Medical Devices

  • Medtronic gets FDA warning on heart implant unit
    AP (November 18, 2009)
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Medtronic says it is responding to a warning letter it received from the Food and Drug Administration about procedures at the Minnesota headquarters of its heart implants division.
     
  • Sonova to buy Advanced Bionics for $489M
    AP (November 09, 2009)
    STAEFA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss hearing aid firm Sonova Holding AG said Monday it is buying cochlear implant maker Advanced Bionics Corp., based in California, for $489 million in cash.
     
  • Boston Scientific paying $296 million settlement
    AP (November 06, 2009)
    NEW YORK (AP) - Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Friday it will pay $296 million to settle a Department of Justice investigation into the company's Guidant unit.
     
  • Osiris gets $15M milestone payment from NuVasive
    AP (November 03, 2009)
    NEW YORK (AP) - Osiris Therapeutics Inc. said Tuesday it received a $15 million payment from NuVasive Inc., the final milestone fee linked to the sale of Osiris' bone graft stem cell business.
     
  • New Boston Scientific stent approved in Europe
    AP (November 02, 2009)
    NATICK, Mass. (AP) - Medical device maker Boston Scientific said Monday it received European marketing approval for its latest drug-coated stent technology, which prevents blocked arteries.