Medical Devices

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Cardiologist and Boston Sci exec Baim dies at 60

AP Features 19 days ago

Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60. Baim had undergone recent surgery to remove diseased tissue caused by adrenal cancer, ...

Researchers fit NM calf with prosthetic legs

AP News 21 days ago

Colorado State researchers fit NM calf with double prosthetic hind limbs Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs. The bucolic scene seemed impossible just a few months ...

Cow Prosthetics

AP News 22 days ago

This undated photo provided by Martha Dickenson shows Meadow, a Black Angus yearling calf from Ocate, N.M., with her new prosthetic hind legs at Colorado State University's James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. Meadow is believed to be ...

paula radcliff 6

WENN 24 days ago

Athlete with prosthetic legs The ING New York City Marathon New York City, USA - 01.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Health care businesses at risk in House overhaul

AP News 27 days ago

Health bill hits insurers, drugs, medical devices as Dems search for votes, money to pass plan The health care overhaul bill produced by House Democrats would impose an array of new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health ...

Minn. judge dismisses Medtronic heart device suits

Reuters US Online Report Health News 30 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Minnesota state court judge has dismissed a batch of lawsuits against Medtronic Inc stemming from the October 2007 recall of the medical device maker's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads. Minnesota District Court Judge Denise Reilly last week granted a ...

Boston Scientific shares slump on dim outlook

AP News 37 days ago

Boston Scientific shares fall after analyst downgrade due to weak outlook Shares of Boston Scientific plummeted Tuesday morning after the medical device maker forecast disappointing earnings on slower sales of its implants. The Natick, Mass., company said it returned to profit in ...

Boston Scientific cuts profit outlook, shares slide

Reuters US Online Report Business News 37 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp <BSX.N> on Monday reported a quarterly net profit, compared with a year-ago loss, but cut its full-year earnings outlook, citing weakness in the market for implantable heart defibrillators. The company's shares fell 6.6 percent to $9.45 ...

Boston Scientific returns to profit in 3rd qtr

AP News 37 days ago

Boston Scientific returns to profit in 3rd quarter as heart-pacing device sales stand ground Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. returned to a profit in the third quarter, reporting Monday that sales of its heart-shocking implants held up in spite of hospital ...

A medical problem

Las Vegas Sun 42 days ago

In recalls, FDA does not have a way to track many medical devices implanted in humans Three years ago a medical device company sent an urgent recall notice on a surgical clip, telling doctors not to use it on kidney donors because ...

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