Axonics Modulation Technologies (NSDQ:AXNX) announced today that it has won FDA approval for full-body 3 Tesla (T) MRI scanning for patients implanted with its r-SNM sacral neuromodulation system. The premarket approval supplement represents an upgrade from a previous PMA conditional labeling for r-SNM, which allowed for for full-body scans using 1.5T MRI scanners. With this incremental […]
RTI Surgical posts losses ahead of potential OEM business sale
RTI Surgical (NSDQ:RTIX) shares dipped today on first-quarter results that fell short of the consensus forecast. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company posted losses of -$17.9 million, or -24¢ per share, on sales of $73.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, for a 91% bottom-line slide on sales growth of 5.3%. Adjusted to exclude one-time […]
AdaptHealth prices $124m upsized offering
AdaptHealth (NSDQ:AHCO) announced today that it upsized and priced an underwritten offering of common stock at approximately $124 million. Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-based AdaptHealth is offering 8 million shares of its Class A common stock at $15.50 per share. The maker of home medical equipment, supplies and related services had previously set the offering at 6.5 […]
Smith & Nephew expects 29% sales dip in Q2
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) said today it expects second-quarter revenues to dip by 29% due to the coronavirus pandemic, although results gradually improved as time went on. Sales were hardest hit in the company’s orthopedic reconstruction, sports medicine and ENT businesses due to the pandemic-related lockdown and pause in elective surgeries. The company’s advanced wound management […]
Stryker extends tender offer for all Wright Medical shares
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it extended the offering period of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI). The company announced its acquisition of Wright Medical in November 2019. Since then, the FTC increased its scrutiny of the proposed merger in January, a Wright Medical shareholder filed a proposed class-action lawsuit to block the acquisition later that […]
Abbott, Tandem seal deal to combine CGM, insulin delivery tech
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) announced today that they have completed their agreement to combine the former’s glucose-sensing technology with the latter’s insulin delivery systems. The deal, announced in October, will combine Abbott’s Freestyle Libre CGM with Tandem’s t:slim X2 pump to monitor glucose without fingersticks. The agreement covers the technical development of device integration and associated […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Markets dip again
Medtech stocks continue to fluctuate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a significant dip in the shares belonging to the industry’s biggest names. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 81.88 points at the end of last week (June 26). That total represents a -3.7% decrease […]
FDA approves Medtronic’s latest DBS
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it has received FDA approval for the Percept PC deep brain stimulation (DBS) system. The medical device giant is touting Percept PC’s BrainSense technology, which is designed to sense and record brain signals while delivering DBS therapy to people with neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. BrainSense enables more personalized, […]
Lantheus, Progenics complete merger
Lantheus Medical Imaging (NSDQ:LNTH) parent company Lantheus Holdings announced the completion of its merger with Progenics Pharmaceuticals. Progenics, an oncology company developing medicines and artificial intelligence-based technologies for finding, fighting and following cancer, entered into a merger agreement with Lantheus that was first announced on Oct. 2, 2019. Upon the completion of the merger, Progenics stockholders […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Another rebound as markets continue to fluctuate
Medtech stocks rebounded from a significant dip earlier in June last week, continuing to highlight the topsy-turvy nature of the markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 85.00 points at the end of last week (June 19). That total represents […]
CryoLife prices $100m offering
CryoLife Inc. (NYSE:CRY) announced today that it priced its previously announced offering of convertible senior notes at $100 million. Yesterday, the Atlanta-based company said it is offering the 4.25% notes, due in 2025, as well as a 13-day option for the initial purchaser to buy up to an additional $15 million in notes, which will be […]
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