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Kips Bay Medical Inc.

One of medtech’s most successful men reflects on failure

October 15, 2015 By Brian Johnson

Dr. Manny Villafaña is one of the most successful men in the history of medical innovation, having founded some of the most successful companies in the industry, including Guidant Corp., which was sold to Boston Scientific for more than $27 billion and St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ). His most recent venture, Kips Bay Medical was supposed to […]

Filed Under: Device Talks Podcasts Tagged With: Guidant Corp., Kips Bay Medical Inc., stjudemedical

DeviceTalks Exclusive: Medtech legend Manny Villafana on Kips Bay Medical closing

September 24, 2015 By MassDevice

By Scott Wooldridge Last night’s DeviceTalks: Minnesota event in Minneapolis highlighted the risks and rewards of medical device entrepreneurship, contrasting the arcs of Kips Bay Medical (OTC:KIPS) and Aum Cardiovascular. Kips Bay founder & CEO Manny Villafaña, the medtech legend who started Guidant and St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ), told MassDevice.com publisher Brian Johnson that the company’s wind-down was precipitated by a […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Funding Roundup Tagged With: AUM Cardiovascular, DeviceTalks, Kips Bay Medical Inc.

Kips Bay Medical shareholders OK shutdown

September 22, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Kips Bay Medical (OTC:KIPS) shareholders today approved the company’s dissolution, after the Minneapolis-based medical device company’s feasibility trial failed. Kips Bay said in June that it would pull the plug after terminating the Emesh I clinical feasibility trial of its eSVS mesh based on poor 6-month results. Today the company said founder, chairman & CEO Manny Villafaña, the medtech […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Kips Bay Medical Inc.

Kips Bay Medical pulls the plug

June 29, 2015 By Fink Densford

Kips Bay Medical (OTC:KIPS) said last week it will be liquidating the company after terminating the Emesh I clinical feasibility trial of its eSVS mesh based on poor 6-month results. The company’s board of directors unanimously approved a plan to dissolve the company and return any remaining cash to its stockholders, Minneapolis, Minn.-based Kips Bay said. Kips […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Clinical Trials, Vascular Tagged With: Kips Bay Medical Inc.

It doesn’t look good for Kips Bay Medical

May 14, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

It doesn't look good for Kips Bay Medical

Filed Under: News Well, Surgical Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Kips Bay Medical Inc.

Kips Bay turns to founder Villafana | Medtech funding for the week of March 30, 2015

April 3, 2015 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

Kips Bay Medical turns to founder Villafana

March 27, 2015 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Gelesis Inc., Kips Bay Medical Inc., Pavilion Medical Innovations, Saphena Medical, STD Med Inc.

Kips Bay Medical turns to founder Villafana

March 27, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Kips Bay Medical turns to founder Villafana

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well, Surgical Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Kips Bay Medical Inc.

Kips Bay Medical slashes workforce

January 7, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Kips Bay Medical slashes workforce

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, News Well Tagged With: Kips Bay Medical Inc., Layoffs

Medtech leaders talk mistakes, challenges and opportunities at DeviceTalks

July 16, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Medtech CEOs talk mistakes, challenges and opportunities at DeviceTalks

A group of medtech insiders gathered in Boston last night to talk shop, share stories and glean insight from some of the industry’s brightest minds at MassDevice’s DeviceTalks East conference.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: BiOM, Conference coverage, DeviceTalks, Haemonetics, Insulet, Kips Bay Medical Inc., North Bridge Venture Partners

Integra Lifesciences gains after FDA OKs plant | Wall Street Beat

August 15, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Wall Street Beat

Integra LifeSciences (NSDQ:IART) shares are up today after the medical device company revealed that FDA inspectors yesterday cleared a New Jersey plant that was the subject of a 2011 warning letter.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Regulatory/Compliance, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: BioDrain Medical Inc., Integra LifeSciences, Kips Bay Medical Inc., Lumenis Ltd., Skyline Medical, Smith & Nephew, Visionix, Warning Letter

Kips Bay rises on FDA trial approval, despite losses in sales and revenue

March 29, 2013 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Kips Bay logo

Medical device maker Kips Bay Medical (NSDQ:KIPS) saw widening losses and sinking sales during its most recent quarter, but the company marked an important win with FDA approval to complete full enrollment in the U.S. arm of a feasibility study.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), MassDevice Earnings Roundup, News Well, Stent Grafts, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: 2012, Clinical Trials, Kips Bay Medical Inc., Q4

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