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BD has announced a settlement in the class action lawsuit related to its Alaris infusion pumps, agreeing to pay $85 million to resolve all the claims against the company and it officers. Read More
Boston Scientific, GSK and Johnson & Johnson have each announced billion dollar acquisitions this week with major deals designed to expand the companies’ portfolios in very specific areas. Read More
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) is now an established method of sterilization for medical devices, the FDA said, and can be used in place of ethylene oxide (EtO), which has been under fire for its potential to cause cancer. Read More
Acclarent, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has received FDA clearance for use of its AERA eustachian tube balloon dilation system in the treatment of children age 8-17 with persistent obstructive eustachian tube dysfunction (OETD), the first such treatment available for children. Read More
Apple is pausing U.S. sales of its new Series 9 and Ultra 2 Apple watches due to a dispute with Masimo, a monitoring technologies medtech company, that alleges certain Apple watches violate its heart rate and blood oxygen monitor patents. Read More
Illumina announced that it has filed a draft notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its potential divestiture of Grail, pursuant to an order Illumina received from the European Commission (EC) directing the company to divest Grail. Read More
AdvaMed announced the establishment of a new medical imaging technology division that will advocate on behalf of large and small devicemakers, and is establishing itself as the new home for advocacy, supplanting the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. Read More