MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for August 15, 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. How Consensus Orthopedics added smarts to orthopedic devices Consensus Orthopedics made headlines with its TracPatch this year. So how did an ortho company get a digital product to market? Let’s face it, orthopedic devices are dumb. That is to say, they are mute. Silent. And in today’s healthcare environment, the silent kind of dumb is dangerous. Read more 4. NuVasive taps new CFO NuVasive said today that it tapped Rajesh Asarpota to be its new CFO effective Sept. 1, replacing Quentin Blackford, who jumped ship last month for the top finance spot at Dexcom Inc. San Diego-based NuVasive said Asarpota began his career at GE Healthcare before moving to Life Technologies, Questcor Pharmaceuticals and “private equity-backed healthcare companies” for the last several years. Read more 3. Google acquires smartphone health dx startup Senosis Health Google has acquired Seattle-based digital health startup Senosis Health for an undisclosed amount, according to a report from Geekwire. Senosis Health was founded by University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Pat...
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