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. Johnson & Johnson shops Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit
Japan’s federal reimbursement agency approves reimbursement for Edwards LifescieJohnson & Johnson puts its Ortho Clinical Diagnostics blood testing business on the auction block.nces’ Sapien XT transcatheter aortic heart implant.
2. Implantable melanoma vaccine proceeds to human testing
Scientists at Boston’s Dana Farber and Wyss Institutes launch a human trial for an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer.
1. Intuitive Surgical says robot surgery complications study is ‘misleading’
Intuitive Surgical cries foul on a Johns Hopkins study that questions whether adverse events associated with robot-assisted surgical systems are properly reported to the FDA.
