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Intuitive Surgical

Investor's Business Daily | 3 hours 34 minutes ago

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), a maker of surgical robots, said it received an OK from Japanese officials to market its da Vinci S system in Japan.... (more)

Covidien says FDA extends Exalgo review

Kansas City Star (Mo.), The | 5 hours 39 minutes ago

Health care company Covidien PLC said Friday the Food and Drug Administration will take longer than expected to review the potential opioid pain drug Exalgo.... (more)

Medtronic, Vital Images unveil aortic aneurysm imaging service

HealthImaging.com | 6 hours 12 minutes ago

Medtronic is partnering with Vital Images to provide imaging and advanced visualization services for endovascular specialists who use Medtronic's portfolio of stent grafts to treat aortic aneurysms.... (more)

RSNA: Medrad highlights Certegra informatics platform

HealthImaging.com | 6 hours 21 minutes ago

Medrad (Booth 4209) is highlighting its Certegra product platform, including Certegra P3T products and Certegra Connect.PACS, at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago this month.... (more)

Becton Dickinson buys test maker HandyLab

Philadelphia Inquirer, The | 7 hours 36 minutes ago

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - Becton Dickinson and Co. said Friday it bought molecular diagnostic test maker HandyLab Inc. for $275 million.... (more)

Becton Dickinson says it bought test making collaborator HandyLab for $275 million

Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) | 7 hours 40 minutes ago

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - Becton Dickinson and Co. said Friday it bought molecular diagnostic test maker HandyLab Inc.... (more)

Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci S approved in Japan

Miami Herald, The | 9 hours 5 minutes ago

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Robotic surgical device maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday its da Vinci S system received regulatory approval in Japan.... (more)

Senate bill halves contested tax on medical devices

Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) | 11 hours 2 minutes ago

A controversial tax on medical devices, proposed as part of the Senate's landmark health-care legislation, has been cut in half by Senate negotiators, drawing cautious praise from Medtronic Inc.... (more)

Inpex Transfers 10% Stake in Masela Block Offshore Indonesia

Rigzone.com | 13 hours 6 minutes ago

Inpex announced that its affiliate, Inpex Masela, Ltd., has signed an agreement with PT EMP Energi Indonesia (EMPI), a subsidiary of PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk. (EMP), which is a leading Indonesian upstream oil and gas company, to transfer a 10% participating interest in the Masela Block in the Arafura Sea, Indonesia. The transaction is subject to the Indonesian Government approval and satisfaction of certain other conditions.... (more)

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