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Cardiac medical device company files second IDE after first was turned down

Cardiac medical device company files second IDE after first was turned down

July 18, 2012 5:36 pm by | 0 Comments

Last September, cardiac medical device company, Kips Bay Medical announced that the Food and Drug Administration had essentially rejected its investigational device exemption application for a pivotal study because it ... Read more

Cardiac medical device company Kips Bay Medical promotes CFO to COO

Cardiac medical device company Kips Bay Medical promotes CFO to COO

March 22, 2012 12:06 pm by | 0 Comments

Cardiac medical device company Kips Bay Medical (NASDAQ:KIPS), based in Minnesota, has promoted chief financial officer Scott Kellen to chief operating officer. Kellen still retains his CFO title and responsibilities.Kellen ... Read more


Cardiac medical device firm Kips Bay Medical hurt by lower reimbursement

Cardiac medical device firm Kips Bay Medical hurt by lower reimbursement

March 16, 2012 2:43 pm by | 0 Comments

Kips Bay Medical (NASDAQ:KIPS) FDA struggles trickled into its financials, as the company said a lack of clinical data has cut into sales.That clinical data is what the FDA called ... Read more

Cardiac medical device firm Kips Bay completes $20 million investment

Cardiac medical device firm Kips Bay completes $20 million investment

October 25, 2011 6:12 pm by | 0 Comments

Kips Bay Medical (NASDAQ:KIPS), which one month ago went public with its recent struggles with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has made a deal that secures the company up ... Read more

Kips Bay Medical hits FDA roadblock

Kips Bay Medical hits FDA roadblock

September 22, 2011 6:13 pm by | 0 Comments

Kips Bay Medical Inc. of Plymouth, Minnesota has hit a roadblock in the FDA approval process for its eSVS Mesh device.According to a statement released by CEO Manny Villafa a, ... Read more

Kips Bay Medical working to gain foothold in Europe but not there yet

Kips Bay Medical working to gain foothold in Europe but not there yet

February 4, 2011 12:21 am by | 0 Comments

Kips Bay Medical is moving closer to its IPO (it now plans to raise $21.2 million instead of $57.5 million). But in the meantime the company carries on, trying to ... Read more

Orthodpedic firm Tornier Inc. files for $205 million IPO

Orthodpedic firm Tornier Inc. files for $205 million IPO

June 8, 2010 1:57 pm by | 0 Comments

Tornier Inc. is planning to test the choppy waters of Wall Street with an estimated $205 million initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The ... Read more


Kips Bay Medical raising $5 million for bypass surgery aid

Kips Bay Medical raising $5 million for bypass surgery aid

October 5, 2009 2:45 pm by | 0 Comments

The company is the latest venture by Manny Villafana, dubbed everything from The Cardiac Cahuna to a Living Legend of Medicine for founding St. Jude Medical as well as a ... Read more