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Oppenheimer Comments On Wright Medical Group (WMGI)
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 6:50am | 185Oppenheimer commented on Wright Medical Group (NASDAQ: WMGI), following announcement of Wright's Q1 results. In a research report published today, Oppenheimer expressed its dissatisfaction with lack of information from Wright on the compliance issues after five of its senior managers resigned...
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Top Scientific & Technical Equipment Stock Picks to buy on 5/6/11- OSIS, FLDM, CALP, CBMX, IRIS, ZIGO, TRMB, SMIT, MEAD, OYOG
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 6:24am | 2070OSI Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS) is trading at a price of $37.57, a dramatic change of +1.06 with Change% of 2.90 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 715.78M. OSI Systems announced that its...
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Medtronic Announces FDA Approval for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapies (MDT)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 4:32pm | 92Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and launch of the Attain Ability Plus and the Attain Ability® Straight left-heart leads for use with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices in treating heart failure patients. The two new dual-electrode...
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Orthofix Reports EPS of $0.59 vs. $0.55 Estimate; Revenues $139.2M vs. $139.5M Estimate (OFIX)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 4:20pm | 21Orthofix (NASDAQ: OFIX) Reports EPS of $0.59 vs. $0.55 Estimate; Revenues $139.2M vs. $139.5M Estimate
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Wright Medical Reports EPS of $0.24 vs. $0.18 Estimate; Revenues $135.4M vs. $133.71M Estimate (WMGI)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 4:14pm | 22Wright Medical (NASDAQ: WMGI) Reports EPS of $0.24 vs. $0.18 Estimate; Revenues $135.4M vs. $133.71M Estimate
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Medtronic's Reveal® XT Insertable Cardiac Monitor Helps Determine AF Burden in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients Following RF Ablation (MDT)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 1:32pm | 105Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced findings from the DISCERN AF trial, which utilized Medtronic's Reveal^® XT insertable cardiac monitor to conduct long-term monitoring to assess the incidence of symptomatic versus asymptomatic atrial fibrillation episodes in patients before and after...
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Escalon Announces the Refinancing of its Debt
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 9:08am | 210Escalon Medical Corp. (Nasdaq: ESMC) announced the refinancing of its debt in connection with the acquisition of certain assets of Biocode Hycel. On December 31, 2008 Drew Scientific, Inc. acquired certain assets of Biocode for $5,900,000 plus acquisition costs of approximately $300,000. The sales...
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BSD Medical Signs Agreement with CoMedical, Inc. for Distribution of MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation Products (BSDM)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 9:04am | 136BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM), a leading provider of medical systems that utilize heat therapy to treat cancer, announced today that the Company has signed an agreement with CoMedical, Inc for the sales and distribution of the MicroThermX^® Microwave Ablation (MicroThermX^®) line of...
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BSD Medical Signs Agreement with CoMedical for Distribution of MicroThermX(R) Microwave Ablation Products (BSDM)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 9:01am | 122BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM) announced today that the Company has signed an agreement withCoMedical, Inc. for the sales and distribution of the MicroThermX Microwave Ablation (MicroThermX line of products. CoMedical is an established leading seller of minimally invasive surgical products...
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Jefferies Comments On NuVasive 1Q Results
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:48am | 76According to Jefferies, NuVasive (NYSE: NUVA) reported a 1Q result that beat on both revenue and earnings. Jefferies said that the revenue beat was driven by better performance out of the core lumbar business; the EPS beat was mostly non-operational. “The spine market remains challenging, but the...
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J.P. Morgan Comments On Wright Medical Group Investigation
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:32am | 99According to J.P. Morgan, Wright Medical Group (NASDAQ: WMGI) announced Wednesday that it has concluded an internal investigation, finding “credible evidence of serious wrongdoing.” J.P. Morgan said that the company issued a written report to both the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) and the U.S....
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Jefferies Maintains Buy Rating For Alphatec Holding After A Better Result In 1Q (ATEC)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:17am | 106In a recent report from Jefferies, Alphatec Holdings' (NASDAQ: ATEC) 1Q revenue exceeded forecasts and adjusted earnings were in line with expectations resulting in Jefferies maintaining a buy rating on ATEC and believing risks in the outlook will continue to diminish. In the report, Jefferies...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (KNDL, HNSN, JDSU, ONNN)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:16am | 140Kendle International Inc (NASDAQ: KNDL) shares surged 58.42% to $15.05 in the pre-market session. INC Research LLC announced its plans to acquire Kendle for around $232 million in cash. Hansen Medical Inc (NASDAQ: HNSN) shares advanced 11.11% to $3.40 in the pre-market session. HNSN reported a 95...
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J.P. Morgan Maintains Overweight Rating On Volcano (VOLC)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:09am | 118In a recent report, J.P. Morgan reports Volcano (NASDAQ: VOLC) had a strong start to the year and the Japan impact was in-line with expectations resulting in J.P. Morgan maintaining an overweight rating on Volcano. In the report, J.P. Morgan said "Volcano reported impressive 1Q results Wednesday...
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UPDATE: J.P. Morgan Color On NUVA Target Increase
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 7:46am | 120J.P. Morgan, which raised its PT on shares of NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), is providing color on the stock. “NuVasive reported strong 1Q results Wednesday after the close, with revenues of $124.5M (+20.9%) coming in $1.1M above our estimate and $1.4M better than consensus,” J.P. Morgan writes. “...