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. Jury hits Alphatec with $48M damages award in OrthoTec spat
A California state jury levies a nearly $48 million damages award on Alphatec after deciding that its Surgiview subsidiary undervalued assets in a 2006 acquisition.
2. Physician Payments Sunshine Act data collection begins next week
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will start receiving data under the Sunshine Act on February 18th, preparing the data for public display in September.
1. Boston Scientific’s ‘Kat’ brought medtech to The Bachelor
Newly eliminated Bachelor contestant Katherine "Kat" Hurd is also a territory manager for medtech titan Boston Scientific.
