In this week’s podcast, Derek Herrera explains how a serious battle injury he received while leading Marines in Afghanistan led him to build a career in medtech. Herrera has founded two companies – Spinal Singularity and Habit Camera – to create devices that can improve and save the lives of people who need help the […]
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Boston Scientific touts results of Watchman study
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is touting 12-month results from a trial assessing its next-generation Watchman left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device. Results from the Pinnacle FLX trial were published in Circulation and highlighted the safety and efficacy of Watchman for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The 400-patient study observed Watchman FLX as an alternative […]
4 innovative devices delivered through catheters
Physicians use catheters to deploy numerous life-saving devices across the healthcare realm, from cardiovascular to neurovascular. They typically insert the thin, flexible tubes in a process called catheterization to deploy devices such as left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs) and occluders to stop bleeding. The catheter industry is regularly innovating to […]
8 medical device companies that beat the COVID-19 pandemic and prospered
Some medical device businesses not only survived the COVID-19 pandemic but actually thrived — with many producing the medtech needed to fight the coronavirus’s spread. Medical Design & Outsourcing recently analyzed financials for 20 of the largest medical device businesses in the world. Not only was revenue only slightly down for the 20 during 2020, but it was […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Slight rise for the industry
While medtech’s performance still isn’t mirroring the beginning of 2021, the industry is showing signs of life with a small improvement last week. The year’s strong start, during which MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 index notched an all-time best of 110.96 points (Feb. 15) came to an end later that month and carried over into March, with the […]
DTW Podcast – CEO MacMillan on how COVID-19 strengthened Hologic
Hologic CEO Steve MacMillan says in early March 2020 he didn’t appreciate how COVID-19 would change the world forever. But the diagnostics company quickly rose to the challenge, becoming one of the surer suppliers of diagnostic tests needed to chart the coronavirus’s severity. In this DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, MacMillan shares how Hologic pivoted to meet […]
How big medtech fared during a year of COVID-19
Despite numerous challenges, the medtech industry showed itself to be fairly recession-proof in 2020, according to a Medical Design & Outsourcing/MassDevice analysis of financials. Annual reports recently released by 20 of the world’s largest medical device companies showed only a slight dip in revenue during 2020 — a year in which medtech held the front lines against […]
Federal judge won’t let Boston Scientific avoid Watchman lawsuit
A federal judge in western North Carolina has declined to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) over its Watchman stroke prevention device. Boston Scientific had sought to have the suit — brought by the Jean Penland estate — dismissed based on the Supreme Court’s decade-old Riegel v. Medtronic decision. The Riegel ruling […]
Boston Scientific settles host of state pelvic mesh lawsuits for nearly $189M
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has agreed to pay $188.6 million to 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve claims that it deceptively marketed transvaginal surgical mesh devices, state AGs announced today. Pelvic mesh products have been one of the medical device industry’s worst failures so far in the 21st century. First cleared nearly two […]
Boston Scientific wins FDA approval for radioembolization tech
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) announced today that it received FDA approval for its TheraSphere Y-90 glass microspheres. Marlborough, Mass.–based Boston Scientific’s TheraSphere Y-90 glass microspheres were developed to treat those with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a news release. Approval for the technology offers further access to the therapy that, until now, has been utilized under […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry rebounds from massive dip
The medtech industry saw its largest fall in several months last week, but it has rebounded slightly after a couple of bad weeks. A strong start to 2021 hit a skid at the end of February and carried over into March, with MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 index hitting its lowest point on March 8 (102.16). It had […]
