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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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Molex Incorporated Showcased Its Technical Innovations at BIOMEDevice

Dec 22, 2014

Molex Company showcased a wide range of advanced electronic solutions Molex Incorporated showcased its technical innovations at BIOMEDevice (an MD&M event), San Jose, CA, December 3 – 4, 2014. The company has proven expertise in ...

Tags: Pioneering Technologies, Medtech Devices, Health

Philips to Complete The Acquisition of Volcano for $1.2 Billion

Dec 19, 2014

Royal Philips NV (PHG) plans to buy medical-imaging company Volcano Corp. (VOL) for $1.2 billion, in one of Philips’ largest acquisitions in years, according to a Bloomberg report. The purchase of San Diego–based Volcano will ...

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Medventure Announces The Expansion of Its Operations Into Costa Rica

Oct 21, 2014

MedVenture Technology Corporation, a medical device design and manufacturing company and part of Helix Medical, announces the expansion of its operations into Costa Rica. Helix Medical Costa Rica is now under the leadership of MedVenture ...

Tags: MedVenture Technology, medical device

FDA Raising Cancer Concerns Over How Robotic Hysterectomies Are Performed.

Apr 23, 2014

Intuitive Surgical stock fell 11.5% in value on Wednesday after a disappointing quarterly earnings report and the FDA raising cancer concerns over how robotic hysterectomies are performed. The Sunnyvale, CA–based maker of da Vinci ...

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There Are Plenty of Ingenious Devices Included as Finalists in Medical Excellence Awards.

Apr 17, 2014

From a zipper-like wound closure device that can be peeled off at home to a telemedicine robot, there are plenty of ingenious devices included as finalists in this year's Medical Design Excellence Awards. It is worth noting, however, that ...

Tags: Reshaping Medtech, Health, Medicine

DSA Announced The Conclusion of a Multi-Year Agreement

Mar 11, 2014

David Schnur Associates (DSA) announced today the conclusion of a multi-year agreement to represent Vention Medical’s full Advanced Component portfolio in the State of Israel. This portfolio includes balloons and balloon catheters, ...

Tags: Vention Medical, medical device, specialized component technologies

Invuity Inc. Has Secured $36 Million in Series E Financing

Mar 4, 2014

Invuity's Eigr Waveguide (Courtesy Invuity Inc.) Planning to accelerate commercial initiatives across its line of advanced visualization devices for minimally invasive surgery, Invuity Inc. (San Francisco) has secured $36 million in ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, Surgical Lighting

The Whipple Procedure Is One of Surgery's Most Extensive and Challenging Operations

Feb 26, 2014

The Whipple procedure, used to remove tumors from pancreatic cancer patients, is one of surgery's most extensive and challenging operations. Now, surgeons are using a minimally invasive robotic surgical system to perform the surgery. ...

Tags: Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgical System, Whipple Procedure

Zimmer Issues Five New Patents Directed to The Subchondroplasty Procedure

Feb 26, 2014

Zimmer Holdings has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued five new patents directed to the Subchondroplasty procedure, the innovative new joint preservation procedure developed by Zimmer Knee Creations: US Patent No. ...

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Smith & Nephew Acquired The U.S. Medical Device Company ArthroCare

Feb 14, 2014

Smith & Nephew plc (London) announced on February 3 the "execution of a definitive agreement" to acquire the U.S. medical device company ArthroCare Corp. (Austin, TX) for a cash price of $48.25 per ArthroCare share, a total of about $1.7 ...

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Tegra Medical Tegra Medical Announces The Appointment of Mr.J.Mark King as Its New CEO

Feb 11, 2014

Tegra Medical Tegra Medical announces the appointment of Mr.J.Mark King as its new Chief Executive Officer. BOSTON,MA,January 15,2014-Tegra Medical is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.J.Mark King as its new Chief Executive ...

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Gagnon Cardiovascular Adopts New Medical Device to Treat Patients with Aortic Stenosis

Feb 10, 2014

The Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center became the first hospital in the tri-state area to adopt a new minimally invasive medical device to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are too ill or frail to ...

Tags: Aortic Heart Valves, Heart Valves, Heart Symptoms

Renal Denervation as a High Blood Pressure Treatment Is Looking Less Exciting by The Day

Jan 23, 2014

Renal denervation as a high blood pressure treatment is looking less exciting by the day, with the latest bad news coming from Covidien. The Dublin, Ireland–based medical device giant said Tuesday that it will exit its OneShot renal ...

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