Apnex Medical Inc., a St. Paul-based startup developing technology to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has named Charles McKhann as its new CEO.McKhann, who previously served as a global vice president of marketing for Boston Scientific Corp.’s (NYSE: BSX) cardiac rhythm management division, replaces founder and executive director Robert Atkinson. While at Johnson & Johnson, [...]

“Are you ready to listen about the demise of our industry?” one med tech executive asked another at today’s LifeScience Alley luncheon.“Yes, I’m morbidly interested,” the other joked back.Such gallows humor pervades the medical device industry these days. And not without good reason. For months, I’ve heard panelist after panelist, expert after expert, executive after [...]

The company is focused on selling the Xclose, a device that uses small braided polyester bands to make an X-shaped stitch over openings in the soft tissue around the spine.