Wright Medical COO, ex-Tornier CEO Mowry, steps down Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) said yesterday its exec veep and chief operating officer, and former Tornier (NSDQ:TRNX) CEO, David Mowry will be stepping down from the company on May 6 to pursue other opportunities. The company did not indicate who would take Mowry’s position. Read more
Stryker closes $120M Patient Safety Tech buy
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) closed its $2.22-per-share buyout of California safety-sponge maker Patient Safety Technologies in a deal valued at about $120 million.
Patient Safety Technologies settles shareholder lawsuits over Stryker buyout
Stryker pays $120M in cash for Patient Safety Tech
NxStage Medical taps Funari to replace Chambon as chairman | Personnel Moves
NxStage Medical (NSDQ:NXTM) named Robert Funari to replace Philippe Chambon as non-executive chairman after 15 years on the medical device company’s board of directors.
J&J mesh lawsuit penalty grows to $11.1M | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A jury hiked up penalties against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its subsidiary Ethicon to more than $11 million after finding the companies liable in a patient injury lawsuit against the companies’ transvaginal mesh implants.
Medical device makers ink interoperability pledge
Nine medical device companies ranging from industry titans to small-cap movers inked a pledge to make the data generated by their devices available to patients, in a move aimed at ridding the healthcare system of unnecessary deaths by 2020.
Legal: Patient Safety Tech levels lawsuit against ClearCount
California surgical assistance solutions maker Patient Safety Technologies (OTC:PSTX) earlier this year leveled a lawsuit against rival device maker ClearCount Medical Solutions, the company noted in its latest earnings report.
Goldman to Gorsky: Think small | Wall Street Beat
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) may be worth more in pieces than it is as a whole, at least according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.
Goldman published a research report suggesting that the health care giant split into separate medical device, drug and consumer goods divisions.
Bovie swings to 2011 black | Earnings Roundup
Volcano names David Sheehan COO | Personnel Moves
Volcano Corp. (NSDQ:VOLC) promoted David Sheehan to the role of chief operating officer, regulatory filings show.
