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. Alphatec to lay off 76 from Scient’x, Surgiview subsidiaries
Alphatec says it plans to lay off 76 workers from its French Scient’x and Surgiview subsidiaries, aiming to save up to $6 million a year.
2. Report: Prices drop for major medical implants
Hospitals in 2011 paid 34% less per device for drug-eluting stents than they paid in 2007, according to a new AdvaMed report which also found substantial price-cuts for 6 other categories of major medical implants.
1. Teleflex comes under fire after a surgical tool is left in a patient’s neck
A patient sues medical device maker Teleflex after a piece of a dilator was left in his neck following throat surgery.
