Wound Care
Reports: Smith & Nephew shutters Florida wound management unit, layoffs for 108
World’s richest doc shares his vision of healthcare’s future | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has made a name for himself as the world’s richest doctor and a controversial figure in medicine, but he’s also a fearless visionary.
He has gotten himself into hot water when reality didn’t match up to his promises, but he’s also sparked a lot of interest from healthcare providers around the country who are interested in his prescription for how to fix healthcare.
Spiracur wins reimbursement for SNaP wound care
California device maker Spiracur won reimbursement coverage from insurance giant Health Care Services Corp., covering the SNaP wound care system.
Wound care by the numbers: Q&A with Alliqua CEO Dave Johnson
Alliqua Biomedical (NSDQ:ALQA) CEO Dave Johnson hasn’t been at the helm very long, but the company has seen a major turnaround during his time.
KCI settles Wake Forest wound care patent spat for $280M
UPDATED July 1, 2014, with comment from KCI.
Kinetic Concepts Inc. said it agreed to pay $280 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit with Wake Forest University, putting their long-running war over negative-pressure wound therapy to rest.
Orthofix names interim CFO, taps CareFusion CFO for board | Personnel Moves
Deerfield raises $1.6B healthcare fund
Deerfield Management Co. said it raised a fund aimed at healthcare investments that’s worth $1.6 billion.
Deerfield Private Design Fund III is "designed to provide flexible private financing to healthcare companies," according to a press release.
Cytomedix lands $35M for wound care products
Google Glass meets out-patient wound care | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Wound Care Advantage is looking to bring Google Glass to outpatient wound care settings, teaming up with telehealth systems maker Pristine to develop hands-free clinical support through the wearable technology.
WCA hopes to leverage Pristine’s EyeSight technology, the only HIPAA-compliant video communications platform developed for Google Glass and healthcare settings. The program streams real-time audio and video to a variety of mobile technologies, including iOS and Android devices as well as Macs and PCs.
Competitive Technologies lands Medicare coverage for pain management device
Competitive Technologies said it secured a favorable decision concerning Medicare coverage for its Calmare pain management device.
The Fairfield, Conn.-based medical device company develops products for wound and pain management. The Calmare is the company’s flagship product, and is used to treat neurological pain.