MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for December 21, 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. Micro Interventional Devices launches MIS annuloplasty trial Micro Interventional Devices said yesterday it completed the 1st clinical implantation of its MIA implant in the STTAR clinical trial of the device, which is designed for minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid repair procedures. The Newtown, Penn.-based company’s MIA implant is composed of PolyCor anchors and MyoLast implantable elastomer, and is designed to reduce annular dimensions and regurgitation after being deployed in the patient’s native annulus. Read more 4. Stryker heirs donate $10m to support lynching memorial Stryker heirs Pat and Jon Stryker are donating $10 million to support a national memorial to the victims of racial terror lynchings, according to an MLive report. Each sibling is donating $5 million in honor of their late father, Lee Stryker, according to the report. Donations will help support the Equal Justice Initiative’s campaign looking to establish “The Memorial to Peace and Justice,” which memorializes victims of racial terror lynchings in the US, as well as a racial justice museum. ...
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