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The MassDevice Weekly Roundup brings you the latest medical device news and information.
News
Boston Scientific founders Nicholas, Abele cash in 
FDA gives hospitals six months to ditch Steris System 1
Medgraph sues Medtronic over glucose monitor patent
FDA roundup: Panel warns on MRI drugs, Italy’s Sorin gets warning letter
On-Q-Ity adds $5 million to $21 million Series A round
Aspect Medical accepts $58 million Covidien tender offer
Caliper closes Xenogen Biosciences small animal deal, lowers Q4 guidance
FDA issues Class I recall of Stryker surgical navigation system
Microsoft snaps up HIT software maker Sentillion
Analogic’s Q1 sales, earnings slide
Be sure to check out MassDevice.com’s third-quarter earnings roundup for our comprehensive coverage of medical device makers’ quarterly results. Read More
Boston Scientific escapes the junkyard, floats $2 billion bond prospectus
Echo Therapeutics gears up for investor push
Second state AG subpoenas Medtronic
AdvanDx wins FDA 510(k) clearance for staph test
TransMedics drums up $3.6 million in another debt sale
The MassDevice Checkup
Our weekly checkup takes the temperature of the public medical device companies in the three largest markets in the U.S.: Massachusetts, Minnesota and California. In addition to the indices for each state, which track the overall movement of the sector, we compare Monday morning’s opening share prices with their value when the markets close Friday afternoon and calculate the biggest gainers and losers. Read More
More News
UPDATE: Zoll Medical confirms it’s in the hunt for new headquarters
BL Healthcare converts loan obligations into $800,000
Millstone Medical taps new Memphis leadership
Cyberonics aims to stimulate epilepsy treatment
CMS shifts coverage on HIV screening
LeMaitre wins conditional FDA nod for feasibility study
Report: Small fry increasingly competitive in spinal implant market
Trial starts in Hologic patent infringement suit against SenoRx
Medtronic taps British interventional cardiology pioneer
Deerfield Management cashes in on NxStage bounce
Eye on the FDA
MassDevice’s “Eye on the FDA” report examines key data on the FDA’s 510(k) clearance process on a semi-annual basis, analyzing the clearances according to medical discipline, clearance times and a variety of other categories. The reports characterize changes in the number of 510(k) clearances and decision times, identifying the most active medical disciplines and states and offering perspectives on clearance trends and developments in the regulatory landscape. Read More
Jobs
Browse our database for the best open jobs in the medical devices industry.
Whether you’re looking for a job in the medical devices industry, or an employer looking to post a job that will be seen by a qualified audience of thousands of skilled professionals in the medical devices industry, the MassDevice Career Connector has you covered. Read More
Blogs
Weekly Wireless Roundup: Form and function in mobile health design
Speck Design on how it created the look and feel of the Corventis PiiX wireless; wireless health is a $304 million market; Allscripts launches remote BlackBerry EMR; and 2009: The year of mHealth hype. Read More
MedGadget’s MedTech Monday: Wireless brain-computer link returns vowels to paralyzed man
A wireless brain-machine interface allows a patient with locked-in syndrome to speak vowels; “Bronchial GPS” lung navigation; a urine check for pneumonia; and an off-road wheelchair. Read More
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