Google Invests in Smart Spoons for Parkinson's Patients
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 21, 1:05PM CDT
Google recently acquired Lift Labs, a company that develops "smart utensils" for Parkinson's patients. Lift Labs' Liftware system cancels minor hand tremors to make it easier for patients to eat. Lift Tabs has produced a spoon, and intends to...
Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff LLP Announced Today that Medtronic Has Settled False Claims Act Claims with 46 States
PRWeb - Fri Sep 19, 5:31PM CDT
C. Brooks Cutter of Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff LLP announced today that Medtronic Inc., the nation's largest medical device manufacturer, has reached an agreement with 46 states and the District of Columbia to settle a whistleblower's False Claims Act claims alleging that the company offered illegal kickbacks to physicians to implant its pacemakers and defibrillators. This deal follows a $9.8 million federal settlement that was achieved through the coordinated efforts of Brooks Cutter, Assistant United States Attorney Catherine Swann, and co-counsel Mychal Wilson back in May 2014. Both of these settlements arose from the False Claims Act case brought by whistleblower Adolfo Schroeder in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on behalf of both the United States and the settling 46 states (Case No. 2:09-CV-0279).
Final Glance: Medical Devices companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Medtronic Gains on Latest KYPHON Balloon Platform Launch - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 19, 2:20PM CDT
Following this news, Medtronic's (MDT) share price inched up 0.5% to eventually close at $66.53 yesterday.
Global Gynecological Devices Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are Bayer, Boston Scientific, CooperSurgical, Ethicon, Hologic, Medtronic, Olympus and Stryker
PR Newswire Europe - Fri Sep 19, 2:00PM CDT
DUBLIN, September 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Midday Glance: Medical Devices companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Medical Devices companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 9:16AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Medtronic Up 1.9% on Favorable IN.PACT Admiral DCB Data - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 18, 1:50PM CDT
Following this news, Medtronic's (MDT) share price rose 1.9% to eventually close at $66.19 yesterday.
Covidien Announces Double-Digit Dividend Rise for 6th Year - Analyst Blog
Souvik Guha - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 18, 12:50PM CDT
Covidien plc (COV) last increased its dividend by 23.1% to 32 cents from 26 cents per share in October last year.
Market Maker Surveillance Report. TIVO, MDT, CTSH, RHHBY, NVLX, AMBS, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Wednesday, September 17th 2014
M2 - Thu Sep 18, 3:30AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Wednesday. Since October 2008 market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This Fair Market Making Requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. On Wednesday there were 4737 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2409 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2599 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Wednesday and lowest negative price Friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. TIVO INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:TIVO), Medtronic Inc (NYSE:MDT), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:CTSH), Roche Holding AG (OTC:RHHBY), Nuvilex Inc (OTC:NVLX), Amarantus BioSciences Inc (OTC:AMBS). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit http://www.buyins.net .
Medtronic Elects Elizabeth Nabel to the Board of Directors
Thomson Reuters ONE - Wed Sep 17, 3:30PM CDT
MINNEAPOLIS - Sept. 17, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that its Board of Directors elected Elizabeth Nabel, M.D., president of Brigham & Women's Hospital and Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital, to the Board as an independent director.
Medtronic Up on Launch of Wearable SEEQ MCT Monitor - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 17, 1:10PM CDT
Medtronic's (MDT) share price rose 1.5% to eventually close at $66.19 yesterday, following this news.
Orthopedic Power Tools Market worth $1.7B by 2020: Robotic and Computer-Assisted Devices Struggling to Win Over Global Orthopedic Surgeons
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 17, 12:30PM CDT
Despite austerity measures, the global orthopedic power tools market will experience moderate growth from $1,406 million in 2013 to $1,674 million by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 2.5%. While marketing drivers will continue to enhance the existing growth trend in the global computer-assisted devices space, computer-assisted and robotic surgery is expected to remain the reserve of top-tier hospitals, mostly in developed countries. This, as per the research report titled "MediPoint: Orthopedic Power Tools - Global Analysis and Market Forecasts", available with MarketOptimizer.org at http://www.marketoptimizer.org/medipoint-orth...casts.html .
Medtronic Launches New Balloon Kyphoplasty Products for Treating Spinal Fractures
Thomson Reuters ONE - Wed Sep 17, 8:00AM CDT
Enhancements Give Physicians More Options for Treating Vertebral Compression Fractures