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Heart patients in the U.S. would no longer have access to Medtronic’s CoreValve transcatheter valve if a preliminary injunction handed down in federal court takes effect. Read More
Varian Medical Systems will pay the University of Pittsburgh $35 million to settle claims that its Real-Time Position Management device infringed on a patent held by the university. Read More
Covidien is recalling certain lots of its Pipeline embolization devices and Alligator retrieval devices due to a defect in the coating applied to the delivery wire. Read More
The U.S. military’s Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care has approved the use of Medtrade’s Celox Gauze to control bleeding from combat injuries. Read More
With Brazil’s new antibribery law casting a sharper focus on questionable business practices, local industry groups are joining with U.S. trade group AdvaMed to harmonize ethical behaviors between devicemakers and healthcare professionals. Read More
Manufacturers of a wide range of medical devices would be barred from bidding on Russian state procurement contracts if their products are not locally made, under a policy proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Read More
EU devicemakers are asking the European Council to replace the Commission’s scrutiny of notified body procedure in the proposed medical device regulations with a “reinforced control procedure.” Read More
The China Food and Drug Administration last month unveiled long-awaited reforms to its medical device regulations, breathing longer life into product licenses, but imposing first-time fees for device registrations. Read More
Covidien is launching its Kangaroo feeding tubes with IRIS technology immediately in the U.S., following the receipt of FDA 510(k) clearance. Read More