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St. Jude Medical’s Nanostim leadless pacemaker wins MR-conditional CE Mark
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Nanostim leadless pacemaker. Little Canada, Minn.-based St. Jude said the approval covers...
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InterScope wins CE Mark for EndoRotor endoscopic resection device
Worcester, Mass.-based medical device startup Interscope said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its EndoRotor endocopic resection tool designed to remove mucosal lesions and...
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US Dept. of Defense clears Philips digital pathology platform
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said today that it won security compliance certification from the U.S. Department of Defense for its digital pathology solutions, claiming it is the pathology IT system to win...
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Sensus Healthcare sets terms on $20m IPO
Sensus Healthcare yesterday set the terms on an initial public offering that would raise $20 million at the mid-point. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sensus makes the SRT-100 and SRT-100 Vision photon X-ray...
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Stryker closes $3.5B notes offering
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that it closed a senior notes offering worth $3.5 billion. The 4-tranche flotation consisted of $750 million in 3-year, 2.0% fixed notes due in March 2019; $750 million in...
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Aurora Health Care touts role in clearance of cardiac mapping system
Aurora Health Care Systems today touted the FDA Clearance of APN Health‘s Navik 3D Cardiac mapping system, originally developed by Aurora Health cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Jasbir Sra at Aurora...
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Cochlear wins FDA clearance for Baja 5 SuperPower sound processor
Cochlear Ltd. (ASX:COH) said today that the FDA cleared its Baha 5 SuperPower sound processor, which is designed to treat higher degrees of mixed hearing loss. The device allows users to stream audio...
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Senate panel advances FDA fast-track bill
A U.S. Senate panel yesterday advanced a bill that would create a fast-track program at the FDA for breakthrough medical devices. The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions committee sent the...
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MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for March 10, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the...
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Valeritas spikes $75m IPO
Nearly a year after tabling a proposed initial public offering, Valeritas today formally withdrew the planned flotation in a regulatory filing. “The market conditions have been such that the offering...
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Structural heart: Nobles Medical, HeartStitch tout cardiac suture procedures
Structural heart focused HeartStitch and Nobles Medical today touted separate procedures utilizing cardiac sutures with the company’s Hearstitch ST and Noblestitch EL devices. Nobles Medical Tech said...
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Wenzel Spine launches VariLift LX interbody fusion device
Spinal fusion device developer Wenzel Spine said today it launched the VariLift-LX system next-generation interbody stand-alone fusion device, and that the 1st implantation with the device was recently...
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Arab Health 2016 – bigger and better than ever
By Emad Elmasry, Emergo Group Yesterday, Arab Health concluded. This was the 41st edition of Arab Health and has grown again. The 2016 exhibition showcased more than 4,000 companies exhibited their...
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Boston Scientific wins FDA nod for 1st open-irrigation ablation catheter
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) yesterday said the FDA approved its Blazer OI ablation catheter, marking the 1st time the medical device maker will put an open-irrigated catheter for treating Type I...
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Teleflex recalls Arrow intra-aortic balloon catheters
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) said today that it’s recalling nearly 50,000 its Arrow International intra-aortic balloon catheters due to the risk of the sheath body detaching from its hub, after 13 adverse event...
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Instron celebrates 70 years of excellence
Instron, a provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, is celebrating its 70th anniversary on March 15, 2016. This milestone marks...
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OrthoAccel Technologies drums up another $5m
OrthoAccel Technologies raised another $5 million equity round, more than 2 years after a previous raise brought in the same amount. The Houston-based company makes the AcceleDent device, which is...
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Parker Hannifin wins FDA nod for Indego exoskeleton
Parker Hannifin Corp said today it won FDA clearance for its Indego exosekelton designed to allow patients with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk for both clinical and personal use. The Cleveland,...
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Avinger, fresh off Pantheris launch, inks $50m stock deal
Avinger (NSDQ:AVGR), which earlier this month launched a new version of its Pantheris peripheral atherectomy device, registered for the sale of up to $50 million worth of its stock. Redwood City,...
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Avita Medical inks China distro deal with Sinopharm
Avita Medical (ASX:AVH) said today it inked an exclusive Chinese distribution deal with Chinese healthcare group Sinopharm. The deal will grant Sinopharm’s MedTech subsidiary exclusive distribution...
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