MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for June 28, 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. Sweden’s Handicare acquires mobility device developer Prism Medical Prism Medical said today that mobility and technical aid developer Handicare agreed to acquire it for approximately $62 million. Swedish Handicare, which supplies technical aids for the elderly and physically disabled, will pay $12.50 for each outstanding share of Prism Medical. Read more 4. Unfazed by Brexit, PureTech launches Sonde voice diagnostics firm Life sciences incubator PureTech Health, unfazed by the worldwide impact of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, announced its latest venture today: Sonde Health, which aims to use a voice-based technology to diagnose mental and physical ailments. Based on technology licensed from the Mass. Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, Sonde’s device is designed to analyze short vocal samples to screen for conditions based on acoustic changes. Read more 3. Wright Medical wants retrial in Conserve hip implant loss Wright Medical wants a federal appeals court to overturn the verdict in the 1st bellwether trial over its Conserve meta...
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