Merit Medical Systems (Nasdaq:MMSI) announced today that it commercially released its Prelude Roadster guide sheath. South Jordan, Utah-based Merit designed its Prelude Roadster for deliverability, visibility, and resilience in tortuous peripheral vasculature anatomies. It helps to deliver devices used to diagnose and treat patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Get the full story at our sister […]
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Merit Medical more than doubles profits in Q2, raises guidance
Merit Medical (Nasdaq:MMSI) posted second-quarter results this week that exceeded the consensus forecast on Wall Street. The South Jordan, Utah-based disposable medical devices maker reported profits of $15.3 million, or 27¢ per share, on sales of $294.98 million for the three months ended June 30, for a bottom-line gain of 211.2% on sales growth of […]
The biggest medtech personnel moves so far in 2022
In the ever-changing world of medtech, those who are leading the companies are bound to move around a bit. At the end of last year, we compiled a list of medtech’s biggest personnel changes in 2021. So far in 2022, we’ve already seen a slew of major moves involving some of the space’s most powerful […]
Merit Medical launches smallest, shortest configuration of pulmonary balloon dilator
Merit Medical Systems (Nasdaq:MMSI) announced today that it launched the smallest and shortest configuration of its Elation portfolio. South Jordan, Utah-based Merit designed its new Elation pulmonary balloon to allow physicians to accurately match balloon diameter and length to specific small airways in the lungs, offering treatment options to more patients through an expanded range […]
Merit Medical dips on Street-beating Q1 results
Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI) this week posted first-quarter results that beat the overall consensus on Wall Street. The South Jordan, Utah-based disposable interventional medical device maker reported profits of $10.5 million, or 18¢ per share, on sales of $275.4 million for the three months ended March 31, for a bottom-line loss of 3.8% on sales growth of […]
Merit Medical chief operating officer retires
Merit Medical Systems (Nasdaq:MMSI) recently announced that chief operating officer Ronald Frost is retiring and Neil Peterson will succeed him, effective immediately. Peterson has been with the South Jordan, Utah–based company for 27 years and has held numerous leadership roles. He most recently served as VP of operations, where he was responsible for oversight of […]
Merit Medical wins FDA clearance for wire-free breast localization system
Merit Medical Systems (Nasdaq:MMSI) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Scout Bx delivery system. South Jordan, Utah-based Merit said in a news release that the technology represents the first wire-free breast localization solution that can be deployed at the time of stereotactic or MRI-guided biopsy. The company designed Scout Bx to be […]
Merit Medical Systems recalls some Access hemostasis valves
Merit Medical (Nasdaq:MMSI) issued an urgent field safety notice in Europe to alert users to a recall of some of its hemostasis valves. South Jordan, Utah-based Merit initiated the voluntary recall of its Access-9 and AccessPLUS hemostasis valves as a result of a defect relating to a recent design change made to improve manufacturability, according […]
Merit Medical wins FDA breakthrough nod for microspheres for treating knee osteoarthritis
Merit Medical (Nasdaq:MMSI) announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its Embosphere microspheres. South Jordan, Utah-based Merit Medical’s breakthrough nod covers the Embosphere microspheres for the genicular artery embolization (GAE) indication for reducing blood flow to the knee to reduce pain and disability caused by knee osteoarthritis. Merit Medical said in a […]
Merit Medical rises on Street-beating Q4, sets 2022 guidance
Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI) shares were up today on fourth-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. Shares of MMSI were up more than 6% at 63.08 per share in later morning trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — was up more than 1%. The South […]
Merit Medical rises on Street-beating Q1
Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI) shares ticked up today on first-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast. The South Jordan, Utah–based company posted profits of $11 million, or 19¢ per share, on sales of $248.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, pulling its bottom-line from out of the red year-over-year on sales growth of […]