MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for August 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. Is there a digital health solution for treating pain? Could TENS devices be a potential answer to the opioid crisis? If they are, it’ll be thanks to digital health. Case in point is NeuroMetrix’s Quell device. Read more 4. Industry panels disintegrate in wake of Trump remarks A pair of industry panels convened by President Donald Trump disintegrated today in the wake of his latest comments on the racist violence in Charlottesville. After Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier announced on Monday that he planned to leave Donald Trump’s manufacturing advisory panel, a wave of executives followed in his path. Read more   3. India institutes price caps for orthopedic knee implants Indian regulators are capping prices of orthopedic knee implants as the country looks to lower the cost of medical devices. The country’s drug pricing authority said today that orthopedic implants in the country had unjustified, unreasonable and irrationally high trade margins, which led to exorbitant pricing. Read more 2. ReCor Medical adds another $12m for trial of Paradise renal den...
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