A New Jersey appeals court has thrown out a woman’s product liability lawsuit against Bayer (ETR:BAYN) over its Essure permanent birth control device. Arcelia Sandobal Gomez had the Essure metal coils implanted in her fallopian tubes in 2014 and claimed she suffered intermittent and severe abdominal pain and chronic and abnormal vaginal bleeding afterwards. Gomez […]
Court tosses J&J’s appeal in $20 million pelvic mesh case
This article has been updated with a comment from Ethicon. An Indiana federal appeals court yesterday upheld a $20 million jury award in a pelvic mesh case against Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon unit. Despite the “flurry of arguments” in its appeal, the company failed to convince the three-judge panel that it should overturn the […]
J&J’s Ethicon defeats all but 4 claims in Kentucky pelvic mesh case
A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed all but four claims in a pelvic mesh lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon division. Jensesta Cutter had Ethicon’s Prolift pelvic mesh implanted in 2006 and complained to her doctor that year of pelvic pain, soreness and burning, constipation and urine leakage, according to the complaint. In […]
Bayer loses Essure appeal in Indiana
An Indiana appeals court has ruled that more than 30 women suing Bayer (ETR:BAYN) over its Essure permanent birth control device may proceed with their case. The women claimed that after they had Essure implanted in their fallopian tubes, they suffered a number of health problems, including “menorrhagia, extreme fatigue, abdominal pain, back pain, joint […]
Hologic completes sale of Cynosure medical aesthetics business
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) announced today that it has completed the previously announced $205 million sale of its Cynosure medical aesthetics business to an affiliate of investment funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Minus closing adjustments, Hologic initially estimates it will receive net cash proceeds of $142 million from the sale. CEO Steve MacMillan previously said the sale […]
Could an algorithm improve breast cancer treatment?
A study from researchers at Penn Medicine revealed that MRI and an algorithm-based field of medicine called radiomics could help characterize the heterogeneity of cancer cells in a tumor and allow for better understanding of the causes and progression of individual diseases. The study, published in Clinical Cancer Research, examines radiomics, which uses algorithms to extract […]
Judge orders Boston Scientific to complete $275 million merger
A Delaware chancery court judge yesterday ordered Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) to complete its failed $275 million buyout of Channel Medsystems. In a lawsuit filed in September 2018, Channel claimed that Boston Scientific spiked the deal over a former Channel employee’s scheme to embezzle nearly $3 million from the women’s health company. Emeryville, Calif.-based Channel Medsystems […]
Prasco launches generic NuvaRing
Prasco this week said it launched its authorized generic NuvaRing. The generic etonogestrel/ethinyl vaginal ring is a small, flexible vaginal ring that is used by women as a form of birth control. The NuvaRing releases a continuous low dose of hormones for three weeks at a time. Get the full story on our sister site, Drug […]
Minerva Surgical raises $10m
Minerva Surgical filed an SEC Form D to confirm the sale of $10 million in an offering of debt, options, warrants and other securities. The Redwood City, Calif.–based company’s new notice completed the first sale of the $10.5 million offering on Nov. 22 and expects to sell the remaining $500,000 before the offering has lasted […]
Viveve Medical prices $10m offering
Viveve Medical (NSDQ:VIVE) entered into an underwriting agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. to price an offering of approximately $10 million. Last month, the company issued and sold 978,202 Class A units of common stock at a public offering price of $1.55 per unit, according to an SEC Form 8-K filing. It also issued nearly […]
Report: More women harmed by medical devices than men
This article has been updated with comments from the FDA and from Madris Tomes. A new investigation of FDA adverse event data has revealed that more women are harmed by medical devices than men. The report published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) shows that among 340,000 people whom the FDA listed as […]
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