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Medtronic’s billion-dollar buying spree

September 1, 2015 By Fink Densford Leave a Comment

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak has literally put his money where his mouth is since saying in early June that the world’s largest pure-play medtech maker would look for small-scale investments – $1.05 billion of that money, in fact. That’s Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic’s announced spend on M&A since June 5, when Ishrak said the company would […]

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: Aptus EndoSystems Inc., CardioInsight Technologies Inc., Medina Medical, Medtronic, RF Surgical Systems, Twelve Inc.

Medtronic puts up $93m for CardioInsight

June 19, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it paid $93 million for CardioInsight Technologies and its heart-mapping technology. Cleveland-based CardioInsight makes the ECVue, a non-invasive electrocardiographic mapping device that uses body surface electrical data and anatomical data to reconstruct and display 3-D maps and “other useful measures” of the heart’s electrical activity, Medtronic said. The deal includes a $75 million cash payment and a $25 million loan, according […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: CardioInsight Technologies Inc., Medtronic

CardioInsight raises $15M to fund E.U. trials

November 12, 2013 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

CardioInsight raises $15M to fund E.U. trials

CardioInsight Technologies landed its initial $15 million investment, parts of a long-term strategic financing plan that begins with enough funding to complete its European clinical trials.

The Cleveland, Ohio-based medical device company is a developer of non-invasive electrocardiographic mapping technology. The new funds will allow CardioInsight to finish its ongoing multi-center studies in Europe and seek regulatory clearance in the U.S. for its heart mapping systems.

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: CardioInsight Technologies Inc.

CardioInsight names Patrick Wethington new CEO | Personnel Moves

November 2, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

fired/hired

 CardioInsight appoints new chief

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: CardioInsight Technologies Inc., EarlySense, Insulet, OvaScience, Personnel Moves, Smith & Nephew

CardioInsight chief Arless replaced by 2-man “office of the president” | Personnel Moves

April 23, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

fired/hired

 CardioInsight chairman & CEO Steve Arless resigns, to be replaced by 2-man "office of the president"

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: AirXpanders, CardioInsight Technologies Inc., Cleveland Medical Mart & Conference Center, Medical Action Industries Inc., Monteris Medical, Pathway Genomics, Personnel Moves, Zeltiq

Report: Covidien to acquire superDimension for $350M | Wall Street Beat

March 14, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Wall Street Beat

Covidien (NYSE:COV) is set to close a $350 million buyout of Israeli lung diagnosis firm superDimension by the end of the week, according to Israeli business journal Calcalist.

Founded in Tel Aviv by Pinchas Gilboa, Minneapolis-based superDimension, which employs about 120 people worldwide, also has offices in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: BioDirection, Boston Scientific, BSN Medical, Cameron Health Inc., CardioInsight Technologies Inc., Covidien, Debt Financing, Eloquest Healthcare, Foundation Medical Partners, Functional Neuromodulation, GE Healthcare, Integrated Healing Technologies, Irrimax Corp., Kensey Nash Corp., Linet, Nanosys, Novation, Omeros Corp., Philips, Premier Inc., pSivida Corp., Pulmonary, SuperDimension Inc., ViewRay Inc., Viking Systems Inc.

Ex-Medtronic CEO Hawkins to chair new med-tech research center | Personnel Moves

March 2, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Bill Hawkins

Former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Bill Hawkins will serve as the first chairman of a new private-public partnership aimed at improving development and testing of medical devices.

The partnership includes the Minnesota med-tech community, the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health and the University of Minnesota to establish a regulatory science center in the North Star State.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well Tagged With: CardioInsight Technologies Inc., Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Hansen Medical Inc., HeartWare International Inc., Immucor Inc., integer, Medical Alley, Personnel Moves

Covidien’s SpiderFX wins FDA clearance | Regulatory Roundup

December 1, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Covidien SpiderFX

SpiderFX embolic protection device

Covidien (NYSE:COV) landed 510(k) clearance for its SpiderFX system to treat severely calcified lesions in the lower extremities.

The Mansfield, Mass.-based med-tech titan’s system has been on the European market since 2005 and is currently the only embolic protection device indicated for use in the lower extremities in the U.S.

Filed Under: 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Pre-Market Approval (PMA) Tagged With: Applied Medical Technology, CardioInsight Technologies Inc., Covidien, Regulatory Roundup, Riverain Medical

Diabetes device maker Mendor raises $11.7 million | Funding Roundup

July 1, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Funding

Mendor, a Finish diabetes technologies and services company, raised $11.7 million in a Series B financing round, aiming for global expansion.

Funding was led by Finnish entrepreneur and investor Risto Siilasmaa, joined by Life Sciences Partners (LSP), Finnish Industry Investment Ltd., Finnish Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen, private Finnish investment group Biothom and the Finnvera Venture Capital as a returning investor.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Biolase, CardioInsight Technologies Inc., CloSys Corp., Digital Assent, Eliza Corp., Impel Neuropharma, integer, LipoScience Inc., Mendor, OrthoCor Medical Inc., Pressure BioSciences Inc., Venture Capital/Private Equity

CardioInsight drums up $4 million and Japanese distribution

January 7, 2011 By MedCity News Leave a Comment

CardioInsight logo

CardioInsight Technologies Inc. secured a Japanese distribution partner for its heart-mapping technology, and added about $4 million in investment funding that it hadn’t previously disclosed.

The company raised a total of $10 million last year.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, News Well Tagged With: CardioInsight Technologies Inc.

CardioInsight CEO Steve Arless on the importance of being early

March 16, 2010 By MedCity News Leave a Comment

By Mary Vanac

Steve Arless learned the hard way that it’s never too early to start talking to potential commercial partners who could help develop your early-stage medical technology company.

Arless told an Ohio Venture Association group March 12 that his decision to pass on an early commercial development offer ended up costing his company a lot more money.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, News Well Tagged With: CardioInsight Technologies Inc.

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