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3. Sapien sales drive Edwards’ gains in Street-beating Q2
Sales of Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien heart valve drive earnings up nearly 17% and send the medical device company’s shares on a nearly 6% climb today on Wall Street.
2. Medical device tax: Abiomed’s Minogue takes to Capitol Hill to urge repeal
Abiomed chairman, president & CEO Mike Minogue testifies before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Small Business that the impending 2.3% medical device tax will pose an extra burden on small businesses that "need every dollar to survive."
1. Johnson & Johnson CEO Gorsky: BRIC countries want to change healthcare delivery
Johnson & Johnson’s Alex Gorsky, CEO of the world’s largest medical device company, tells investors that developing nations aren’t interested in "replicating what’s been done in the developed markets’ healthcare systems."
