Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) and some of its shareholders agreed to stay a lawsuit filed against the medical device company over allegedly misleading statements made during the height of the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009.
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Med-tech trends to watch in the post-healthcare reform era | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Healthcare reporting service Becker’s Spine Review noted 9 areas of innovation to watch in the post-Affordable Care Act age, chief among them the move from internal medical device development at big companies to entrepreneurial manufacturing.
Also on the list of hotspots was a surge in European regulatory wins for new medical devices, an expanding market in China and more device makers looking at Brazil as an attractive market.
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Intuitive Surgical’s dive continues on prostate surgery study
Wall Street investors are taking another bite out of Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) today, sending its share price down nearly 8% on a study showing that prostate surgery is un-necessary for many men.
ISRG shares dropped fast on Wall Street yesterday afternoon, fueled by the study and soft prostatectomy procedure volumes.
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FLASH: Wall Street flees as Intuitive Surgical reports softness in prostatectomies
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) shares dropped fast on Wall Street today as the robot-assisted surgical devices maker reported softness in its prostatectomy procedures.
Despite 26% growth in sales and 32% growth in profits, ISRG shares lost 5.7% by the end of the company’s conference call, trading after-hours at $513.40 as of about 5:25 p.m.
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Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci surgical bot back online in Denmark
Hospitals in Denmark lifted a hiatus on use of Intuitive Surgical‘s (NSDQ:ISRG) da Vinci robot surgery system after an external investigation resolved sterilization concerns, according to the Danish Health & Medicines Authority.
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Shareholders appeal loss in Intuitive Surgical lawsuit
The plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit filed against Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) appealed their case to the 9th Circuit after a lower court dismissed the case.