All Medical devices articles – Page 3
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BusinessTeva sells off contraceptive device in $1.1bn deal
CooperSurgical to acquire Paragard as Teva seeks to offload assets
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Research
New ingredients for edible electronics
Kitchen cupboard staples used in sensors for detecting digestive disorders
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Spinning out spider silk research
Spider silk is finding applications as diverse as tissue transplants and training shoes
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Wearable technology
The future of wearable gadgets will be tiny, flexible, skin-like devices capable of monitoring your health
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Research
Tiny bubbles made easier
Shrinking the microbubbles needed for ultrasound with microfluidics
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Business
J&J to close Scottish medical device plant
Up to 400 positions affected as Ethicon subsidiary leaves Livingston
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Magnetic droplets stamp out protein patterns
Droplets rolling across a lotus leaf spark device assembly idea
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Business
Troubled Theranos abandons clinical testing
Seeking to salvage some value, once-admired blood analysis firm lays off 40% of staff
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Business
Pfizer to sell Hospira Infusion Systems to ICU Medical
$1bn deal brings together medical device units, as Pfizer focuses on Hospira’s biosimilars and generics
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Business
Danaher boosts diagnostics with Cepheid buyout
$4bn deal strengthens Danaher’s life sciences portfolio
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3D graphene adds dimension to deaf–mute communication
Printed aerogel’s translation of sign language speaks volumes for 3D graphene materials
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A drop of drool to analyse asthma
Researchers develop simple asthma diagnosis based on patients’ saliva
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Superhydrophobic coating repels blood cell damage
Coating dialysis tubes with a water-repellent material leaves red blood cells unscathed
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Business
Abbot boosts heart devices with St Jude buyout
Medical devices consolidation continues with $25bn deal, but Abbott expresses concerns over proposed Alere merger
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Dissolving electrodes could ease pain of epilepsy surgery
Electronics could identify areas of brain for treatment and then melt away after use with no need for surgical removal
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Cleaning solution test doesn’t move contact lens wearers to tears
Microfluidic device personalises contact lens care
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3D printed tissues grow and develop in animal tests
Muscle, bone and cartilage successfully transplanted as limitations of printing technology overcome
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Medical devices consolidation continues
Abbott to buy Alere for $5.8bn to augment its point-of-care diagnostics business
