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Abiomed conquers shareholder’s lawsuit over Impella claims
Endo Health’s American Medical Systems to settle mesh lawsuits for $55M
Endo Health Solutions (NSDQ:ENDP) subsidiary American Medical Systems said it’s agreed to pay $54 million to settle personal injury lawsuits filed over its pelvic mesh products.
J&J’s Synthes unit wins $16M ruling in patent fight with Globus Medical
Medtronic notches small win in German TAVI war with Edwards Lifesciences
Oakland drug bust turns up stolen medical records | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — An Oakland, Calif., drug bust stumbled on personal health records for about 4,500 Sutter Health patients, hospital administrators warned patients this week.
The records were likely stolen during a massive security breach of Sutter Health security systems in 2011, and the California sheriff department said the find caught them off guard.
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Gene patents: Is the Myriad Genetics decision good news or bad news for medtech?
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to ban patents on human genes isn’t likely to be popular among companies that have staked their business around a gene-dependent patent, but it’s not entirely bad news for medical device maker and diagnostics companies.
FLASH: Supreme Court unanimously rules that human genes aren’t patentable
The Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that isolated human genes are not patentable, putting in jeopardy patents held by Myriad Genetics for genetic tests that identify genes tied to an increased risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
The case hinged on the question of whether an human gene becomes a "human-made invention" once it’s targeted and isolated or whether it remains a "product of nature" and thus ineligible for patenting.
Doc indicted for perjury in connection with Orthofix investigation
Judge boosts royalties for NuVasive in patent loss to Medtronic
Becton says former engineer planned to flee to India with trade secrets
An engineer working for Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) was arrested by the FBI, accused of planning to flee to India with company blueprints for a drug injection device.