Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc said on Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 59 percent on steady demand for its devices that protect against life-threatening heart rhythms, and it raised its fiscal-year forecast.
dBTechno (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - It is being reported that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) have issued a warning letter to Medtronic Inc, due to a bad inspection at their facility in Mounds View, Minnesota. The company makes medical devices, including defibrillators that millions of Americans rely on each and every day of their lives. Back in August [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Minnesota state court judge has dismissed a batch of lawsuits against Medtronic Inc stemming from the October 2007 recall of the medical device maker's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads.
Online Clinic News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A company that makes medical devices, Medtronic Inc, this week announced that they beginning a feasibility study into a new treatment for erectile dysfunction that uses a stent to deliver medication to the genitals. The study is called Zen and the company have said they are aiming to enrol 50 subjects in up to 10 medical centres around the US over the coming year. The company are hoping that the new...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc said it is warning doctors about problems with 6,300 implantable heart devices because the batteries in the devices drain sooner than normal.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc said on Tuesday quarterly earnings fell 38 percent due to restructuring and litigation charges.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
Chris Davis was buying mode! He bought a lot of stocks, and just sold some. As always, Davis advisors likes financials, they own large positions in Wells Fargo, and Berkshire Hathaway. Chris Davis owns 167 stocks with a total value of $51.8 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. Chris Davis buys Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., Boston Properties Inc., Harris Corp., DIGITAL REALTY...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
LONDON (MARKET WIRE) Benchmark Journal brings independent company and sector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investment tactics to provide you with a clear picture of investment opportunities. Today we began research on Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU), CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX), EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT), Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE: HIW), Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) and FPL Group...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
Like many value investors, Richard Snow had a bad 2008, but his portfolio has since rebounded strongly. He took large positions in retails and industrials in the first half of 2009. Richard Snow owns 82 stocks with a total value of $2 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. Richard Snow buys Medtronic Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., The PNC Financial Services...
The Memphis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
A California jury has determined that some AGA Medical Corp.'s products infringed on some of Medtronic Inc.’s patents and awarded Medtronic $57 million in damages. (MDT)
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Medical devices maker Medtronic Inc. said Thursday that a federal U.S. district court jury has found that AGA Medical Corp.'s manufacture, sale and use of its Amplatzer Occluder and vascular plug product lines infringed claims of two U.S. patents owned by Medtronic. The jury has awarded Medtronic $57 million in past damages, and ordered AGA Medical to pay Medtronic a royalty...
PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Last August, when a British medical journal published a study by five current and former U.S. Army surgeons, the results seemed enormously promising for soldiers who had been maimed in Iraq and for Medtronic Inc. Probing cases from Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one of the nation's top military hospitals, the article indicated that a Medtronic product that grows and repairs bone could offer a better...
The Memphis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
A U.S. senator is investigating the relationship between Medtronic Inc. and a renowned University of Minnesota spinal surgeon who received more than $1.1 million in consulting fees from the medical technology firm between 2003 and 2007, according to media reports. (MDT)
Health Care Renewal (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
We have frequently posted about attempts to justify financial relationships among physicians and medical academics on one hand, and pharmaceutical, biotechnology, device and other health care corporations, on the other. Some defenders of such relationships now have gone so far as to start their own society, whose meeting was covered and commented on by fellow "pharmascolds," including Dr...
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