A federal judge in Delaware yesterday granted a preliminary injunction to Nevro barring neuromodulation rival Stimwave from using higher-frequency neurostim to treat chronic pain. Redwood City, Calif.-based Nevro brought the suit in February, alleging that Stimwave infringed on patents related to Nevro’s Senza system and HF10 therapy. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District […]
Ablative Solutions taps medtech vet Rumrill for CEO | Personnel Moves, July 16, 2019
Ablative Solutions tapped 30-year industry veteran Kate Rumrill, the former chief executive at NeoSync, to be its new president & CEO. Rumrill, whose resume includes stints at Covidien, Aspect Medical Systems and Eli Lilly, is slated to keep her seat on NeoSync’s board, San Jose, Calif.-based Ablative Solutions said. The company makes the Peregine renal […]
Stimwave calls Nevro patent suit ‘baseless, unfounded’
Stimwave today responded to a patent infringement suit filed by Nevro (NYSE:NVRO) stating that the claims made against the company are “completely baseless, unfounded and invalid.” In its suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware last week, Nevro claims that Pompano Beach, Fla.-based StimWave infringed on patents related to […]
Stimwave touts 6 month MIS SCS trial results
Stimwave today touted six-month data from a trial of its minimally invasive spinal cord stimulator system. The company’s pivotal Surf trial compared a variety of waveform options without the need for separate trial devices. Stimwave reported that in the high and low frequency groups, back and leg pain responders were more than 92% and 86%, […]
StimWave wins FDA nod for Apple iOS-based WaveCrest mobile SCS patient controller
Stimwave said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for an Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) iOS device version of its WaveCrest Mobile platform patient controller application for pain management. The newly cleared system from the Pompano Beach, Fla.-based company allows patients with iPhone and Apple Watch devices to control WaveMaster multi-waveform automated programming for the company’s Wireless Freedom spinal […]
Dr. Gawande tapped to lead Amazon-JPM-Berkshire health play | Personnel Moves – June 21, 2018
The joint healthcare venture between Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan Chase said this week it named Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgeon, New Yorker magazine staff writer and bestselling author Dr. Atul Gawande as its CEO, effective July 9. The joint venture said that the newly formed company will be headquartered in Boston, and will operate […]
Stimwave raises $50m for consumer launch of chronic pain neuromod device
Stimwave said this week that it raised more than $50 million from a consortium of unnamed investors for the consumer launch of its Freedom neuromodulation device for treating chronic pain. Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Stimwave said the Freedom stimulator is the sole FDA-approved wireless, micro-sized device cleared for treating neuropathic pain. The device uses a tiny injectable microchip […]
5 medtech stories we missed this week: Dec. 22, 2017
From Hepa Wash’s new collaboration to Stimwave’s FDA clearance, here are five medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Hepa Wash collaborates with GALS program Hepa Wash announced in a Dec. 7 press release that it has collaborated with the German Accelerator Life Sciences (GALS) program to expand its […]
7 medical devices combating the opioid crisis
Opioid-related deaths have become an epidemic in the U.S., garnering attention from the White House, the FDA and many other governmental bodies. From 2000 to 2014, nearly half a million Americans died from drug overdoses. In 2015, more than 50,000 people died from drug overdoses, and 33,000 were opioid-related. Prescription overdoses continue to cause more […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Dec. 8, 2017
From Minimus Spine’s European distribution deal to Stimwave receiving FDA clearance, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Minimus Spine inks EU distribution deal Minimus Spine announced in a Dec. 4 press release that it has signed its first European distribution deal with Italian company Moss […]
Dentsply Sirona clears the deck, ousting chairman, CEO & COO | Personnel Moves, Oct. 3, 2017
Dentsply Sirona (NSDQ:XRAY) yesterday cleared the deck of its upper management, ousting its chairman, CEO and COO, appointing an interim chief executive and promoting from within for the interim operating chief role. That means chairman Bret Wise, CEO Jeffrey Slovin and COO Christopher Clark are out, replaced temporarily by Eric Brandt, Mark Thierer and Bob […]
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