Massachusetts medical device maker Fractyl announced this week that it raised $40 million in support of its ablation-based approach to type 2 diabetes, which looks promising in early studies.
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Shareholders sue Edap following FDA slip
St. Jude closes $200M NeuroTherm buy
Medtech titan St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) officially entered the spinal pain market this week, announcing the close of its $200 million cash acquisition of NeuroTherm.
SonaCare lands a date with the FDA for prostate cancer therapy
North Carolina-based SonaCare Medical is getting a day with the FDA, but the company’s prospects are murky given that it’s going before an advisory panel that just rejected a technology similar to SonaCare’s Sonablate 450 prostate cancer therapy.
FDA panel votes against EDAP’s ultrasound prostate cancer ablation
DOJ declares $520k victory as Vascular Solutions refutes allegations
Vascular Solutions (NSDQ:VASC) issued a special statement this week after the U.S. Justice announced that it had won a $520,000 settlement after accusing the company of selling a medical device without proper FDA approval.
Press Release: St. Jude Medical announces CE Mark approval and 1st use of the FlexAbility ablation catheter
St. Jude lands E.U. nod for flexible ablation catheter
European regulators put their stamp of approval on St. Jude Medical’s (NYSE:STJ) new FlexAbility ablation catheter, paving the way to 1st use of the next-generation device.
Covidien to launch Emprint soft tissue ablation device
St. Jude drops $200M on NeuroTherm for spinal pain device
Minnesota-based medtech giant St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) is broaching new ground in the spinal pain market with the $200 million acquisition of NeuroTherm, maker of radiofrequency ablation therapies.
CryoMedix seeks $12M for cryoablation platform
CryoMedix said it’s raised $500,000 of a hoped-for $12 million Series B round for the cryoablation platform it’s developing.
San Diego-based CryoMedix is working on a device that uses single-phase liquid coolants, a feedback system, disposable catheter/needles and a rechargeable cartridge system to ablate tissue, according to its website.