> Stryker has completed its previously announced acquisition of Orthovita, a global developer and manufacturer of orthobiologic and biosurgery products, through an all cash tender offer. Stryker release
> Early-stage technology investment firm Allied Minds has named Omar Amirana as managing director of life sciences. Amirana is a recognized life sciences leader and investor with more than 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry. Story
> Boston Scientific could gobble up some two-thirds of the business left on the table by Johnson & Johnson's Cordis unit in the U.S., according to research released by the Millennium Research Group. News
> The Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows program at the University of Minnesota is doubling in size, thanks to a $280,000 grant from the Maslowski Family Charitable Trust. Report
> Blood vessels grown in a laboratory were safely implanted in three kidney disease patients, enabling them to have regular dialysis without relying on traditional shunts that caused complications and failed, researchers said. Item
Also Noted... Fluid delivery through IV devices for medicating animals can be a difficult procedure for veterinarians. However, the Flex-Coil Swivel System IV device--a registered trademark of International WIN--makes the process easy, safe for the animal, and less labor intensive for the veterinarian. Report (with photo)