October 18, 2011 12:01 am by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) surgical technologies segment received a boost as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Aquamantys 3 System, a tool made possible by the company’s acquisition of Salient ...
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October 12, 2011 6:47 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Here’s how you quantify the power of a viral video. More than 7.7 million views = a 150 percent jump in sales inquiries for the hearing aide company Envoy Medical.Sixteen ...
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October 11, 2011 12:35 am by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Global medical device company St. Jude Medical announced the launch of the newest version of its Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN). The network organizes information about patient heart rhythms, device ...
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October 10, 2011 1:44 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Two-decade market veteran Bret Jensen believes that it’s important to look for stocks with “solid dividends, low valuations and good growth prospects”– and Medtronic is his latest selection.Medtronic’s growth rate ...
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October 6, 2011 3:47 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins has landed at blood screening and equipment company Immucor.Hawkins spent three years leading Medtronic. He was originally expected to retire from the company in April ...
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October 4, 2011 6:57 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
St. Paul, Minnesota-based medical device company NxThera, Inc. has raised $21.6 million in series B equity financing, the company announced today. (A percentage of the money raised will be funded ...
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October 4, 2011 2:27 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Plymouth, Minnesota-based medical device company Interrad Medical Inc. has raised $10 million to commercialize its non-adhesive, suture-less catheter securing device.The Series C funding was raised exclusively from angel investors through ...
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October 4, 2011 12:28 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
A handheld medical device that aspires to translate medical conditions from any patient to their physicians will ramp up production this year.GeaCom’s Phrazer will go from 300 units in the ...
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October 3, 2011 5:37 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Sunshine Heart’s cardiac medical device, the C-Pulse, has shown promise in a clinical trial, and the company plans to apply for pre-market approval sometime in the fourth quarter.The C-Pulse system ...
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October 3, 2011 12:14 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Minnetonka-based health insurer UnitedHealth Group is making discounted hearing aids available for only $749-$949 per ear, a savings of anywhere from $500 to $4500 per set.The discounted hearing aids will ...
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September 30, 2011 2:30 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Mayo Clinic signed a research agreement with Czech Republic institute St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno-International Clinical Research Center, according to a news release. This follows a $220 million infrastructure grant ...
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September 29, 2011 4:26 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Predictions about the impact of the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices are akin to a zombie apocalypse: the industry becomes lifeless, tens of thousands of jobs are consumed, ...
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September 26, 2011 6:11 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Nonin Medical has launched the Onyx Vantage 9590 professional finger pulse oximeter at the European Respiratory Society 2011 Annual Conference in the Netherlands.An upgrade from the Onyx II 9550 (and ...
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September 26, 2011 1:07 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
Mayo Clinic is a global brand without a global presence. That may change soon, though, as the healthcare giant announced this weekend it is considering opening a medical facility in ...
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September 26, 2011 12:04 pm by Yael Grauer | 0 Comments
A biotech incubator that’s helped develop new innovative medical devices around sleep apnea and heart catheterization has started scouting for its next company.Prospex Medical was the starting point for Apnex ...
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