TOKYO (Reuters) – Terumo Corp (Tokyo:4543.T - News) said it would buy U.S. medical device company CaridianBCT from a Swedish firm for about $2.6 billion, marking the largest acquisition by a Japanese medical equipment maker. The deal underscores an aggressive push by Japanese firms to take advantage of a strong yen to snap up overseas assets [...]

IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – February 24, 2011) – Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, has received CE Mark for the 29 millimeter version of its Edwards SAPIEN XT transcatheter aortic heart valve. The valve will be available with the Ascendra transapical delivery system for implantation through [...]

ALBANY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AngioDynamics (NASDAQ:ANGO – News) today announced the receipt of a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding certain aspects of the Company’s marketing program for its NanoKnife System. The NanoKnife System continues to be commercially available in the United States under its 510(k) clearance for the surgical ablation [...]

SUNRISE, Fla., Jan. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bioheart, Inc. (OTCBB:BHRT – News) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with AnC Bio Holdings, Inc., a South Korean biomedical company, and one of its U.S. agents for a $4 million equity investment. Bioheart has designated proceeds from the investment to advance the current [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ – News), a global medical device company, today announced the launch of its ViewMate™ Z Intracardiac Ultrasound System and ViewFlex™ Plus Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) Catheter. The ViewMate Z System is designed for real-time image guidance and visualization of the cardiac anatomy. The system is able to [...]

NATICK and BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX – News) today announced it has acquired Intelect Medical, Inc., a development-stage company located in Boston. Intelect Medical is developing advanced neuromodulation technologies for deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. The transaction values Intelect Medical at $78 million with no cash and no [...]

South Florida Business Journal — Karl Groth resigned as chairman and director of Bioheart, and has been replaced by William P. Murphy Jr, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It gave no reason for his departure. Groth heads the Ascent Medical Technology Funds, a major investor in the Sunrise-based biotechnology company [...]

Latest innovation in plastic biliary stent technology includes features for enhanced deliverability, efficiency and procedural control PR Newswire NATICK, Mass., Oct. 21 NATICK, Mass., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CE Mark approval to market its Advanix Biliary [...]