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Allergan rose$. 99 or 1.0 percent, to $101.41. Baxter International Inc. rose $1.09 or 1.5 percent, to $72.94. Boston Scientific Corp. rose$. 06 or. 7 percent, to $9.10.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 10- A smaller, redesigned version of Edwards Lifesciences' non-invasive heart valve replacement system called Sapien XT performed well and led to fewer complications than the original Sapien, according to data from a clinical trial presented on Sunday.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 10- A smaller, redesigned version of Edwards Lifesciences' non-invasive heart valve replacement system called Sapien XT performed well and led to fewer complications than the original Sapien, according to data from a clinical trial presented on Sunday.
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*Boston Scientific to use data to seek U.S. approval. The device, called Watchman and made by Boston Scientific Corp, could potentially spare heart patients a lifetime of taking anticoagulant drugs, such as warfarin, that carry a high risk of bleeding.
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Feb 28- Johnson& Johnson's DePuy unit was well aware of defects in its all-metal hips when plaintiff Loren Kransky was implanted with one of the devices in 2007, lawyers for the 65- year-old man said in closing trial arguments.
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NEW YORK, Feb 25- Carestream Health Inc, which provides medical imaging systems and other healthcare technology solutions, is looking for a buyer in a deal that could fetch as much as $3.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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*Europe revisits rules after breast, hip implant scandals. LONDON, Feb 20- One year on from a breast implant scandal that shook confidence in Europe's light-touch system for regulating medical devices, lawmakers and manufacturers are at loggerheads on ways to protect patients from shoddy products.
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"In the patients that have been implanted to date, the improvement in the quality of life has been invaluable," said Mark Humayun of the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine and USC's Viterbi School of Engineering, who helped develop the device.
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The device, made by privately held Second Sight Medical Products Inc of Sylmar, California, consists of a special pair of glasses outfitted with a video camera and a video processing unit that sends signals to a wireless receiver implanted in the eye.
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*Rocky Mount plant back to capacity in 2013- Hospira. Feb 13- Hospira Inc, a hospital products maker that has grappled with regulatory issues at manufacturing plants for the past 18 months, said it had received a notice over the quality of its medical devices from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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*Rocky Mount plant back to capacity in 2013- Hospira. Feb 13- Hospira Inc, a hospital products maker that has grappled with regulatory issues at manufacturing plants for the past 18 months, said it had received a notice over the quality of its medical devices from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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A sharp and surprisingly persistent slowdown in the growth of health care costs is helping to narrow the federal deficit, leaving budget experts trying to figure out whether the trend will last.
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Feb 5- Becton Dickinson and Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, boosted by an early flu season, and the medical device and instrument company raised its outlook for the full year. Net earnings were $625.4 million, or $3.13 per share, in the first quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $263.0 million, or $1.21 per share, a year earlier.
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*Q4 profit of 90 cents excluding items tops analysts' 77 cents view. Feb 4- Edwards Lifesciences Corp on Monday posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations on strong sales of its replacement heart valve that is implanted in a less-invasive procedure than open-heart surgery.
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*FDA: insufficient evidence for metals/health correlation. LOS ANGELES, Feb 1- Toxicity caused by debris from a metal-on-metal hip implant meant that the device had to be removed from a 66- year-old man who is suing manufacturer Johnson& Johnson, according to expert testimony heard at the trial on Friday.
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*Fourth-quarter net income falls to 4 cents a share from 7 cents. Jan 29- Boston Scientific Corp reported weaker quarterly earnings on Tuesday as sales slipped and expenses rose, and the medical device maker announced more job cuts. Boston Scientific employs 24,000 workers worldwide, according to its website.
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*Fourth-quarter net income falls to 4 cents a share from 7 cents. Jan 29- Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp posted weaker quarterly earnings on Tuesday as sales slipped and expenses rose. Fourth-quarter net earnings were $60 million, or 4 cents per share, down from $107 million, or 7 cents per share, a year earlier.
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Los Angeles, Jan 25- Johnson& Johnson was aware of defects when it started selling its now-recalled metal hip implants in 2004, lawyers said on Friday during opening arguments in a personal injury trial against the company. The suit was filed in California Superior Court by 66- year-old Loren Kransky, whose ASR hip was replaced early last year.
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*4th- qtr profit 89 cents/ share vs 82 cents a year ago. Jan 24- Medical device and bioscience company Baxter International Inc reported higher quarterly earnings on Thursday and forecast sales growth of 10 percent for 2013..
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*Profit ex-items of $1.14/ shr tops estimates by 2 cts. *Continues to see 2013 earnings of $4.25 to $4.40 a share. Jan 23- U.S. orthopedic implant maker Stryker Corp on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings excluding charges that exceeded analyst estimates as sales of its hip, knee and spine products improved.
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An internal analysis conducted by Johnson & Johnson in 2011 estimated that the all-metal device would fail within five years in nearly 40 percent of patients who received it, newly disclosed court records show.