Senseonics (OTC:SENH) said today it inked an exclusive distribution agreement with Roche (PINK:RHHBY) for the multi-country commercialization of the Eversense continuous glucose monitor. Under the deal, Roche has the exclusive rights to promote, market and sell the Eversense product portfolio to diabetes clinics and patients in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, Senseonics said. The Eversense system includes an implanted […]
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Cardinal Health’s Cordis gets back in the drug-eluting stent game with Biosensors deal
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) said today that its Cordis subsidiary is getting back into the drug-eluting stent game via an overseas distribution agreement with Biosensors International (PINK:BSNRY). The deal calls for Cordis to sell the BioFreedom, BioMatrix NeoFlex, BioMatrix Alpha and Chroma stents made by Biosensors in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. Cordis said it plans to gradually […]
Senate panel once again slams physician-owned distributorships
The U.S. Senate’s Finance Committee today issued a report slamming physician-owned distributorships that sell the spinal implants their doctor-owners prescribe. It’s not the 1st time that so-called PODs have drawn scrutiny from federal officials. Back in 2011, a Senate Finance panel report prompted a group of senators to petition the U.S. Health & Human Services Dept.’s inspector […]
B. Braun inks exclusive distro deal with NuMed for CP stent
B. Braun Interventional Systems said today it extended its exclusive U.S. distribution deal with NuMed for to include its newly-cleared Cheatham Platinum stent designed to treat native or recurrent coarctation of the aorta. The CP stent won FDA 510(k) clearance in March, and the commercial launch in the U.S. is scheduled to take place this week, […]
Dexcom picks up EU distributor Nintamed
Dexcom Inc. (NSDQ:DXCM) said today it inked a deal to pick up Nintamed, a distribution company serving Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Nintamed has served as Dexcom’s exclusive distributor in Germany, Switzerland and Austria for 6 years, the San Diego, Calif.-based company said. “The acquisition of Nintamed represents another step forward in our mission to improve […]
EnteroMedics inks deal with VA distributor for Maestro anti-obesity device
EnteroMedics (NSDQ:ETRM) said today that it signed a distribution deal for its Maestro weight-loss device with Academy Medical, an orthopedic implant and wound care supplier to the U.S. Veterans Affairs Dept. and the U.S. Defense Dept. The Maestro device is an implantable neurostimulation device designed to intermittently block the vagus nerves using high-frequency, low-energy impulses. The therapy, which St. […]
Materialise NV, Canon ink Japanese distro deal
Materialise (NSDQ:MTLS) said today it inked a distribution deal with Canon (NYSE:CAJ) Lifecare Solutions to distribute its Materialise Mimics Innovation software and care suits in Japan. Through the agreement, workstations and 3D printers offered by Canon Lifecare Solutions will be offered with Materialise’s open software solutions, including the newly launched Materialise Mimics inPrint designed to allow hospitals to […]
Amedica inks exclusive Chinese silicon nitride distro deal
Amedica (NSDQ:AMDA) said today it signed an exclusive distribution deal with Chinese medical device company Shandong Weigao Orthopedic Device Company Limited. The deal gives Weigao Orthopedic exclusive rights to sell, market and distribute Amedica’s silicon nitride spinal implants in the People’s Republic of China. “With more than 50,000 minimum unit sales to occur within the first […]
MC10 inks Japanese distro deal with Marubun for BioStamp
MC10 said today it inked a limited exclusive distribution partnership with Marubun Corp. to distribute its BioStamp products in Japan. The Lexington, Mass.-based company’s BioStamp sensor products are designed as wearable sensors that collect and transmit biometric data. “Marubun strives to contribute to the advancement of science and technology by engaging with suppliers who are […]
CSI reups supply deal with Fresenius
Cardiovascular Systems (NSDQ:CSII) said last week it extended its supply deal with Fresenius (NYSE:FMS) for its ViperSlide lubricant, extending the agreement through April 4, 2021. The extension to the agreement also gives Cardiovascular Systems final purchase rights upon the termination of the agreement or if Fresenius stops production of ViperSlide. St. Paul, Minn.-based Cardiovascular Systems said the […]
Xtant, Vivex ink distribution deal for OsteoVive allograft
Xtant Medical said today it inked a distribution deal with Vivex Biomedical to distribute its OsteoVive cellular bone allograft. The new agreement will allow Xtant to enter the cellular bone graft market which the company said is estimated to be between $252 million in 2015 and $400 million in 2019. “Vivex is enthusiastic about teaming up with […]