conmed up on Street-beating Q3 results
ConMed posted third-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast on Wall Street. The Utica, N.Y.-based company reported profits of $6.9 million, or 23¢ per share, on sales of $237.8 million for the three months ended Sept. 30., for a bottom-line loss of -1.7% sales growth of 1.82% compared with Q3 2019. Adjusted to exclude one-time […]
Varian Medical Systems beats The Street in Q4 results
Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) posted fourth-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast on Wall Street. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company reported profits of $76.5 million, or 83¢ per share, on sales of $850.5 million for the three months ended October 2, for a bottom-line gain of 8.7% sales loss of -3.2% compared with Q4 2019. Adjusted […]
The 11 largest medtech employers of 2020 – and what their employees really think
Employees of the 11 largest medtech employers are proud of working on life-saving products with added benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also reported frustration with big corporate bureaucracy. That was one major takeaway as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled some current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. The companies are the largest […]
Cook Medical announces U.S. launch of balloon for transnasal esophageal procedures
Cook Medical today commercially launched its Hercules 100 Transnasal Esophageal Balloon in the U.S. The balloon is designed specifically for trans nasal esophageal procedures and is another tool for ENT physicians to help treat esophageal strictures. “This balloon was specifically designed with ENT physicians and their patients in mind. The balloon is much shorter than […]
BD appoints new chief technology officer and president of life sciences
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) today said it appointed Patrick Kaltenback as executive VP and chief technology officer and Dave Hickey as EVP and president of life sciences, both effective Jan. 1, 2021. Kaltenbach will be responsible for driving the company’s category innovation strategy and leading research and development activities, which includes executing the innovation pipeline and developing […]
FDA clears Tyber Medical foot and ankle plating system
Tyber Medical today said it received FDA clearance for its new line of foot and ankle plating systems. The clearance covers more than 42 different indication-specific anatomical plating families that are developed using a combination of CT scans, cadaveric labs and consultation with surgical thought leaders. Tyber Medical’s foot plating system is designed to treat […]
Alphatec launches InVictus MIS Tower fixation percutaneous system
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) this week announced that it commercially launched its InVictus MIS Tower as part of its minimally invasive percutaneous fixation platform. InVictus is a comprehensive spinal fixation platform that is designed to treat a range of pathologies with intraoperative adaptability and surgical predictability in an open, minimally invasive or hybrid approach. “The novel components designed […]
Ortho Regenerative Technologies names VP of clinical, medical affairs
Ortho Regenerative Technologies today said it appointed Mukesh Ahuja as VP of clinical and medical affairs, effective Nov. 1. Prior to joining the company, Ahuja worked at Orthofix Medical where he was responsible for developing the clinical strategy for the motion preservation program of the spine business franchise. He has also served as the director […]
Chinese regulators delay medical device UDI implementation
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has extended the trial period for its medical device unique device identification (UDI) program in response to the coronavirus pandemic, pushing first-round UDI implementation requirement deadlines to early 2021. Get the full story here at the Emergo Group’s blog. The opinions expressed in this […]
Conformis hip system wins FDA clearance
Conformis (NSDQ:CFMS) recently announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Cordera Hip System. The hip system is an uncemented, primary total hip replacement that features femoral and acetabular components. It can be used with or without a pre-operative CT scan that is used to design Conformis patient-specific instruments with a personalized surgical plan. “Our […]