Medtech Company Using Consumer Tech to Fight Heart Failure

Endotronix has developed “an implantable device to monitor heart failure patients remotely has taken on the charge of creating an easy platform that enables not just patients to better use its technology but also empower clinicians to take better care of heart...

US Regulators Extend UDI Deadlines Following Security Issue

According to an announcement from Emergo, “Citing security vulnerabilities, the US Food and Drug Administration has extended deadlines for compliance with a key component of the agency’s Unique Device Identification (UDI) system.”  For more information on...

Analyzing Medtech’s M&A Impact on Jobs

PharmExec.com recently reported that “Thanks to its purchase of Covidien, Medtronic (Dublin, Ireland) is now the largest medtech company in terms of headcount, with more than 90,000 on the payroll at the end of its 2014 fiscal year. But, even discounting the...