Medtech development is hard. Medical device creation can require manufacturing know-how in areas as wide-ranging as electrical components, high-performance polymers, molding and machining — and that doesn’t even include the required expertise in design, regulatory requirements and achieving reimbursement. The good news is that there is now a whole ecosystem of specialized experts serving the […]
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B. Braun, Infraredx to collaborate on drug-coated balloon catheter IDE study
B. Braun Interventional Systems (BIS) announced today that it is collaborating with Infraredx on a trial for the B. Braun SeQuent Please ReX. Bethlehem, Pa.–based BIS, a B. Braun affiliate, and Infraredx, a Nipro company, will work together to accelerate the FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial for the SeQuent Please ReX drug-coated PTCA […]
B. Braun Medical appoints new CFO
B. Braun Medical announced today that it appointed James Allen as a senior VP and as the company’s chief financial officer. Allen, a veteran of more than 30 years in finance and management within multiple industries and disciplines, will replace Bruce Heugel, who last year announced that he would retire after more than 20 years […]
Medtech takes a stand on D.C. rioting
The medtech industry has joined other business and industry groups in condemning Tuesday’s siege of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. by supporters of President Donald Trump. The National Manufacturers Association called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office. The Business Roundtable tweeted a call for an end […]
B. Braun halts certain Aesculap knee implants
B. Braun is notifying customers who purchased certain Aesculap knee systems to temporarily cease implanting them while the company addresses a “possible malfunction.” In a Nov. 16 letter sent to customers worldwide, the company said a “locally accumulated number of aseptic loosenings have been reported to us in connection with the univation X system. ln […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dems seek to force EPA action on ethylene oxide monitoring
Democrats in both houses of Congress have introduced legislation that would force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to better monitor emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO) from plants that manufacture the toxic gas or use it to sterilize medical devices. The Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020, sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester […]
B,. Braun, Baxter, CareStream, Green Hills affected by Ripple20 cyber vulnerabilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it is aware of vulnerabilities affecting Treck IP stack implications for embedded systems. Known as Ripple20, the vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to exploit and take control of an affected system, according to the CISA statement. Among the affected companies were B. Braun, Baxter (NYSE:BAX), Green Hills […]
Medtech manufacturers must add warning label to drug-eluting PAD devices
UK medtech regulators on Monday announced that manufacturers of paclitaxel-eluting balloons for use in peripheral arteries must add a warning label about the devices’ risks. A meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Heart Association in 2018 suggested that patients treated with paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents for peripheral artery disease could be at a higher risk for […]
