Medical-device

Medical-device and diagnostics unit sales rose 2.7% to $6.49 billion for the fourth quarter.

J&J Net Slumps on Charges Peter Loftus 2012

Medical-device companies have reached a tentative deal to pay the Food and Drug Administration $595 million over five years to increase the number of federal workers who approve devices and get new devices on the market faster.

Device Makers, FDA Agree on Fees Thomas M. Burton 2012

Medical-device companies were also feeling the heat.

Health-Care Companies Are Infected by Severe Case of Washington Jitters Melissa Korn 2011

Medical-device maker Medtronic Inc. of Minneapolis said it is paying for air transportation for foreign nationals hired locally in Japan, as well as their families, to return to their home countries.

Japan Reassures, Others Flee Nathan Hodge 2011

Medical-device maker Medtronic Inc. is shifting resources out of the U.S. and Western Europe because of the bleak economic outlook in mature markets, says Chief Financial Officer Gary Ellis.

Robust Profits Face Hurdles Sudeep Reddy 2011

Medical-device company Smith & Nephew PLC and its U.S. unit will pay more than $22 million to settle charges that a former distributor bribed public doctors in Greece for more than a decade, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday.

Medical Firm Settles Foreign Bribery Case Nathalie Tadena 2012

Medical-device makers generally have been hurt not only by the economic downturn but also longer-term factors like mounting efforts to restrain health-care spending.

Synthes Is Seen as a Fit for J&J Jonathan D. Rockoff 2011

Medical-device maker Synthes Inc. has filed a lawsuit against competitor Stryker Corp., accusing that company of raiding its sales force in Northern California and stealing trade secrets involving spinal products.

Synthes Accuses Stryker of Stealing Trade Secrets Jon Kamp 2011

Medical-device company St. Jude Medical jumped 3.06, or 8.2%, to 40.56, after it unveiled updates to its PressureWire platform.

Wal-Mart Gets Upgrade, Paces Dow Donna Kardos Yesalavich 2010

Medical-device company St. Jude Medical jumped 3.06, or 8.2%, to 40.56, after it unveiled updates to its PressureWire platform.

Wal-Mart Gets Upgrade, Paces Dow Donna Kardos Yesalavich 2010