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Bayer HealthCare’s (ETR:BAYN) MedRad subsidiary paid an undisclosed amount for Pathway Medical Technologies Inc. and its atherectomy technology.
Kirkland, Wash.-based Pathway makes mechanical devices used to the clear blood vessel blockages in the leg known as peripheral arterial disease. The devices cut away the arterial plaque that constricts blood flow in the leg.
Life sciences consulting company Aptiv Solutions announced that it acquired Medical Device Consultants Inc., broadening its reach in medical device regulation and strategy.
North Attleboro, Mass.-based regulatory consulting and clinical research organization MDCI has been around since 1980, offering regulatory and clinical services to the med-tech sector.
Amid lawsuits concerning its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics won U.S. Food & Drug Administration clearance for its next-generation Pinnacle ceramic-on-metal hip implant.
Ceramic-on-metal is a novel combination in the hip implant market, having undergone two-year controlled, randomized, multicenter, non-inferiority clinical study and laboratory testing as part of the clearance process.
Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR) unveiled its new Renaissance device, the next generation of its spinal robotic surgical guidance systems technology, which extend potential applications to more complex spine surgeries.
The new system is built on the core of the previous generation SpineAssist technology, which has been successfully used in more than 2,000 surgeries worldwide, accurately placing more than 12,000 implants, according to company officials.
