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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Medtronic and the Scoliosis Research Society launched Spine Check - a new program designed to help promote scoliosis screenings for middle school and junior high school students. The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), one of the world's premier spine societies, and Medtronic are supporting the Spine Check program to help improve the overall spinal health of students.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
When Medtronic arranged to trim its tax bill by licensing intellectual property to a Swiss subsidiary, Bill Clinton was campaigning for his second term as president and “Braveheart” was playing in movie theaters. Twelve years later, the company's engaged in a back and forth with the IRS over so-called "transfer pricing."
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The Memphis Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Medtronic Spinal & Biologics and the Scoliosis Research Society have launched Spine Check, a new program designed to help promote scoliosis screenings for middle school and junior high school students.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Medtronic and the Scoliosis Research Society launched Spine Check – a new program designed to help promote scoliosis
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: CYT
MONTREAL, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CryoCath(R) Technologies Inc.
("CryoCath" or the "Company") (TSX: CYT), today announced the filing and
mailing of the Directors' Circular with respect to the previously announced
offer from Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic") (NYSE: ), through a wholly
owned subsidiary, to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of the
Company....
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Running Wild with Coach Joe (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.) topped a competitive men’s field to win the USA Men’s Marathon Championship in 2:16:32 at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn. The weekend’s events also included the USA Women’s 10 Mile Championship where 2008 Olympian and 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m bronze medalist Kara Goucher (Portland, [...]
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitor within the United States. The 20e is an enhancement of the LIFEPAK 20 defibrillator/monitor, which has become the standard of care in many hospitals worldwide since its introduction...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitor within the United States.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Medtronic Inc. has warned physicians about issues with some of its implantable drug pump systems that have been linked to one patient death. The Food and Drug Administration posted a notice about problems with the tubing connecting the Fridley company's catheters to its drug pumps. The pumps are implanted in the abdomen to deliver drugs to treat chronic pain. A spokeswoman stressed that Medtronic is...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday posted a notice about problems with the tubing connecting the company's catheters to its drug pumps. The pumps are implanted in the abdomen to deliver drugs to treat chronic pain. Minneapolis-based Medtronic warned physicians of the problem in late June.
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IPBiz (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Dan Slater writes: Earlier this year, in the span of two weeks, two different teams of outside litigators representing Medtronic in two different patent trials, heard in two different jurisdictions, were both fined attorneys fees. On Tuesday, U.S. District of Colorado Judge Richard Matsch (pictured) put a price tag on those sanctions for one of the teams: McDermott, Will & Emery (and Medtronic) must...
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Pharmalot (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Two Senate committees wrote the device maker seeking info about consulting contracts given doctors over its Infuse Bone Graft, which is approved for use in the lower spine, but has been linked to life-threatening complications. There are also questions about complications suffered by patients who underwent off-label procedures involving use in other parts of the [...]
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Dr. Wes (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
A nice three-part award-winning documentary on the heart, funded in part by AtraZeneca, Mars, and Medtronic, can be viewed at the PBS website: Peter Libby, MD, conceived, obtained funding for and served as senior medical advisor for “The Mysterious Human Heart,” a three-part documentary that earned executive producer David Grubin an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
US District Court orders Medtronic and its lawyers to pay attorney fees and
expenses to BrainLAB
MUNICH, Germany or WESTCHESTER, Ill., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- On
Wednesday, the US District Court for the District of Colorado awarded $4.38
million in attorney fees, costs and expenses to BrainLAB AG for a patent
infringement lawsuit brought by Medtronic, Inc.
The court ruled that BrainLAB was entitled...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Senate lawmakers are pressuring Medtronic to disclose more about its consulting arrangements with physicians, citing prior allegations the company paid kickbacks to surgeons to boost sales of spinal implants.
