Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech 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. Joints: Researchers warn on limited benefits, earlier failure rates in new implants
A meta-analysis of new generations of knee and hip replacement devices could bode ill for orthopedics makers.
In a study published this week in The BMJ, researchers warned that many innovative new implants may actually have worse durability and safety profiles than their predecessors. Read more
2. Boston Scientific exec’s suspected killer arrested in Minnesota
Minnesota police finally nabbed fugitive Lyle “Ty” Hoffman, the man suspected in the fatal shooting of Boston Scientific executive Kelly Phillips.
Hoffman was arrested “without incident” in Shakopee, Minn., outside of an Arby’s restaurant where locals reported a suspicious man, the Associated Press reported. Read more
1. Kimberly-Clark readies Halyard Health spinout
With the spinout of Kimberly-Clark’s former K-C Health Care medical device division slated for Nov. 1, MassDevice.com sat down with Chris Lowery, the Kimberly-Clark executive who’s in line to become the COO of the new company, Halyard Health.
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Halyard, which threw off $1.6 billion in sales last year as K-C Health Care, does about 30% of its business in medical devices and the rest in surgical and infection-prevention products. Lowery, who’s vice president of sales and marketing for K-C Health Care until the spinout goes live, told us that Halyard is well-positioned to take advantage of the new healthcare landscape’s focus on cost reduction and outcomes. Read more
