MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for January 5, 2017

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. AirXpander’s AeroForm tissue expander transforms decades-old procedure For 40 years, plastic surgeons have used saline injections to expand tissue and prepare patients for breast implants following mastectomies. These tissue expanders consist of a silicone shell with a magnet and a self-sealing port; a doctor uses a different magnet above the skin to access the port and inject saline to stretch the skin. The process is lengthy – patients come into the doctor’s office every week for as much as 3 months. Dr. Tracey Stokes, a plastic surgeon based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has spent 11 years working with mastectomy patients, often using saline expanders to prepare them for breast implants. Not surprisingly, Stokes told MassDevice.com, many patients are daunted by the prospect of such a lengthy and painful series of procedures. Read more 4. Intuity Medical adds $15m to Series C for Pogo glucose meter Intuity Medical said today that it added another $15 million to the $40 million Series C round it reported late last year, bringing the round’s total to $55 million. Sunny...
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