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3. Medtronic launches remote defibrillator monitoring system
Medtronic launches its CareLink Express remote monitoring system for implanted cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators.
2. Teleflex to drop $276 million on mask maker LMA
A federal appeals court remands a patent infringement lawsuit between Smith & Nephew and Kinetic Concepts Inc. back to a lower court in Texas, saying the judge there didn’t give enough weight to the jury’s ruling.
1. Medical device companies: Who spends the most on R&D?
Despite a lethargic economy, medical device companies boosted their spending on research & development last year, according to MassDevice.com’s Big 100 database of the 100 largest med-tech makers.
