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Analyst: Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien 3 poised to lead TAVI market | MassDevice.com On Call

October 2, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) is poised to take the lead in the transcatheter aortic valve market with its Sapient 3 replacement heart valve, according to Leerink Partners analyst Danielle Antalffy.

Filed Under: News Well, Replacement Heart Valves Tagged With: Boston Scientific, Direct Flow Medical Inc., Edwards Lifesciences, On Call

Diabetes: Patients hack glucose monitors | MassDevice.com On Call

September 29, 2014 By Brad Perriello

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — More and more patients are hacking into their glucose monitors to add functionality, with medical device companies lagging behind as they work their own improvements through the FDA, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Filed Under: Diabetes, Digital Health, News Well Tagged With: Apple, Cybersecurity, Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), Dexcom, Johnson and Johnson, lombardmedical, On Call, WebMD

FDA seeks public input on medtech hacking | MassDevice.com On Call

September 24, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — The FDA announced that it will hold a public meeting in October to discuss cybersecurity in medical devices.

Co-hosted with the Dept. of Homeland Security, the 2-day summit will bring together a variety of healthcare stakeholders to discuss areas of vulnerability and best approaches to shoring up the digital defenses of medical systems.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Cybersecurity, On Call

Alere unveils $3.82B privatization plan | MassDevice.com On Call

September 23, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Diagnostics giant Alere (NYSE:ALR) has seen some major Wall Street action since news broke that former CEO Ron Zwanziger is looking to take the company private in a deal valued at $3.82 billion.

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Alere, On Call

Texas insurance co’s patient records turn up online | MassDevice.com On Call

September 22, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Digital security experts at Krebs on Security say they’ve been able to dig up sensitive patient data for sale on the internet’s black market.

An unlisted website called Evolution Market (not accessible via traditional web searches) was discovered to be selling medical records stolen from an unnamed Texas life insurance firm. The records were going for as little as $6.40 apiece if bought in bulk.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Cybersecurity, On Call

Did Boston Scientific lose $74M mesh trial over an email? | MassDevice.com On Call

September 19, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medtech titan Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) logged a major loss after winning a few rounds in the ongoing lawsuits over its vaginal sling implants, and the deciding factor may have been the revelation of an internal company email.

Filed Under: Legal News, News Well, Product Liability Tagged With: Boston Scientific, On Call, Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits

Healthcare sneakers test cybersecurity in medtech | MassDevice.com On Call

September 18, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Digital criminals have been stepping up their game with an ever-increasing number of malicious hacks on healthcare data systems, but there is good news. The medical device industry doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel to get a grasp on its cybersecurity issues.

Other industries have been in the cybersecurity limelight for years and there are several defined practices to help companies assess and improve their digital defenses.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Cybersecurity, On Call

What is Apple’s healthcare play really worth? | MassDevice.com On Call

September 17, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — All eyes are on Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) this month with the long-awaited unveiling of its Apple Watch and today’s release of the HealthKit app, but health and fitness industry experts are looking for more.

Filed Under: Digital Health, News Well Tagged With: Apple, Digital Health, On Call

Apple’s HealthKit takes center stage in 2 studies | MassDevice.com On Call

September 16, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) is driving home its growing partnership with the healthcare industry by lending its new HealthKit iPhone application to researchers at Stanford and Duke Universities.

Filed Under: Digital Health, News Well Tagged With: Apple, Clinical Trials, Digital Health, Duke University, On Call, Stanford University

Stealthy mitral valve maker emerges at TCT 2014 | MassDevice.com On Call

September 15, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Bad timing and a financial crisis nearly buried MVRx and its mitral valve repair technology forever, but the company’s founders finally revealed their progress over the weekend at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference.

Filed Under: News Well, Replacement Heart Valves Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Conference coverage, MVRx, On Call, TCT 2014

Abbott, Medtronic named among world’s greenest companies | MassDevice.com On Call

September 12, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A couple of medtech’s biggest players were named among the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index’s most environmentally responsible companies.

Abbott (NYSE:ABT) led the sector for the greenest practices, ranked according to "financially material economic, environmental, and social factors."

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Abbott, Dow Jones, On Call

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