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Home » MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for October 20, 2017

MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for October 20, 2017

October 20, 2017 By MassDevice

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Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.

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5. This surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds

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A potentially life-saving surgical glue that is highly elastic and adhesive can quickly seal wounds in seconds without the need for common staples or sutures.

The surgical glue, called MeTro, is a development from biomedical engineers at the University of Sydney and biomedical engineers from Harvard University. Read more


4. FTC seeks more information on Fresenius’ $2B NxStage buy

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Fresenius Medical Care and NxStage Medical shave received a request from the US Federal Trade Commission asking for more information on Fresenius’ $2 billion acquisition of NxStage, according to an SEC filing.

The companies originally announced the acquisition in August, with Fresenius looking to pay $30 per share for Lawrence, Mass.-based home hemodialysis developer NxStage. Read more


3. Meet the two former Johns Hopkins residents disrupting the wound care market

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Ned Swanson and Denver Lough were plastic surgery residents at Johns Hopkins when they made a choice that would change the course of their lives – they decided to drop out and start a business.

Lough had a technology that they thought could help patients if it ever made it to the market, but their intensely busy schedules at Hopkins didn’t allow for a side project to grow into something bigger. Read more


2. Intuitive Surgical shares rise on Street-topping Q3 earnings

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Shares in Intuitive Surgical rose today after the robotic surgical platform maker handily topped expectations on Wall Street with its 3rd quarter earnings results.

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company posted profits of $297.5 million, or $2.55 per share, on sales of $806.1 million for the 3 months ended September 30, for bottom-line growth of 34.3% while sales grew 6.6% compared with the same period during the previous fiscal year. Read more


1. GE Healthcare profits, sales rise despite overall EPS miss

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Shares in GE fell today after the conglomerate met sales expectations but missed on earnings per share by a significant margin, though its healthcare biz saw both sales and profits grow for the 3rd quarter.

GE Healthcare posted profits of $820 million on sales of $4.7 billion for the 3 months ended September 30, clocking gains of 14.4% and 5.4%, respectively, compared to its performance during Q3 2016. Read more

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