Baxter (NYSE:BAX) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Homechoice Claria automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system with Sharesource. Homechoice Claria is designed to combine its simple user interface with the Sharesource two-way remote patient management platform for patients on peritoneal dialysis, according to a news release. The system is cleared for both adult and […]
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The 20 largest medical device companies in the world
The information in this year’s annual Big 100 rankings of the world’s largest medical device companies is as interesting as ever. The 100 companies on this year’s list had medical device businesses bringing in a whopping $420.5 billion during their most recent fiscal years — a nearly 6% increase from the 2019 Big 100. But […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Stocks remain high after record-setting week
Medtech stocks have been on the rise since positive news regarding COVID-19 vaccines broke last week, breaking a record in the process. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished last week at 98.99 (Nov. 13), marking a 1.4% uptick from the 97.62 points registered at the […]
Baxter lands major DoD contract
The U.S. Defense Dept. (DoD) announced that it awarded Baxter (NYSE:BAX) $40 million for its infusion pumps and accessories. Baxter’s contract includes a maximum $40 million fixed-price award with economic-price-adjustment and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity for its infusion pumps and accessories. The competitive acquisition had 105 offers received. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business […]
Baxter has a serious infusion pump recall
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) has issued an urgent device correction involving hundreds of thousands of Sigma Spectrum infusion pumps in which it warns that improper cleaning could cause corrosion around the batteries. So far, Baxter has received 16 reports of serious injuries related to the problem. FDA has labeled the recall as Class I, its most serious level. […]
Baxter rises on Street-beating Q3
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) shares jumped up today on third-quarter results that finished ahead of the consensus forecast. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company posted profits of $359 million, or 69¢ per share, on sales of $2.97 billion for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2020, for a -4.3% bottom-line slide on sales growth of 4.2%. Adjusted to exclude one-time […]
The 11 largest medtech employers of 2020 – and what their employees really think
Employees of the 11 largest medtech employers are proud of working on life-saving products with added benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also reported frustration with big corporate bureaucracy. That was one major takeaway as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled some current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. The companies are the largest […]
How much is COVID-19 affecting procedure volumes for medtech?
UBS Financial Services released a report detailing how it expects medtech procedures to potentially keep dipping during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted a quicker-than-expected recovery in the second quarter after U.S. hospitals began canceling, delaying and deferring elective procedures in late March as the pandemic took hold. However, UBS still expects third-quarter medical procedures […]
Diversity in medtech: Just 20% of executive roles held by women
Diversity in executive roles in the medical device industry is trending more toward parity, with women holding 2% more C-suite roles in 2020 compared to last year. Just 20% of executives at the 100 largest medical device companies in the world are women, and those companies average 19% female composition in the C-suite, according to […]
BofA bullish on medtech as surgeries increase
Bank of America analysts say that they are bullish over the medtech industry as surgical procedure recoveries in recent months bode well for the field. In an analysis published yesterday, BofA said medtech management teams are likely remaining cautiously optimistic amid recovery efforts brough on by the impact of COVID-19, but they are growing in […]
Baxter’s dialysis filter wins De Novo nod
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) announced today that it received FDA De Novo classification for its Theranova novel dialysis membrane. Theranova is designed to deliver expanded hemodialysis (HDx) therapy, filtering a wider range of molecules from the blood than traditional hemodialysis (HD) filters, targeting certain molecules associated with inflammation and cardiovascular disease in patients with kidney failure, according to […]
