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US Momentum Drives SpineGuard to 23% Revenue Growth in Q1
It seems that making spine surgery safer is quite a lucrative business
Back to the Future as UK Medical Buys Out From BD
After selling to CareFusion in 2012, and then seeing that company acquired by BD, UK Medical will now return to ploughing its own furrow
FDA Approves Medtronic CoreValve™ Evolut™ Pro Transcatheter Valve
First-ever data at ACC.17 confirms safety and efficacy of new self-expanding, recapturable heart valve at 30-days with high survival, low stroke and minimal paravalvular leak
MitraClip® Benefits People with Mitral Regurgitation
Study “validates that treatment with MitraClip can provide meaningful reduction in the severity of mitral regurgitation”
DePuy Synthes to Leverage Ethicon Products in Kits
J&J Companies, Ethicon and DePuy Synthes are joining forces to introduce customized wound closure kits for orthopaedic surgery.
FDA Clears Medtronic’s Reveal LINQ™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) with TruRhythm™ Detection
New system offers continuous wireless heartbeat monitoring for up to three years
Ethicon to Acquire Magnet GERD Device Company Torax Medical
MedTech Titan adds GERD device specialist to family
Integra LifeSciences Wants J&J’s Codman Neurosurgery Business
1.045Bn acquisition will mean Integra customers around the world get complete solutions for neurosurgery and deliver the scale to invest in new technologies
Medtronic’s Signia™ Stapling System Adapts to Tissue Variability
New Single-Handed powered stapling system provides real-time feedback during surgery
New ViviGen Formable™ Cellular Bone Matrix Launched by DePuy Synthes
Bone graft substitute now with suitable consistency for spinal fusion surgery
FDA Clearance for Medtronic CardioInsight™ Mapping Vest
System “makes it easy for patients to receive precise mapping results from their providers right at their bedside”
Funding Boosts Veryan’s Helical Stent Towards Approval
Additional funding from existing investors supports regulatory progress in USA and Japan
U.S. FDA Approval for Abbott Assurity MRI™ Pacemaker
From the recently acquired St. Jude stable, now in Abbott’s hands, Assurity now lays claim to being the World’s smallest, longest-lasting wireless MRI-compatible pacemaker
ChoiceSpine Acquires Exactech’s Spine Assets
Deal seems to suit both companies, ChoiceSpine seeking to enhance its profile in the spinal arena
Medtronic Reports First Procedure in MRI-Guided Laser Ablation Trial to Treat Common Form of Epilepsy
SLATE clinical trial is designed to support the expanded indication of the currently marketed Visualase(TM) system