Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Will Likely Benefit From Transcatheter...
German researchers report success with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis – a special form of aortic stenosis that is difficult to...
View ArticleDevice holds promise for acid reflux
Shoreview-based Torax Medical Inc. sells a device that treats patients with severe acid reflux without invasive surgery. http://www.startribune.com/business/147406345.html Tweet
View ArticleBoston Scientific acquires firm treating total blockage of coronary arteries...
Boston Scientific(NYSE:BSX) announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Minneapolis-based BridgePoint Medical, which has developed minimally invasive technologies to treat complete blockage of the...
View ArticleCDRH to Strengthen Postmarket Surveillance, Plans Proactive Electronic Data...
Building on the enhanced tracking abilities that will be created by implementation of unique device identifiers (UDI), the FDA plans to begin rolling out by year’s end an enhanced postmarket...
View ArticleMedical device makers fear tax
washington — Even as the new health care law adds millions of insured customers to the paying pool, medical device manufacturers say a tax on their product could cost them billions....
View ArticleImplant scandal sparks EU medical device rule revamp
The European Union said it wants tougher rules governing the safety and monitoring of medical devices after weak EU regulations were partly blamed for a global scandal over French-made breast implants....
View ArticleThe Quest to Create a Bionic Eye Gets Clearer
Restoring sight to the blind has proved particularly challenging for scientists, but a new technology combining an eye implant and video-camera-enabled glasses may soon be available in the U.S....
View ArticleAdvice for medical technology firms looking to raise capital:
Last month I interviewed the CEO of Minnesota medical device start-up Mardil Medical who did not quit when he couldn’t raise capital in the U.S. Jim Buck thought well, if U.S. companies can run...
View ArticleBoston Scientific’s Mahoney blames device tax for massive job cuts
Boston Scientific CEO Michael Mahoney blames the company’s plans to erase as many as 1,000 additional jobs, in part, on the new medical device industry tax that kicked in Jan. 1. Tweet
View ArticleV8 Aortic Valvuloplasty Balloon Catheter FDA Cleared
InterValve (Minneapolis, MN) won 510(k) clearance from the FDA to bring to market its V8 aortic valvuloplasty balloon catheter. The device elegantly solves the problem of balloon slippage when dilating...
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