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Topic: Edwards Lifesciences

The cost of Medtronic’s battle with Edwards Lifesciences over TAVI: $245M, so far

The cost of Medtronic’s battle with Edwards Lifesciences over TAVI: $245M, so far

November 20, 2012 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic’s(NYSE:MDT) legal battle with Edwards Lifesciences over patent infringement and its transcatheter aortic valve products has been going on for years and last week a federal appeals court affirmed a ... Read more
FDA approves expanded indication for Edwards Lifesciences’ Transcatheter Valve

FDA approves expanded indication for Edwards Lifesciences’ Transcatheter Valve

October 19, 2012 3:15 pm by | 0 Comments

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, announced today that it has received approval from the United States Food and ... Read more
Analyst: Edwards Lifesciences’ missed TAVI sales akin to U.S Ryder Cup loss

Analyst: Edwards Lifesciences’ missed TAVI sales akin to U.S Ryder Cup loss

October 9, 2012 2:55 pm by | 0 Comments

Losing the Ryder Cup this year to the Europeans was every bit unexpected.Almost as unexpected as Edwards Lifesciences suddenly pre-announcing late Monday that it would miss its 3rd quarter revenue ... Read more
Are transcatheter aortic valve implantations overused? Edwards Lifesciences disagrees

Are transcatheter aortic valve implantations overused? Edwards Lifesciences disagrees

August 6, 2012 1:23 pm by | 0 Comments

Many believe that transcatheter aortic valve implantation is one of the most exciting and lucrative new technologies to hit the market providing an option for patients to sick to undergo ... Read more
Edwards Lifesciences’ transcatheter heart valve sales jump 71 percent year over year

Edwards Lifesciences’ transcatheter heart valve sales jump 71 percent year over year

July 24, 2012 6:36 pm by | 0 Comments

Medical device companies are battling low utilization, economic uncertainty in Europe and headwinds in the U.S. in the form of the medical device tax and changes wrought by healthcare reform.In ... Read more
Analyst: Medtech stock market is balanced on razor’s edge

Analyst: Medtech stock market is balanced on razor’s edge

June 15, 2012 11:40 am by | 0 Comments

Two events this week prompted investors to disproportionately reward and punish stocks of two medical technology companies: Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) and St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ).One piece of news was largely ... Read more
FDA panel recommends Edwards’ heart valves for high-risk patients

FDA panel recommends Edwards’ heart valves for high-risk patients

June 14, 2012 10:14 am by | 0 Comments

Late Wednesday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel recommended that Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EV) transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure be approved for patients with high risk to the alternative open-heart ... Read more
Why a Medtronic executive wants rival Edwards Lifesciences to succeed

Why a Medtronic executive wants rival Edwards Lifesciences to succeed

May 10, 2012 12:41 pm by | 1 Comments

Anyone who is even slightly aware of the dynamics of the medical device industry knows that Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) are not exactly the best of friends.The Minnesota ... Read more
Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences to continue battling beyond court system

Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences to continue battling beyond court system

February 10, 2011 11:55 am by | 0 Comments

The protracted battle over transcatheter heart valves between Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) and Edwards Lifesciences Inc. (NYSE:EW) will be decided in the streets rather than the courts. ... Read more
Medtronic not barred from making CoreValve device, judge decides

Medtronic not barred from making CoreValve device, judge decides

February 9, 2011 2:58 pm by | 0 Comments

Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) managed to find the silver lining in the dark cloud that is a $74 million patent infringement judgment against it when a federal judge denied an Edwards ... Read more
Feds ask Edwards Lifesciences for heart monitor recall documents

Feds ask Edwards Lifesciences for heart monitor recall documents

November 9, 2010 12:25 pm by | 0 Comments

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE:EW) revealed yesterday a U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central California subpoena for documents related to its 2006 heart monitor recall.The Irvine, California-based cardiac device maker said the ... Read more
Heart valve study boosts Edwards Biosciences

Heart valve study boosts Edwards Biosciences

September 23, 2010 10:50 am by | 0 Comments

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. got a boost this week after the New England Journal of Medicine published a study showing that the company's catheter-delivered aortic valve replacement is much safer for ... Read more
Jury awards Edwards $74M in patent dispute with Medtronic

Jury awards Edwards $74M in patent dispute with Medtronic

April 2, 2010 10:58 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic Inc. lost the latest round in a long-running legal dispute when a jury found that its CoreValve heart valve system infringes on patents held by Edwards Lifecsciences Inc.The case ... Read more
FDA posts recall notice of hemodialysis system distributed by Baxter

FDA posts recall notice of hemodialysis system distributed by Baxter

January 29, 2010 12:55 pm by | 0 Comments

The FDA posted notice of a Class I recall of a hemodialysis system distributed by Baxter International Inc., warning that in extreme cases the machine's defect could result in serious ... Read more