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Hawkins exit may show Medtronic’s need for bold leader/big deals

Hawkins exit may show Medtronic’s need for bold leader/big deals

December 20, 2010 6:52 pm by | 0 Comments

When Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) CEO Art Collins retired in 2007, there were at least two top candidates vying to replace him. One was Michael DeMane, the brash president of Medtronic's ... Read more
Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis settlement leaves some patients out in the cold

Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis settlement leaves some patients out in the cold

December 10, 2010 12:30 pm by | 0 Comments

From a strictly legal sense, Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has closed the book on its Sprint Fidelis debacle. The Fridley, Minnesota, company won a landmark victory in the U.S. Supreme Court ... Read more
Medtronic to settle Sprint Fidelis lawsuits for $268 million

Medtronic to settle Sprint Fidelis lawsuits for $268 million

October 14, 2010 11:12 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) said Thursday it will pay $260 million to settle all U.S. lawsuits relating to its faulty Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads. In exchange, plaintiffs' lawyers agreed to ... Read more
Appeal plaintiffs fail to show Medtronic hid Sprint Fidelis problems

Appeal plaintiffs fail to show Medtronic hid Sprint Fidelis problems

September 17, 2010 4:08 pm by | 0 Comments

The U.S. Appeals Court for the Eighth District shot down the appeal of a ruling dismissing a shareholders lawsuit against Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT), saying the plaintiffs failed to prove the ... Read more
Medtronic expertise (& family connections) guide Cameron Health

Medtronic expertise (& family connections) guide Cameron Health

September 1, 2010 1:58 pm by | 1 Comments

In mid-May, Cameron Health Inc. struck media gold when the New York Times and the New England Journal of Medicine both gave prominent coverage to the company's efforts to develop ... Read more
Medtronic Inc., startups eye lead-less heart devices

Medtronic Inc., startups eye lead-less heart devices

August 19, 2010 2:24 pm by | 0 Comments

Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) is quietly working on plans to develop a pacemaker that can deliver electricity to the heart without wires.The company, based in Fridley, Minnesota, confirmed to MedCity News ... Read more
New appointment of FDA official unsettles medical device industry

New appointment of FDA official unsettles medical device industry

August 10, 2010 5:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Since he assumed his post in January, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, the top Food and Drug Administration official on medical devices, has walked a delicate tightrope.He has worked hard to reassure ... Read more
Medtronic hit with lawsuits over stents, defibrillators

Medtronic hit with lawsuits over stents, defibrillators

July 14, 2010 11:43 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) is fielding a pair of lawsuits, one accusing it of product liability over its Sprint Fidelis implantable cardiac defibrillator leads and another alleging that it falsely marked ... Read more
A note on the Med Tech Investment conference in Minneapolis

A note on the Med Tech Investment conference in Minneapolis

May 21, 2010 5:00 am by | 0 Comments

As a journalist, I’m frequently beset with impulsive self-righteousness. Which is why I jumped the gun a bit this week.I wanted to attend the Med Tech Investment conference in Minneapolis ... Read more
Sprint Fidelis lead woes continue to haunt Medtronic, industry as FDA takes notice

Sprint Fidelis lead woes continue to haunt Medtronic, industry as FDA takes notice

December 29, 2009 4:04 pm by | 7 Comments

The Food and Drug Administration, urged by Congress, has already taken a harder line on 510(k)s. Which makes it only a matter of time before the agency, wary of another ... Read more