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Medtronic CFO offers supply chain update as medical device industry concerns mount
SeaSpine warns of COVID-19 hit to surgical revenue
Women may have more adverse events with left atrial appendage occlusion devices than men
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Heraeus buys Mo-Sci and ETS Technology Holdings
Medical Alley appoints new CEO
Westfall Technik names Mark Gomulka as CEO
The MedTech Conference by AdvaMed to be a mixture of in-person and virtual
Varta launches online battery monitoring feature
Bionaut Labs wins humanitarian use device designation to treat rare pediatric brain disorder
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Medtronic CFO offers supply chain update as medical device industry concerns mount
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) was among the participants in a White House semiconductor summit last week to address the continuing global shortage of electronic chips. Still, CFO Karen Parkhill says the world’s largest medical device manufacturer is not in the same dire straits as chip buyers in other industries. Medtronic’s supply chain is “holding up OK, but…
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Stratasys expands anatomical modeling services for healthcare
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing now offers anatomical modeling and consultative services for the healthcare industry. The Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) subsidiary opened its new Healthcare Print Center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and soft-launched the new offerings with an invite-only beta test for medical device manufacturers. Over the past 13 weeks, Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy printers have created…
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SeaSpine warns of COVID-19 hit to surgical revenue
SeaSpine Holdings (NSDQ:SPNE) is the latest medical device maker warning that the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant wave is hurting its business. Carlsbad, California–based SeaSpine filed an update for investors with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, citing “ongoing uncertainty regarding the duration and severity of COVID-19 and/or staffing shortages on spine surgery procedure volumes throughout…
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Medtronic CFO offers supply chain update as medical device industry concerns mount
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) was among the participants in a White House semiconductor summit last week to address the continuing global shortage of electronic chips. Still, CFO Karen Parkhill says the world’s largest medical device manufacturer is not in the same dire straits as chip buyers in other industries. Medtronic’s supply chain is “holding up OK, but…
