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Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our seven biggest and most influential stories from the week’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
7. HeartWare warns on HVAD heart pumps
HeartWare tells cardiac surgeons to inspect a component of its HVAD heart pump that’s failed in a small number of patients.
6. Stroke: Covidien battles “failed” clot-removing device study
Medical device company Covidien releases 2-year study results combating a government-funded study that questioned the benefit of medical device intervention in stroke patient’s future independence.
5. Super Bowl winners: DJO Global scores with Ray Lewis’ custom brace
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Who made Ray Lewis’ massive arm brace? DonJoy, a division of DJO Global.
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4. Diabetes: Insulet and Dexcom call it quits on development agreement
Insulet and Dexcom decide not to pursue a joint development agreement to integrate Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitoring technology with Insulet’s insulin-infusing OmniPod.
3. Boston Scientific laid off another 500 workers last summer, records show
Medical device giant Boston Scientific reportedly cut 500 jobs in August 2012, according to Minnesota labor authorities.
2. House majority leader Eric Cantor decries the medical device tax
House majority leader Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) comments on the medical device tax remind that the fight for repeal isn’t over.
1. Lawmakers give the device tax the one–two punch
Long-time medical device industry advocate Rep. Eric Paulsen reintroduces a medical device tax repeal bill in the House, and a bipartisan group of Senators follows up with a parallel repeal bill a day later.