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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Guidant announced
that they have been notified, as anticipated, that the European Commission has
decided to open a second phase review into the proposed acquisition of Guidant
by J&J.
Gish Biomedical, a wholly owned subsidiary of CardioTech International, has
received Japanese clearance to sell its Stat-Sat oxygen saturation monitor as
well as its disposable arterial filter that separates air from blood and filters
particles from the circuit during bypass surgery.
Medtronic has identified an additional 396 monophasic LifePak 500 automated
external defibrillators (AEDs) to be included in a voluntary Class I recall
originally announced Feb. 25.
The FDA has approved Roche Diagnostics' Cobas AmpliScreen HBV Test for use in
a mini-pool format as a screening test for the detection of hepatitis B (HBV)
in donated whole blood, blood components, source plasma and other living donors.
Stentor, a company specializing in the distribution, management and storage
of digital medical images, announced that it has named Douglas Sinclair as chief
financial officer (CFO), replacing Guy Anthony, who has resigned to pursue personal
interests.
The Bio-Star Private Equity Fund, one of Michigan's first unique medical device
venture capital funds, completed its financing with a total of $26 million.
MIV Therapeutics (MIVT), a developer of next-generation biocompatible stent
coatings and drug delivery technologies, announced it received encouraging reports
from independent researchers evaluating the company's novel multiplatform/multidrug
delivery solution in short-term animal studies.
Apprise Media, a media company backed by Spectrum Equity Investors, announced
that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Canon Communications, a
leading producer of print publications, trade shows and digital media for the
high-growth $200 billion medical device manufacturing market and allied packaging,
plastics and electronics markets.