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3. Real-world results cast doubt on renal denervation for high blood pressure
Study results revealed in Europe last week cast doubt on the efficacy of renal denervation for treating high blood pressure.
2. CareFusion may be weighing 2 very different deals
CareFusion seems to be a key potential acquirer for at least 2 medical device businesses known to be on the block – ICU Medical and Smiths Group’s Smiths Medical.
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1. Yale study of Medtronic’s Infuse shows it’s equivalent to bone graft, but studies were biased
A pair of independent analyses of patient-level data commissioned by a Yale University open data program show that Medtronic’s Infuse bone-growth putty is equivalent to bone grafts, with 1 concluding that early Infuse research was biased.