Medical Equipment News

St. Jude Medical Inc., maker of devices to treat heart conditions, is betting on new technologies this year to overcome weak demand for older medical products, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Starks said.

Two Gloucester County men appeared in federal court in Camden today on child porn charges Friday, one to be sentenced for advertising it, the other to plead guilty to possession.

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation , the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 of $63.1 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to net income of $64.8 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the same period in 2010.

S&P 500 component Becton, Dickinson and Co. will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Mayor Karl Dean pushed for the after-school programs, which started in the 2009-2010 school year.

At a glance A study released last year by the Business Research Center shows that in 2009, Kosciusko County's orthopedic cluster: * Provided 13,000 jobs, or 43 percent of the county's employment.

U.S. regulators should be able to block medical devices based on past products with safety issues, said House Democrats, citing injuries from transvaginal implants like those made by Johnson & Johnson and C.R. Bard Inc.

The federal government has dropped fraud charges against former Stryker Biotech president Mark Philip , Philip's lawyers announced, Thursday.

The process equipment group's revenue was up 68 percent to $86 million, with organic growth of 20 percent.

Shares of Boston Scientific Corp., the second-biggest cardiac-device maker, fell the most in almost two months after fourth-quarter earnings plummeted 55 percent.

We are in the midst of a major overhaul in healthcare. In the coming years, millions more Americans will be receiving care and will need both providers of care as well as devices that make care more efficient and less costly.

Leading medical devices maker C. R. Bard 's adjusted earnings for fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 topped expectation but lofty charges dragged down its profits for the quarter.

Medgadget was profiled in The Arizona Republic , The Los Angeles Times , BMJ , Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal , and other publications.

Rancho Cordova-based medical equipment firm ThermoGenesis Corp., which has been working to reverse fiscal losses, is realigning top management and cutting eight positions.

Hologic 's stock had its "equalweight" rating reiterated by analysts at Barclays Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday.

Investment analysts at Citigroup raised their price target on shares of C.R. Bard to $95.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Zimmer Holdings was downgraded by UBS AG from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note issued on Wednesday.

Exxon Mobil's fourth quarter profits at the upstream unit, which produces oil and natural gas, are up 18% which have been helped by higher prices.

Medical device makers will double the fees they pay U.S. regulators to get their products reviewed over the next five years, to $595 million, in a deal designed to secure faster and more predictable evaluations, say two people with knowledge of the talks.

S&P 500 component C. R. Bard Inc. reported its results for the fourth quarter. C.R. Bard designs, makes, and sells diagnostic, medical, surgical, and patient care devices.