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Smith & Nephew wins a round in wound-care war; healthcare in the crosshairs; Stryker not a big spender; medical device tax halved

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The MassDevice Weekly Roundup brings you the latest medical device news and information.

The MassDevice Checkup

MassDevice Weekly Checkup chart for November 24 2009

Our weekly checkup takes the temperature of the public medical device companies in the three largest markets in the U.S.: Massachusetts, Minnesota and California. In addition to the indices for each state, which track the overall movement of the sector, we compare Monday morning’s opening share prices with their value when the markets close Friday afternoon and calculate the biggest gainers and losers. Read More more arrow

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News

Wound care war between Kinetic Concepts and Smith & Nephew goes another round more arrow

DOJ: healthcare fraud recoveries totaled $1.6 billion in FY09 more arrow

Stryker chief MacMillan: Don’t look to us for any blockbuster deals more arrow

JCT: Medical device tax would be $19 billion over 10 years more arrow

Report: Boston Scientific to shutter Florida plant, laying off 1,400 more arrow

RHI lands $11 million NIH grant more arrow

Millipore buys out Indian joint venture more arrow

Swine Flu threat may have peaked, study finds more arrow

NEU GE Healthcare completes ONI Medical Systems buyout more arrow

Boston Scientific’s WallFlex esophageal stent wins CE Marking, 510(k) clearance more arrow

Smith & Nephew, DARPA to develop battlefield bone putty more arrow

Corindus looks to raise $10 million with new VC funding round more arrow

Inverness settles OraSure beef for $3 million more arrow

Athena Diagnostics files patent infringement suit against California firm more arrow

Echo Therapeutics releases positive glucose monitor study results more arrow

Moody’s, S&P upgrade Orthofix more arrow

MassDevice’s earnings roundup
A roundup of medical device makers’ sales and earnings reports. This week’s list includes: Cardiovascular Systems, Covidien, Misonix, Pacific Biometrics and SeraCare Life Sciences. Read More more arrow

Smith & Nephew takes home a CLIO more arrow

Cambridge Heart faces challenge from CMS changes more arrow

Quest Diagnostics gets CE Mark for Swine Flu test more arrow

Pressure BioSciences sells equity units for $1 million more arrow

Advanced BioHealing launches Dermagraft trial more arrow

Cardiovascular Systems recalls catheter sheaths more arrow

Doctors Research Group wins 510(k) clearance for bone cement more arrow

Eye on the FDA
MassDevice’s “Eye on the FDA” report examines key data on the FDA’s 510(k) clearance process on a semi-annual basis, analyzing the clearances according to medical discipline, clearance times and a variety of other categories. The reports characterize changes in the number of 510(k) clearances and decision times, identifying the most active medical disciplines and states and offering perspectives on clearance trends and developments in the regulatory landscape. Read More more arrow

PerkinElmer inks development deal with Gilson Inc. more arrow

New mammography guidelines stir debate more arrow

Perceptive Informatics rolls out new nuclear imaging technologies more arrow

NuOrtho Surgical lands $1 million Series B round more arrow

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Sponsored Blog

Marketing Mavens: Lessons from Singapore’s bio-science hubs
Singapore’s transformation into a hub for biomedical investment, research and development holds lessons for the Massachusetts medical device industry. Read More more arrow

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Jobs

Featured Jobs:

Territory Manager (Southern Calif.) Haemonetics Corp. is looking for someone to deliver total value proposition and function as a Blood Management Adviser to customer. Effectively sell full line of Patient Division product portfolio focused on growing existing business as well as prospecting new business. Read More more arrow

Supply Chain Manager (Marlborough, Mass.) Biomedical Search Consultants is looking for a Supply Chain Manager to oversee multiple supply chain activities to include production planning, purchasing, inventory control, receiving, warehouse stock control, warehousing and distribution at a manufacturing services provider. Read More more arrow

Product Manager (Chelmsford, Mass.) Biomedical Search Consultants is looking for a product manager for its client, a manufacturer of medical devices for imaging in the surgical arena. Read More more arrow

Manufacturing positions (Hudson, N.H.) OPERON Resource Management is currently recruiting bright, hard-working and experienced employees to fill a wide range of important positions at major manufacturing and logistics companies located throughout New England. Read More more arrow

Assemblers, Packers & Inspectors (Clinton, Mass) OPERON Resource Management is filling positions for a clean room staffing team to make high-quality products for Life Science, High-Technology and Defense companies in a sophisticated manufacturing environment. Read More more arrow

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Features

MassDevice Q&A: GE Healthcare’s David Freeman
The general manager of parameters for GE Healthcare on the company’s FCC petition for a dedicated wireless spectrum for medical devices and his vision for the hospital of the future. Read More more arrow

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Blogs

MedGadget’s MedTech Monday: Tactile sensors expand prosthetics
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Italy are continuing development of the Smart Hand prosthesis; DermaStream CST for active wound management; turn your iPhone into a stethoscope; and an ultrafast lab-on-a-chip for disease biomarker detection. Read More more arrow

Reimbursement Row: Comparative ineffectiveness
The flap over proposed mammography screening guidelines exposes the difficulty of rational discourse on healthcare reform. Read More more arrow

Compliance Corner: Federal appeals court decision upholds fines for TMJ Implants and its founder
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit’s decision in a case involving TMJ Implants Inc. and founder Robert Christensen might signal an increased readiness by the Food & Drug Administration to levy fines against medical device makers — however inadvertent their mis-steps. Read More more arrow

Reimbursement Row: Nothing is as constant as change
It’s that time of year again — time for the annual rite of changes to coding and reimbursement rules. Are you ready? Read More more arrow

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Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Dec. 1, Waltham, Mass. — MDG Medical Software SIG Presents Validation of Clinical Trial Software

Event speakers will discuss an overview of clinical trial management, the typical characteristics of clinical trial software, the challenges of validation, and types of validation, in the clinical trial context, the industry trends that affect clinical trial software.

Dec. 2, Waltham, Mass. — MassMEDIC FDA Update

This year’s agenda includes news from New England and Washington, DC; compliance issues globally and in the U.S.; a discussion and case study of supply chain management; and an update on health care reform.

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