MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for September 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. FDA cuts could threaten medtech innovation: Here’s why The Trump administration’s proposed federal budget could hurt the speed and quality of FDA review times, says a top expert at Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers (MCRA). Read more   4. Studies support anti-stroke PFO closure devices from Abbott, Gore A trio of studies published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that devices from Abbott and W.L. Gore & Assoc. designed to close a heart defect lowered the risk of a recurring episode in certain cryptogenic stroke patients. Long-term results from the 980-patient Respect trial of the Amplatzer device Abbott acquired along with St. Jude Medical this year, along with data from the Reduce study of Gore’s Helex and Cardioform and the French Close study of PFO closure devices with CE Mark approval, showed that they reduced the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke compared with anti-stroke medications. Read more 3. Tactile Medical shareholders ready $109 million offering Tactile Systems Technology said this week that its investors...
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