Medical Device News Archives

 

Fred Wilson says the best entrepreneurs are ‘crazy but mentally healthy’ (MedCityNews)

Innovation report: Medical device patents surge (MassDevice)

3D printing spare parts for our bodies (MassDevice)

Good Employees Make Mistakes. Great Leaders Allow Them To. (Forbes)

How to boldly go where no Entrepreneur has gone before (Forbes)

Television Meets Crowdfunding: A+E Networks and RocketHub Launch ‘Project Startup’ for Entrepreneurs (Forbes)

Venture capital activity ‘sluggish’ and continuing to decline in Q1 2013 (MedCityNews)

An ebay for medical devices? (MassDevice)

Top 5 Reasons To Audit Your Patent Portfolio In 2013 (Biodesign Alumni)

Larger U.S. patients means larger medical devices (MassDevice)

Using Innovative Adaptive Design to Improve Outcomes in Drug & Medical Device Development (AptivSoultions)

Study: Medical device startups optimistic despite expected hit from tax. (MedCity News)

Are healthcare accelerators producing stronger startups? (MedCity News)

She-is-a-witch-burn-the-witch (The Mullings Group)

Wow of the Week: Skull implant produced with 3-D printing technology could shake up orthopedics industry (MedCity News)

What the US Medical Device Tax Means for You (Medtechinsider Blog)

The Chinese medical device market: Driven by both growth and value (MassDevice)

Medical device tax: House Ways & Means considers arguments for repeal (MassDevice)

Medical device tax more likely to raise prices than lower headcounts, survey says (MassDevice)

Industry and EU clash over medical devices regulation (Reuters)

Rosen: Local reps mobilize against medical device tax (UTSanDiego.com)

Survey: New Tax Drives Up Medical Device Prices (WBJournal.com)

 Medical device tax: “The straw that broke the camel’s back” (MassDevice)

Medical device tax: Mass. Sen. Elizabeth Warren asks industry for help with pay-for to advance repeal ( MassDevice) 2/19/2013

Small med-tech firms says FDA delays hurt innovation (MedCity News) 2/18/2013

Healthcare reform: What should the medical device industry expect from the Sunshine Act? (MassDevice) 2/18/2013

New U.S. medical device tax on manufactures and importers (MassDevice) 2/12/2013

Is The Medical Device Industry Ready for Big Data? (MedCity News) 2/5/2013

A new model for hospital collaboration & innovation: Nonprofit systems fund stand-alone Innovation Institute (MedCity News) 2/5/2013

They’re not yet Bostons, but these 5 areas are growing into hubs for life science innovation (MedCity News) 2/4/2013

 Organizations pivot to deal with patent law changes (MedCity News) 2/2/2013

New FDA Guidance: Humanitarian Use Device Designations (IMARC 1/28/2013) 

FDA Requests Comments On Custom Medical Device Review (Aptiv Solutions 1/28/2013)

 New antimicrobial hydrogel could reduce hospital-acquired infections (MedCity News 1/24/2013)

FDA Publishes 2013 Fiscal Year Guidance Document Schedule (Aptiv Solutions 1/22/2013)

Should Certain Devices be Held to a Higher Standard? (IMARC  1/21/2013)

 Efficiency in the OR is key to quicker, better quality joint replacements in this startup’s eyes (MedCity News 1/16/2013)

Indiana-Made Device Wows Medical Community-Newsroom (Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick 1/8/2013)

Minnesota device group files citizen petition to prevent FDA from unlawfully changing 510(k) (MedCity News 1/4/2013)

3 Tools for Qualifying Suppliers(QC is Dead 1/2/2013)

How to recruit, hire and train an auditor(QC is Dead 12/22/2012)

Why will 2013 be bad for med device companies? Hint: it’s not the tax (MedCity News 12/20/2012)

Prosthetic arm controlled by brain waves allows quadriplegic woman to feed herself (video) (MedCity News 12/17/2012)

Device Tax: Opponents in Senate Look for New Avenues for Repeal (MassDevice – January 20, 2013)

Four Reasons Why Will.I.Am’s Next Consulting Client Should Be in Healthcare (MedCity News – January 9, 2013)

ObamaCare’s Medical Device Tax Will Cost Innovation and Jobs (Forbes.com – December 17, 2012)

4 Medical Devices That Could Improve Trauma Care and Save Lives (MedCity News – December 14, 2012)

Entrepreneur Hopes Helmet Sensor Will Be Like Pitch Count for Contact Sports (MedCity News – December 13, 2012)

Medical Software Company Expanding in Indy (Inside Indiana Business – December 10, 2012)

Startup Embeds Feeding and Breathing Tubes with Sensors to Cut Intubation Complications (MedCity News – December 10, 2012)

Tennessee Joins List of States Opting Out of Local Health Insurance Exchange (MedCity News – December 10, 2012)

“We Like to Focus on Things We Can Control” – Medtronic CEO on Device Tax Repeal (MedCity News – November 20, 2012)

Startup with Device for Early Sepsis Detection Hopes for New CEO and 2014 Market Launch (MedCity News – November 5, 2012)

The 47% Have No Idea How Much Healthcare Reform Will Cost Them (MedCity News – November 5, 2012)

“We Like to Focus on Things We Can Control” – Medtronic CEO on Device Tax Repeal (MedCity News – November 20, 2012)

Startup with Device for Early Sepsis Detection Hopes for New CEO and 2014 Market Launch (MedCity News – November 5, 2012)

The 47% Have No Idea How Much Healthcare Reform Will Cost Them (MedCity News – November 5, 2012)

Purdue Students Develop New Prosthetic Leg (Inside Indiana Business – November 2, 2012)

Digital Startup HealthTap Now Allows Doctors and Patients to Endorse Skills, Bedside Manner (MedCity News – November 1, 2012)

Developer of Automated, Bedside Glucose Monitoring System in the ICU Raises $5M (MedCity News – November 1, 2012)

Heat it! Mold it! Reshape it! San Diego Firm Aims to Reform the World of Casts / Splints (MedCity News – October 29, 2012)

Zimmer CFO Walks Back Earlier Comments on Impact of Device Tax. (MedCity News – October 26, 2012)

Turning Mobile Phones Into Medical Devices (MassDevice – October 25, 2012)

Lilly CEO Calls for Life Sciences Research Institute (Indianapolis Business Journal – October 23, 2012)

BioCrossroads Announces Venture Competition Winners (Inside Indiana Business – October 23, 2012)

Private Equity Firm Sells Indiana Medical Device Company (Inside Indiana Business – October 18, 2012)

The FDA Is There to Protect Patients? (MassDevice – October 8, 2012)

Medical Device Tax is Three Months Away – Are You Ready? (Pilgrim Software – October 2, 2012)

By the Numbers: Medical Device Companies’ Political Contributions (MassDevice – October 1, 2012)

Patients Can Innovate Too: Putting a Wrap on PICC Lines (MassDevice – September 25, 2012)

Just in Time for Football Season, This Helmet Sensor Sends a Mobile Alert When Athletes Are Hit Too Hard (MedCity News – September 19, 2012)

Glove Transforms Sign Language into Speech (medtechinsider.com – September 18, 2012) 

Rep. Buerkle to Obama: Repeal the Medical Device Tax (MassDevice – September 14, 2012)

Generics Are Coming to the Medical Device Market (MD&DI – September 12, 2012)

Growing ENT Market Attracts Cook (Indianapolis Business Journal - September 10, 2012)

Medical Devices: FDA’s User Fee Deal Is On the Rocks (MassDevice – September 10, 2012)

Stryker CEO: Medical Device Tax is ‘A Job-Killing Bill’ (MassDevice – September 7, 2012)

Cook Medical Opens New Facility in Illinois (MPO Magazine – September 5, 2012)

Smart Catheters Detect and Fight Infection (medGadget – August 30, 2012)

Medical Device Recalls Hit 2-Year High in Q2 2012 (MD&DI – August 23, 2012)

Prominent Cardiologist: Doctors Should Use MDT, BSX Leads Instead of St. Jude’s Durata (MEDCity News – August 21, 2012)

Congressional Interest in FDA Remains High, Even After the Enactment of FDASIA (FDA Law Blog – August 20, 2012)

Former FDA Reviewer Speaks Out About Intimidation, Retaliation and Marginalizing of Safety (OrthoStreams – August 19, 2012)

Emerging Markets: Big Medtech’s China Strategies Emerge (MassDevice – August 15, 2012)

VC Funding Dropped 17% in Q2, Says PwC (Medical Device Summit – August 15, 2012)

Hoosier VC Paves Way for Big Acquisition (Inside Indiana Business – August 14, 2012)

Japan Launches 515 Billion Euro Initiative to Grow Medical Markets (medtechinsider – August 14, 2012)

Patient Access to Medical Devices – A Comparison of U.S. and European REview Processes (New England Journal of Medicine – August 9, 2012)

Biometric Bracelet Lets a Medical Device Recognize its Wearer (Technology Review – August 8, 2012)

Are Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantations Overused? (MEDCity News – August 6, 2012)

FDA Clears First “Smart Pill” That Senses When It’s Been Taken, Sends Data to Wearable Patch (The Mullings Group)

Glitches in Medical Devices and Increasing Threat to Patients (Forbes.com – July 27, 2012)

Cook Medical Scuttle Midwest Expansion Plans Over Levy (MassDevice – July 27, 2012)

Ten Strategic Considerations of the Supreme Court Upholding Obamacare (MEDCity News – July 23, 2012)

Pressure Mounts on FDA After Public Release of Surveillance Documents (Medical Devices Today – July 23, 2012)

Columbus, Pittsburgh Angel Groups Among Most Active Nationally in Healthcare Deals (MEDCity News- July 23, 2012)

9 Trends to Track in the Medical Device Industry (OrthoStreams – July 20, 2012)

New Joint Replacement Startup Moves to Warsaw with 13 Employees (OrthoStreams – July 18, 2012)

Healthcare Idea Hub Collaborating with Public Hospital Group Seeks Entrepreneurs (MEDCity News – July 18, 2012)

What Threatens the Medical Device Industry? (Medical Device CRO Blog – July 18, 2012)

Medical Device Industry Faces ‘Unprecedented Challenges’ (AAMI – July 18, 2012)

BioCrossroads Receives $2 Million Grant (Inside Indiana Business – July 17, 2012)

The U.S. Medical Device Industry in 2012: Challenges at Home and Abroad (MDDI – July 17, 2012)

Romney Might Win, Obama Might Win, but Will FDA Win? (AssurX Blog – July 12, 2012)

NICO Gains New Zealand Approval (Inside Indiana Business – July 10, 2012)

[Indiana] Life Sciences Summit Lineup Released (Inside Indiana Business – July 10, 2012)

FDA OKs World’s Smallest Human Implant (The Orange County Register – July 2, 2012)

Greatbatch Medical Starts Production in Allen Co. [Indiana] (Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly – June 25, 2012)

MedStartr Goes Live As Healthcare Innovation Crowdfunding Resource (MedStartr)

Roche Plans $300 Million Expansion (Inside Indiana Business – June 20, 2012)

[Indiana Health Industry] Forum Joins Bioscience Education Coalition (Inside Indiana Business – June 20, 2012)

Survey Blames FDA for Eroding Med-Tech (StarTribune.com – June 18, 2012)

Prototype Device Developed That Translates Sign Language (Medical News Today – June 5, 2012)

Sony Makes Sizable Investments in Medical Devices and Clinical Pathology Laboratory Testing (The Mullings Group – date unknown)

Independence Blue Cross Courts Startups in Innovation Challenge (MedCity News – June 2, 2012)

Why Everyone Will Have to Become an Entrepreneur (Forbes.com – May 13, 2012)

Screening or Consent: Which Came First? (imarc Medical Device CRO Blog – May 10, 2012)

Biocrossroads to Hold Venture Competition (Inside Indiana Business – May 9, 2012)

Medtech Venture Capitalist: Many Late-Stage Deals Are “Crap” (MEDCity News – May 9, 2012)

Practical Steps to Help the Device Industry (StarTribune.com - April 29, 2012)

Do-It-Yourself Medical Devices Gain Ground at MIT (Aptiv Solutions – April 26, 2012)