Archive for July 2016
The Three Day Interview
Companies pay our firm a lot of money to uncover, interview, and recruit the right talent for their companies. So, it would make sense that hiring for our company would reflect the perfect storm of employees where there is minimal turnover, a refined onboarding process, and a group of happy, engaged employees. Until about three…
Read MoreFDA Approval for Polymer Molding in Medical Devices 101
The recent FDA approval of Abbott’s Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) System is designed with a poly(L-lactide) polymer to fully dissolve in the patient’s body over about three years. Another FDA-approved offering in the coronary stent market is Boston Scientific’s Synergy bioabsorbable polymer drug-eluting stent, which has a drug coating and polymer used to elute…
Read MoreMazor Robotics Set to Receive $20M Investment from Medtronic
Medtronic PLC is preparing to invest another $20 million in Israeli med-tech company Mazor Robotics, which is expected on Tuesday to announce a new robotically assisted spine-surgery system called Mazor X. Analysts say physician interest in robotically assisted surgical tools is steadily growing, and Medtronic seems to be positioning itself to capitalize on the trend…
Read MoreVersa Capital Sets Their Eyes on SynCardia Systems, Creator of the Only FDA-approved Artificial Heart
Artificial heart maker SynCardia Systems has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization with plans to sell all of its assets to a Philadelphia-based private-equity firm, according to reports in the Arizona Daily Star . Tucson-based SynCardia, maker of the world’s only U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved artificial heart, will continue operations as an affiliate of…
Read More2.4 Million People Have a Congenital Heart Defects
An estimated 2.4 million people in the U.S. were living with congenital heart defects in 2010, a 40 percent increase from 2000, according to a recent analysis. Of those 2.4 million, 1.4 million were adults and 1 million were children. From 2000 to 2010, the proportion of adults with congenital heart defects rose 63 percent.…
Read MoreHave Researchers Figured Out What Causes Migraines?
A new study suggests that migraines are mostly caused by problems with the blood supply system, and the findings could help inform future research and treatments for the disorder. The research, published by the International Headache Genetics Consortium (IHGC), could help resolve a question doctors have long wrestled with: whether migraines are primarily a vascular…
Read MoreMy really BAD “How to Get a Job” YouTube Videos from 2009 got 88,031 views. Last chance to learn (& laugh) before they are replaced by shiny new ones.
Disclaimer: There are a ton of really cringe-worthy photos of me on this page. Oh, how far we have come since 2009 when the iPhone 3 was just being introduced and camcorders were the size of a loaf of bread. I have a great sense of humor – and realized that there is information on here that…
Read MoreCardiovascular Systems to Pay $8 Million to Settle Physician Kickbacks
Cardiovascular Systems agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to physicians to convince them to use its medical devices. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina announced the settlement with the Department of Justice on June 29. “The claims resolved by this settlement are allegations…
Read MoreMerit Medical Acquires DFINE, Inc.
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that it has acquired DFINE, Inc. headquartered in San Jose, California, in a merger transaction through which DFINE has become a wholly-owned subsidiary…
Read MoreDiscrepancy Rate Between Residents, Attending Radiologists
Academic radiology departments have traditionally asked trainees to provide after-hours interpretations, with an attending radiologists confirming the findings the following morning. But concerns over quality have led some facilities to employ attending radiologists around the clock. According to a study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology , however, one institution’s overall…
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