MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for May 2, 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. Dexcom slides on Q1 earnings miss despite sales beat Dexcom shares have slipped nearly 6% since the continuous glucose monitoring company released its 1st-quarter results April 27 after the company missed Wall Street’s earnings expectation. San Diego-based Dexcom reported that losses widened 48.8% to -$19.2 million, or -23¢ per share, on sales of $116.2 million for the 3 months ended March 31 – for a top-line gain amounting to a whopping 59.6%. Still, losses were a penny behind The Street’s consensus for losses of -22¢. Read more 4. Halyard battles ’60 Minutes’ story on faulty Ebola gowns Halyard Health is battling a 60 Minutes story from CBS accusing Halyard of providing defective Microcool surgical gowns, meant to protect workers from blood transmitted diseases, to health care workers during the Ebola outbreak of 2014. The show reported that the gowns, which are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and have AAMI Level 4 standards of impermeability to prevent transmission, had faulty seams and regularly leaked. Read more 3. Medtronic wins FDA ...
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