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iPhone Assembler Explores Medtech Market

Apr 16, 2015

After acquiring a stake in a U.S. medical device firm last year, the world’s biggest electronics manufacturer is in now talks with another medtech company. Brian Buntz Foxconn is now making components for the ViSi Mobile device ...

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Medical Devices

Apr 9, 2015

Micropacemaker is but another example of the how the trend of miniaturization is gaining momentum in healthcare. As medical devices become tinier, they may help the tiniest patients. The FDA has given humanitarian approval to the ...

Tags: Tiny Pacemaker, medical devices

Philips Utilizes Another Top Medtech Talent

Apr 7, 2015

Posted in Medical Device Business by Chris Newmarker on April 3, 2015 Robert Cascella was previously CEO of Hologic. He joins Philips as the Dutch multinational increasingly focuses on what it calls HealthTech. Robert Cascella, who ...

Tags: Philips, LED components, Medicine

Medtronic Spends $4.4 Million Settling Country-of-Origin Lawsuit

Apr 7, 2015

Medtronic made no admission of guilt in the settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, which claimed Medtronic misled the military about the origin of its medical devices. Chris Newmarker Medtronic will pay $4.4 million to settle a ...

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Medtronic Is Back at Renal Denervation

Apr 3, 2015

Symplicity Spyral Multi-electrode Renal Denervation Catheter (Image courtesy of Medtronic) The medtech giant isn’t giving up yet on renal denervation, if a new announcement is any indication. Chris Newmarker Medtronic is ...

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Dexcom Is Using The Soon-to-Be Released Apple Watch for Its Wearable Glucose Monitor

Feb 12, 2015

Dexcom is using the soon-to-be released Apple Watch for its wearable glucose monitor. The Apple Watch showing a heartbeat. (Image courtesy of Apple) Nancy Crotti In the highly competitive, continuous-glucose-monitoring device ...

Tags: Apple Tech, Diabetes Tech

Google Medtech News

Feb 2, 2015

Posted in Mobile Health by Chris Newmarker on January 30, 2015 Why would two women who visit the doctor with identical early symptoms of multiple sclerosis have vastly different outcomes 10 years later? That’s what pharmaceutical ...

Tags: laboratory science, bio-analytical tools, Health

The Breathtaking Advancements in Medical Technology of Nelson Laboratories

Jan 29, 2015

Since 1985, Nelson Laboratories has partnered with the best companies in the world to improve the quality of life by bringing life-enhancing products to market. The advancements in medical technology over the last 30 years are ...

Tags: medical industry, human cells, Health

J&J's Fourth-Quarter Medical Device Sales Fell by 4.7%, to $6.6 Billion

Jan 26, 2015

Johnson & Johnson’s fourth-quarter medical device sales fell by 4.7%, to $6.6 billion, with the biggest drop (7.7%) in the U.S., the company announced this week. Total fourth-quarter sales were down 0.6% year-over-year, to $18.3 ...

Tags: Medical Device Business, Health

One Guidance Document Defines General Wellness Products

Jan 23, 2015

Posted in Regulatory and Compliance by Nancy Crotti on January 21, 2015 Just in time for the next wave of wearable wellness devices appears ready to roll, FDA has issued guidance statements about wellness products and medtech accessories. ...

Tags: type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, Health

The Impact of Foreign Currency Held Down Sales Growth in The Fourth Quarter Ended January

Jan 16, 2015

Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 14, 2015 As the U.S. dollar strengthens amid global economic uncertainty, travelers aren’t the only ones affected. Major medtech companies including St. Jude Medical and ...

Tags: Medical Device, Health

Amedica Corp.Laid off 25 Employees, Representing Approximately 28% of Its Workforce

Jan 14, 2015

Amedica Corp. has laid off 25 employees, representing approximately 28% of its workforce. The move was part of a “comprehensive business review” that also includes deep cuts to corporate overhead and operational costs. The ...

Tags: synthetic material, operational costs, Health

Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 8, 2015

Jan 9, 2015

Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 8, 2015 The medical device tax is the issue that won’t go away. Elected officials and medical device companies began railing against Obamacare’s medical device tax ...

Tags: medical device tax, Health

Gilero Medical Device Industry Partners Merge to Provide Seamless Design

Jan 8, 2015

Gilero Medical device industry partners merge to provide seamless design through distribution services EG GILERO is the merger of four trusted companies in the medical device industry whose roots go back decades. GILERO Biomedical, ...

Tags: distribution services, Business Development, Health

Siemens May Be Saying Auf Wiedersehen to Its Healthcare Business

Dec 24, 2014

Siemens may be saying Auf Wiedersehen to its healthcare business, but won’t be taking it public anytime soon. The German giant announced in November that it would legally separate its healthcare business from the rest of the ...

Tags: molecular biology, x-ray equipment, Health

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