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Wall Street analysts and HeartWare International are blaming a recent change in Medicare’s national coverage policy on ventricular assist devices for the company’s less-than-stellar fourth quarter earnings. Read More
A Delaware federal district court jury ruled Wednesday that Medtronic willfully infringed an Edwards patent with its CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement, awarding Edwards $392.5 million in damages and royalties. Read More
The Justice Department recovered about $2.6 billion in healthcare-related False Claims Act settlements and judgments in fiscal 2013, a drop from the previous year’s total of $4.2 billion. Read More
China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission plans to “blacklist” devicemakers convicted of bribing government officials and ban sales of their products for two years — four for repeat offenses. Read More
CDRH is working on ways to allow devicemakers to use more adult clinical trial data in proving the safety and effectiveness of pediatric devices, center staff said Wednesday. Read More
AdvaMed and Taiwan’s medical device association have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at supporting medtech innovation and advancing patient care. Read More