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3. Layoffs ahead as Urologix restructures
Urologix says it will lay off an unspecified number of employees in a restructuring move designed to save more than $1.5 million a year.
2. Ocular Therapeutix lands FDA approval for ReSure sealant
Massachusetts-based Ocular Therapeutix wins FDA premarket approval for its ReSure sealant for preventing wound leaks in eye surgery incisions.
1. Medtronic misses efficacy endpoint in Symplicity renal denervation trial
Medtronic suspends its worldwide renal denervation trials after the U.S. pivotal trial of its Symplicity device fails to meet its efficacy endpoint.