MassDevice Weekly Roundup

'There's no excuse for crappy, insecure systems'

The intersection between cyberspace and the physical world – the so-called "Internet of things" – presents a host of dangers for device makers.
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Cook tables expansion on device tax

Cook Medical says it's delaying plans for 5 new facilities in the Midwest over concerns about the medical device tax.
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Hill-Rom drops $400M on Aspen Surgical

Hill-Rom closes a $400 million acquisition of Aspen Surgical Products, hoping to extend its reach in North American and European surgical markets.
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ABMD's Minogue hits The Hill

Abiomed CEO Mike Minogue tells the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Small Business that the impending 2.3% medical device tax will pose an extra burden on small businesses that "need every dollar to survive."
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BSX hits 20-year low on Q2 results

Shares of Boston Scientific hit their lowest level in nearly 20 years as investors fled after a tough earnings report and lowered 2012 forecasts.

BSX shares hit $4.79 last week, a price not seen since the mid-90s. Shares rebounded slightly before closing at $4.97 last Thursday, down nearly 7%. You'd have to go back to February 22, 1995, for the last time the stock closed at those levels.

The sell-off was not a surprise, as earlier in the day the Natick, Mass.-based medical device company reported a $3.4 billion net loss, lowered its year-end guidance and said its bread-and-butter businesses declined at a double-digit clip during the 2nd quarter.
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Siemens Healthcare drives Q3 surge
Siemens Healthcare helps drive a 3rd-quarter profit surge for its German industrial parent; also, COV grows in U.S. lags OUS; The Street wavers on NUVA; and ZMH lowers guidance.
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MDT pain pump suit lives
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will re-hear a personal injury lawsuit filed against Medtronic over its SynchroMed EL pain pump, despite a prior preemption ruling in MDT's favor.
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BSX says Lotus TAVI delayed
Boston Scientific re-adjusts the cost/timeline expectations for the transcatheter aortic valve implant it acquired with Sadra Medical.
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Sunshine Heart soars on C-Pulse CE Mark
Sunshine Heart shares gain 14% on news of CE Mark approval for its C-Pulse outside-the-bloodstream heart pump.
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