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2014 Med Device Outlook
Medical device market lukewarm in 2014 Demand is down in the U.S. but picking up in markets like Asia 2014…
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2013: Medtech’s Banner Year
Medtech stocks fared well this year, gaining an average of nearly 45% despite headwinds including the medical device tax, the…
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Financial
OrthoRecon Acquisition expected to close in January
MicroPort Medical’s acquisition of Memphis-based Wright Medical Group’s OrthoRecon division is expected to be finalized Jan. 9. The last component…
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Financial
3-D Printing for Patient Specific Medical Devices Will Reach $1B by 2020
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, “3D Printing in Medical Applications Market (Medical Implants…
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Financial
Economists Spar Over the Medtech Tax
A pair of economists face off over the medtech tax, with one calling the levy a new incentive for a…
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Biologics
BioPen to Rewrite Orthopaedic Implants Surgery
A handheld “bio pen” developed in the labs of the University of Wollongong will allow surgeons to repair damaged and…
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Financial
Lawyers Set to Earn $1 Billion in DePuy ASR Deal
Lawyers representing over 8,000 plaintiffs in DePuy ASR hip lawsuits are recommending that their clients accept Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J)…
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Financial
Medtech Industry Hiring Hits New Low in Q3
The lifesciences industry sees a sharp downturn in Q3, with medical device sector hiring down nearly 20% quarter-over-quarter based on…
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Financial
Which Burgeoning Medical Device & Pharma Companies Landed on Deloitte’s Fast 500 List?
More than a dozen medical device, pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies made it to the top 100 of this year’s Deloitte’s…
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Sports Medicine
The Blood Injections That Might Transform Orthopedics
From The New Yorker Chris Waddell has been an élite athlete for more than two decades. He has won twelve…
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Financial
Amedica files for a $35 million IPO
Amedica, which sells a broad range of medical devices using its silicon nitride technology platform, filed on Friday with the…
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Hospitals
FDA’s Lost $85 Million in Users Fees So Far Due to Sequestration
The White House’s Office of Management & Budget confirms that the federal sequester has drained about $85 million in user…
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Spine
Titan Spine Signs Distribution Agreement with Biomet for Endoskeleton® Interbody Fusion Devices in Europe
Initial Distribution in Germany, with Broader EU Distribution in Coming Months MEQUON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology…
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Recon
U.K. Moves to Stop Use of All-Metal Hips in Government-Funded Hospitals
Metal-on-metal hips have been in trouble around the world for years due to heightened safety concerns, and now the U.K.…
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Financial
Does medical device price gauging really contribute to wide variation in hospital charges?
New data shows medical devices are probably not the problem in the wide variation of Medicare hospital charges for similar…
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