MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 20, 2016

Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. Earnings Roundup: Intuitive Surgical, Abbott & St. Jude post street-beating Q1s Its earnings season again, with major players Intuitive Surgical, Abbott and St. Jude Medical all reporting 1st quarters that beat the street. Intuitive Surgical posted a solid gain over 2015, seeing shares jump over 25% in response to its massive Q1 postings, with stocks hitting an all-time high. St. Jude got a smaller bump after posting earnings that beat analysts expectations despite reporting slipping profits after its Thoratec buy, and Abbott stayed stable and raised guidance for its full fiscal year 2016. 4. Boston Scientific wins CE Mark for MR-safe Emblem S-ICDs Boston Scientific said today it won CE Mark approval for its Emblem MRI subcutaneous implantable defibrillator system and magnetic resonance conditional labeling for all previously implanted Emblem S-ICD systems. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company’s Emblem S-ICD systems are designed to treat patietns at risk of sudden cardiac arrest without the risk of complications associated with transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibr...
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