SpineGuard (EPA:ALSGD) said it landed Japanese Ninsho approval for its PediGuard, a handheld surgical product that helps guide proper spine screw placement.
Japan clears SpineGuard’s PediGuard surgical device
TAVI: PLC Systems launches RenalGuard trial
PLC Systems (PINK:PLCSF) said its RenalGuard device was used in a new clinical trial evaluating the device in treating patients with acute kidney failure undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Endo Health taps new CFO from Becton Dickinson | Personnel Moves
InspireMD pares manufacturing, hires European distribution company
Orthopaedic Implant Company’s CEO to Reid: Repeal the device tax
In a direct appeal to Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the CEO of Reno-based Orthopaedic Implant Company asked for a repeal of the excise tax on U.S. sales of medical devices.
Itai Nemovicher called on Reid, the Senate majority leader, to reverse part of the Affordable Care Act that puts a 2.3% tax on the device industry. Last year’s attempted repeal of the medical device tax never made it to the Senate floor.
Battlefield wound tech company Arsenal Medical lands $4M
Arsenal Medical, a company that makes internal-bleeding control products for battlefield situations, brought in $4 million from 8 un-named investors in a funding round that opened last month.
Uroplasty dodges 2 class action lawsuits
Breast implants: Sientra touts legal win against Johnson & Johnson
Intuitive Surgical says robot surgery complications study is ‘misleading’
Implantable melanoma vaccine proceeds to human testing | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — After a quick FDA turnaround, an implantable melanoma vaccine is beginning a Phase I clinical trial. The technology was co-developed by the Wyss Institute and Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Researchers developed a tiny, biodegradable disk made of growth factors and elements of each patient’s tumor. Once implanted, the disk dissolves and prompts the body to attack the tumor as though it were an infection.
Telehealth: Bosch and Remedy Health Media partner up for patient monitoring
Robert Bosch Healthcare announced a partnership with Remedy Health Media, planning to expand merge telehealth offerings with web-capabilities for remote patient monitoring systems.
Through the partnership the 2 companies will offer products that aim to improve patient compliance and provide better at-home medical management, according to a statement.
