Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three med-tech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 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.
3. Terumo jilts Boston Scientific to launch solo urology unit
Japanese medical device company Terumo says it’s spiking a distribution deal with Boston Scientific for its GlideWire urological catheter guidewire.
2. Medtronic cuts estimated medical device tax impact in half
Medtronic joins fellow medical device giants in forecasting lower 2013 medtech tax costs than previously anticipated. The estimates were announced alongside the company’s 3rd-quarter financials, in which the profits were up 5.7% on sales growth of 2.8% for the 3 months ended Jan. 25.
1. EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Elizabeth Warren will seek industry’s help on medical device tax repeal
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants to talk to the medical device industry about the U.S. Senate’s latest bid to roll back the 2.3% medical device tax, seeking an acceptable pay-for to replace the revenue that would be lost with its repeal.
