FDA Grants Investigational Device Exemption for Afib Study

  AtriCure said has won an investigational device exemption from the FDA for a first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, according to MassDevice.  The trial will combine ablation outside the heart and...

Medtronic-Covidien Deal to Close Early 2015

  Medtronic will complete the purchase of Covidien in early 2015, according to documents filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission.  At the close of the transaction, the Covidien Group will function with the exception of its Peripheral and Neurovascular...