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Medtronic Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PEAK Surgical Inc., a recognized leader in the emerging field of advanced energy surgical incision technology

Boston Scientific Corp. said Thursday that a District Court jury in Delaware found that Cordis Corp., the stent-making unit of … continue reading “Jury awards Boston Scientific $19.5M in Cordis patent case”

Device Expands Ethicon’s Growing Hernia Solutions Portfolio and Features First Absorbable “Strap” Fixation Technology

Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients, reports an upcoming paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

CryoLife, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CryoPatch(®) SG pulmonary human cardiac patch.

PEAK Surgical, Inc. today announced the launch of the PEAK® PlasmaBlade TnA (Tonsil and Adenoid) tissue dissection device following 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Stone Clinic in San Francisco reported it implanted the first commercially available meniscus templates in California this past week, opening up a whole new field of meniscus reconstruction.

To further strengthen the company’s leadership and future outlook, Custom Spine announces new members to the Board of Directors.

Life Spine announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance to the FS3 Minimally Invasive Spinal System.

Small Bone Innovations, Inc., an orthopedics company focused exclusively on technologies and treatments for the small bones & joints, announced that it has sold a total of $108 million of Series D Preferred Stock in a series of private equity financings.

A landmark study has successfully demonstrated a 29 percent reduction in heart failure or death in patients with heart disease who received an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy device with defibrillator versus patients who received only an implanted cardiac defibrillator.

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, will showcase a number of its most recent innovations in minimally invasive surgery and soft tissue repair at the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery annual meeting on June 21-26, 2009, in Grapevine, Texas.

NeuroTherm announces the acquisition of the Micron Catheter from private owners in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on June 17, 2009.

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Cool Point™ Irrigation Pump.

Imalux Corporation, a medical device company and developer of the Niris® Imaging System based on Optical Coherence Tomography technology, today announced the election of Michael Burke as its President and Chief Executive Officer.

Abbott today announced the initiation of SPIRIT PRIME, a clinical trial to study the performance of the company’s next-generation XIENCE PRIME™ Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System.