D+Vice Talk – April 5, 2013

Welcome to the latest edition of the MassDevice.com’s D+Vice Talk, our new webcast, in which we review medical device stories from the last week.

In this episode we discuss the latest chatter about the medical device tax, the House of Representatives’ latest attempts to establish a permanent "doc fix" and the growing liability lawsuits against medical device manufacturers.

Find all of today’s referenced stories here:

Medical device tax:

Reps. Paulsen, Kind defend device tax repeal

The medical device tax rears its head in the Mass. Senate special election

Herman Cain takes on the medical device tax | MassDevice.com On Call

Senate repeal vote was more than symbolic, says Indiana Sen. Coats

Survey: Medtech startups respond to the medical device tax

Medtech legal activity:

Intuitive Surgical can’t dodge robot-assisted surgery training lawsuit

Doc who designed DePuy’s metal hip tells jury he wouldn’t implant the device today