MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for June 12, 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. MassDevice Q&A: Claret Medical’s Azin Parhizgar on trying to make TAVR safer Cerebral protection developer Claret Medical recently won FDA de novo clearance for its Sentinel device designed to trap blood clots and prevent stroke during heart valve replacement procedures. The Sentinel uses a pair of filters, 1 in the brachiocephalic artery another in the left common carotid artery, to trap debris released during transcatheter aortic valve replacement that could cause a cerebral embolism. Read more 4. ADA 2017 Roundup: Photo ban causes stir among conference attendees Many scientific conferences have embraced the technological age, creating hashtags for attendees to share content on Twitter and engage with one another. Some conferences even acknowledge attendees with powerful social media presences by giving them special ribbons and including their Twitter handles on their name badges. But at this year’s meeting of the American Diabetes Association’s, the conference’s official hashtag was dominated by angry attendees protesting a seemingly old-school policy: atten...
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