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July 2008

AngioDynamics Initiates Voluntary Recall of Its Centros Catheter



New Legislation Introduced to Override Landmark Supreme Court Decision on Medical Devices



Moody's: Enhanced FDA Scrutiny Could Pressure Device Makers



Boston Scientific Loses Bid for New Patent Trial



Novartis Closer to $38 Billion Alcon Takeover



Cardinal Health to Cut 600 Jobs



Greatbatch and ISSYS Announce Strategic Partnership



St. Jude Medical Completes Acquisition of EP MedSystems



STERIS, Cardinal Health Face Lawsuit Over Botched Sterilization



VNUS Medical Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Three Companies



J&J's Ethicon Unit in Talks to Sell Its Professional Wound Care Business



Cantel Medical to Relocate Dutch Manufacturing Operations to US



FDA Got Quicker at Approving Medical Devices in 2006



Lawmakers to Introduce Bill That Would Overturn Supreme Court Decision on Medical Device Liability



STERIS Gets Warning Letter Over Manufacturing Changes in Device



June 2008

University of Minnesota Opens New Medical Devices Center



SAES Getters and Memry Corporation Announce Merger Agreement



Orthofix International Acquires Intellectual Property for Next Generation Spinal System



Synergetics USA Acquires Medimold, Inc.



Johnson & Johnson Buys Amic to Strengthen Its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Business



Boston Scientific Sells Pieces of Investment Portfolio to Pay Debt



Getinge to Shift Cardiac Surgery Unit Production to US From Puerto Rico



clickNsettle.com, Inc. and Cardo Medical, LLC Announce Merger Agreement



Boston Scientific Announces Agreements to Sell Non-Strategic Investments



AngioDynamics Completes Acquisition of U.S. and U.K. Diomed Assets



Medical Device Makers' Worst Fear: Dennis Quaid



President of Johnson & Johnson's Cordis Unit to Resign Next Month



Ares Life Sciences, Merrill Lynch to Buy Euromedic



Invitrogen to Acquire Applied Biosystems



U.S. District Court Finds Arthrex Guilty of Willfully Infringing Smith & Nephew Endoscopy Patent



Boston Scientific Expects Continued Stent Recovery



Varian Medical Systems Signs $320 Million Contract



Datascope Buys Stent Business



Gen-Probe Makes $334 Million Bid for Innogenetics



Hologic Agrees to Buy Third Wave Technologies



Heparin in Medical Devices Linked to 11 U.S. Deaths



Specialized Health Products Completes Merger by C.R. Bard Inc.



Warning Cites Medical Solutions for Quality System Violations



Datascope Considers Selling Itself After Unit Sale



VNUS Announces Settlement of Patent Litigation With AngioDynamics and Vascular Solutions



Kensey Nash Completes Sale to Spectranetics



NDI Medical Sells Device to Medtronic for $42 Million



May 2008

GE Files Second Lawsuit Against Competitor



Medtronic Wins Patent Suit



Class Action Suit Accuses Zimmer of Kickbacks



Shares of Hologic Rise After Chairman Leaves; Analyst Lifts Estimates



Cyberkinetics Announces Sale of Research Products Business



Kinetic Concepts Acquires Controlling Stake in LifeCell Corp.



Investors Sue CryoCor to Stop Merger With Boston Scientific



Global Task Force Issues Guidance on Standards in Device Evaluation



Datascope Sells Patient Monitoring Business to Mindray



Biophan Acquires Intellectual Property Portfolio of Nanoset, LLC



FDA Chief Asks Congress for $275M for Product Safety



Covidien Buys Two Pinyons Product Lines



Spectranetics Acquires Endovascular Business of Kensey Nash



Bristol-Myers Squibb Sells ConvaTec Unit for $4.1 Billion



NuVasive to Buy Osiris Unit for at Least $35 Million



Boston Scientific Claims Win in Johnson & Johnson Dispute



FDA Examines Warning Letter Appeal Process for Medical Device Makers



Medtronic Initiates Voluntary Field Actions for Selected Heparin-Coated Products Used During Cardiopulmonary Bypass



ArthroCare Buys Denmark Medical Device Distributor



Roche to Transfer 300 Jobs From Indiana to Germany



Medtronic to Cut 1,100 Jobs From Global Work Force



Stryker Gets Third Warning Letter From FDA Regarding Problems With Biotech Division



Court Denies Request for Preliminary Injunction Against Contura Sales



What's Abbott Xience Stent Worth? Rise to $70 a Share



S&N Launches Investigation Into Swiss Deal



Stryker’s Quality Control Effort to Cost Millions



April 2008

Philips Gets Second GMP Warning in Two Months



DSM Acquires PTG to Expand Its Fast-Growing Biomedical Materials Business



Panel Wants Warnings for Lasik Users



FDA Warns Philips Medical Systems Over Manufacturing Procedures



Boston Scientific Closes Rimon Medical Operations in Israel



Given Imaging and Olympus Settle Patent Suit



Medtronic to Acquire Restore Medical for $29 Million



Boston Scientific to Buy CryoCor for $17.6M



Natus Medical to Acquire SonaMed Corp.



ArthroCare Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Financial Reports



Philips to Acquire Chinese Patient Monitoring Company



St. Jude Medical to Acquire EP MedSystems



Philips Gets CAPA Warning for Recently Acquired Subsidiary



Zimmer Voluntarily Recalls Surgical Products



3M Canada Acquires Les Entreprises Solumed Inc.



Cook Wins Injunction Against Endologix and Sales Reps Over Violations of Non-Compete Agreements



Boston Scientific Sells California Unit



March 2008

Appeals Court Dismisses Possis Shareholder Lawsuit



Three Boston Scientific Products on Hold Until FDA Warning Is Lifted



Roche Diagnostics Expects Growth Spurt, Added Jobs



FDA Classifies Medtronic Letter as Class I Recall



HealthTronics to Acquire Advanced Medical Partners



Use of Reprocessed Devices Grows



Bard to Acquire Specialized Health Products International



Nfocus Neuromedical Acquires StarFire Medical



Wright Medical to Acquire Inbone Technologies



Private Equity Firm to Acquire Tunstall for $1B



Google, Microsoft Set Sights on Healthcare IT Market



DJO's Encore Medical Division Changes Name to DJO Surgical



Boston Scientific Stent Sales Part of a Federal Probe



February 2008

CardioTech International Considers Selling MN-Catheter Unit



Job Cuts Planned at Northstar Neuroscience



Supreme Court Ruling Shields Medical Devices From Lawsuits



BodyTel Shifts Headquarters From Germany to Florida



Covidien to Sell Its European Incontinence Business



Ev3 Sues Cardiovascular Systems Over Sales Reps' Departure



Siemens Gets Two Warning Letters in Two Months



Boston Scientific Ordered to Pay $431M in Stent Patent Trial



Covidien, Medrad Settle Patent Infringement Suit



Greatbatch Completes Acquisition of DePuy's France Facility



Natus to Cut Staff, Consolidate for $2.4M Savings



Bayer to Acquire Possis Medical for $361M



Firm Warned by FDA Says It's No Device Maker



Medtronic Recalls Drug Pumps



NJ Subpoenas Prodisc Makers



Philips Extends Respironics Offer



Cook Sues Edwards Lifesciences Over Patent Infringement in Germany



January 2008

J&J's Cordis Unit Recalls Balloon Catheters



Flextronics Completes Avail Purchase



Abbott Faces Fifth Suit Over Patent



FDA Sends Stryker Warning Letter Over Hip Manufacturing Problems



Bausch & Lomb Buys Lens Maker Eyeonics



Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary to Expand, Add Jobs in Rochester



Hologic Files Patent Suit Against SenoRX



Heraeus Vadnais to Purchase Synovis Unit for $29.5M



Cordis Victorious in Patent Suit Against Medtronic, Boston Scientific



I-Flow Acquires AcryMed for $25M



Kinetic Concepts Files Suit Against Innovative Therapies, 3 Employees



Siemens Receives FDA Warning for Claims About Arterial Device