Dental devices maker Sirona Dental Systems (NSDQ:SIRO) posted a strong quarter, but the boost in sales and widening profits didn’t stir much enthusiasm from Wall Street.
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U.K. regulators revive 10-year-old Carestream warning
Healthcare regulators in the U.K. revived a 10-year-old equipment concern regarding certain Carestream Health intra-oral dental X-ray units, warning that there may be devices out there that haven’t received necessary "modification" to mitigate a falling equipment risk.
Align Tech. jumps on higher Invisalign sales in Q2
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) is tracking nearly 2 points higher today after posting 2nd-quarter figures that beat analysts’ expectations.
Henry Schein ditches Middle East distributor
Henry Schein (NSDQ:HSIC) said it’s shed of 1 of its unprofitable wholesale dental distributors in the Middle East, a move that will cost the company between $11 and $13 million.
Sonendo closes on $27M for root canal device
Sonendo said it closed the 2nd portion of a $27 million funding round for its sonic root canal device.
Orbimed Advisors led the round, joined by new backer Themes Investment Partners and existing investors Fjord Ventures and NeoMed Management, according to a press release.
Nobel Biocare settles $450M class action for $1.3M
Nobel Biocare Holding may be able to settle a class action lawsuit involving 1,000s of dentists for $1.3 million after a federal judge tentatively OK’d the deal.
The class action, headed by Dr. Jason Yamada, includes any U.S. dentists who bought Nobel implant products (except the company’s NobelDirect Groovy device) – more than 2,900 dentists.
FDA panel to consider down-classifying blade-form dental implants
An FDA advisory panel will consider in July whether to down-classify blade-form endosseous dental implants from the highest risk category to a less stringent class.
The FDA is now proposing to reclassify this pre-amendments class III device into class II because the federal watchdog believes that special controls, together with general controls, can effectively mitigate risks to health posed by these devices, according to the agency’s federal register notice.
A cure for coffee breath?
Here’s a good way to eliminate coffee breath and still get your morning off on the right foot.
ITC judge finds for Align Technology in overseas patent spat with ClearCorrect
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said a judge with the International Trade Commission found that Pakistani dental device maker ClearCorrect and a U.S. affiliate infringe 7 of Align’s patents.
Align sees some Wall Street love on strong Q1 earnings
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) got a big Wall Street boost today after reporting a big increase in sales and strong growth in shipments of its flagship Invisalign product.
UPDATE: Details on ex-Denstply CFO Ellison’s jump to Stryker
Dentsply International (NSDQ:XRAY) detailed its plans to replace ex-CFO William Jellison, who jumped ship today for medical device company Stryker (NYSE:SYK).