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    FTC orders GoodRx to stop sharing users’ health data with advertisers, issues $1.5M fine

    Regulators said they are putting the industry on watch with the enforcement against GoodRx, which allegedly collected data, including patient medications, and shared it without user consent.

    By Rebecca Pifer • Updated Feb. 1, 2023
  • Masimo W1 offers accurate, continuous health data and actionable health insights – from the leader in hospital pulse oximetry – in a personal, lifestyle-friendly watch. Building on Masimo’s decades of
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    Apple Watch infringed on Masimo patent, judge rules, raising prospect of import ban

    Masimo’s CEO said the ruling “exposes Apple as a company that takes other companies’ innovations and repackages them.”

    By • Updated Jan. 12, 2023
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    Sterigenics reaches $408M ethylene oxide settlement to resolve hundreds of lawsuits in Illinois

    Sterigenics said “years of biased media coverage in the greater Chicago area” underpinned its decision to settle.

    By • Jan. 11, 2023
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    Apple infringed on AliveCor wearable patents, ITC says in final ruling; import ban suspended

    The commission found that Apple has infringed on two AliveCor patents and thereby violated a law that can trigger an import ban.

    By • Jan. 4, 2023
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    Philips’ studies argue recalled DreamStation CPAP machines unlikely to harm patients’ health

    In a briefing on testing of the machines, Philips said exposure to degraded foam used to soundproof the devices is unlikely to harm patients.

    By • Dec. 21, 2022
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    J&J subsidiaries accuse former Auris employees of stealing robotic surgery trade secrets

    The lawsuit claims former Auris employees engaged in “shameless, systematic and ongoing misappropriation of trade secrets.”

    By • Dec. 19, 2022
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    Illumina defends Grail acquisition before FTC amid potential divestiture order in Europe

    Acquiring Grail would let Illumina help bring cancer tests to market sooner, saving thousands of lives, the company argues. 

    By • Dec. 15, 2022
  • Masimo W1 offers accurate, continuous health data and actionable health insights – from the leader in hospital pulse oximetry – in a personal, lifestyle-friendly watch. Building on Masimo’s decades of
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    Deep Dive

    Apple locked in court battles with small medtech firms over allegations of stolen technology

    AliveCor and Masimo are looking to bar Apple from selling watches that use technology the firms claim they invented.

    By , • Updated Dec. 13, 2022
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    Apple prevails in AliveCor patent dispute ahead of potential Watch import ban

    Patent board ruled that all 30 claims are unpatentable because they are obvious in view of other patents.

    By • Dec. 8, 2022
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    The 10 biggest medtech stories of 2022

    MedTech Dive reporting this year has explored how companies maintained momentum even amid supply shortages and rising inflation rates.

    By MedTech Dive staff • Dec. 3, 2022