MPN’s most read stories of January 2016
As the first month of 2016 is already over we look back at our most popular stories from the medtech sector so far
Engineer jailed for stealing designs from Boston Scientific
This article covered the surprising news that Aaron Quoc Khieu, a former Boston Scientific engineer, had been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing medical device designs from Boston Scientific.
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5 medtech heroes from 2015
What better way to start the new year than by admiring the people who have helped to push medtech forwards. This feature looked at MPN’s top five medtech heroes which we thought stood out in the sector.
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Blurred lines: when sex toys become medical devices
A combination of innovation and better marketing is helping to turn sex toys into household health products – and eliminating a few unnecessary taboos along the way. In this article Dave Gray looks at both Semenette and Lovelife Krush, in order to investigate health device/pleasure aid hybrids.
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Olympus recalls thousands of surgical scopes linked to infections
This story from the middle of January reports on the thousands of surgical scopes, which were recalled by Olympus, a medical device manufacturer, because they were linked to deadly infections.
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Boston Scientific accused of using counterfeit resin in medical device
Mostyn Law, a Houston-based firm, accused Boston Scientific of running an international conspiracy that sold defective vaginal surgical mesh this month. This feature covered the news that the company may have used counterfeit resin from China to make vaginal meshes that put women’s health at risk.
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