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Do’s and Don’ts When Talking to A Recruiter
Everyone likes to learn of new job opportunities but can feel obligated to talk in length with a recruiter. Knowing this, we came up with a few do’s and don’ts when talking to a recruiter for when that new opportunity knocks… or calls. We sat down with our newest recruiter, Reece White, and discussed some…
Read MoreSynaptive Medical and General Atlantic Announce Strategic Partnership
TORONTO and NEW YORK (November 3, 2016) — Synaptive Medical, a leading medical device and technology company that pursues connections to transform the process of care, announced today that General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, has made a strategic investment in the company. With over 35 years of experience investing in 250 growth companies…
Read MoreInside the Largest Medical Device Acquisition in History
In June 2014, Medtronic and Covidien shook the medical technology industry with the announcement of a merger of unprecedented scale. OCTANe’s Medical Investor Forum, held in Irvine, Calif., Oct. 27-28, featured a conversation between Geoff Martha, who led Medtronic’s team for the $50 billion merger, and Brett Wall, former president of Covidien and current president…
Read MoreSelf-Healing Slippery Surface Coatings for Medical Devices Could Help Thwart Infections
Implanted medical devices like catheters, surgical mesh and dialysis systems are ideal surfaces on which bacteria can colonize and form hard-to-kill sheets called biofilms. Known as biofouling, this contamination of devices is responsible for more than half of the 1.7 million hospital-acquired infections in the United States each year. In a report published in Biomaterials…
Read MoreWhich Spine Robot Will Dominate?
Surgical robots are used in only about one in 20 spine procedures today, but adoption could grow rapidly according to a recent survey by RBC Capital Markets. U.S. spine surgeons expect that rate to double over the next year, and a decade from now more than one in four spine surgeries could be performed using…
Read MoreFresenius Medical Care to Buy Med Tech Firm Xenios
HEILBRONN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–zfhn Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn, one of the largest private venture capitalists in Germany, has sold medical technology company XENIOS AG to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Fresenius Medical Care). XENIOS AG is an internationally active medical technology company focusing on the treatment of lung and cardiac failure. In 2008, zfhn took over…
Read MoreSt. Jude Medical Warns of Premature Battery Depletion in Some Cardiac Devices
St. Jude Medical issued an advisory Oct. 11 warning of premature battery depletion associated with lithium deposits in a small number of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy ICDs. The issues could affect 0.21 percent of the devices manufactured before May 23, 2015, according to a company news release. St. Jude Medical said…
Read MoreSurgical Simulation Training Tool Released for Knee Implants
Last week saw the public release of a collaborative project from Touch Surgery and Episurf Medical aimed at providing a surgical simulation training tool for Episurf Medical’s Episealer line of personalized knee resurfacing implants. Touch Surgery, based in London, UK, is a mobile-first platform for the surgical community. Their services provide a virtual simulation environment to…
Read MoreAcutus Medical Launches Trial of AcQMap Study
Acutus Medical said today it launched a trial of its AcQMap high resolution imaging and mapping system designed to guide ablation procedures for treating persistent atrial fibrillation. The company’s AcQMap imaging and mapping system is designed to detect and display standard voltage-based and higher resolution charge-source maps, and is able to generate real-time, 3D images of the…
Read MoreZimmer Biomet Acquires Telerehabilitation Business RespondWell
Zimmer Biomet has acquired telerehabilitation startup RespondWell, according to a news release. The deal comes just a few months after the Warsaw, Indiana orthopedics device business rolled out the Signature Solutions program to hospitals to help them improve patient outcomes, reduce readmissions and pare down medical costs. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.…
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