MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for May 16, 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. Corindus touts high success rate in CorPath 200 PCI registry study Corindus Vascular Robotics today released post-market findings from the Precision registry study of its CorPath 200 system used during percutaneous coronary interventions, touting high clinical and technical success rates. Data from the registry study was presented at the 2017 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions last Friday, the Waltham, Mass.-based company said. Read more 4. Medtronic looks to settle TAVR patent spat with doc inventor Medtronic is looking to settle a patent infringement dispute over transcatheter aortic valve replacements with a doctor who sued the company and cross-town rival St. Jude Medical, which last week lost its bid to have the case dismissed. Dr. Robert Snyder, founder of Snyders Heart Valve, filed suits last year in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas claiming that both companies used technologies covered by his patents for an artificial heart valve and delivery system called the Funnel valve, according to court documents. The lawsuit...
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