Top 10 MPO Articles in August

This past month, company acquisitions, Online Exclusives, and FDA clearances were large topics. 
 
There were multiple deals between companies this past month, which mostly consisted of purchasing of business units. 
 
ZOLL purchased Vyaire Medical’s ventilator business as part of Vyaire’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Getinge has begun a deal to acquire Paragonix Technologies, an organ transport products and services company. Also, Baxter’s Vantive Kidney Care business was sold to Carlyle. 
 
This past month’s Online Exclusives discussed manufacturing technologies that can minimize healthcare costs, the growth of wearable devices, and sustainability in medical sensors and device manufacturing.
 
Huxley Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its chest-worn sleep apnea diagnostic patch, SANSA. Also, Medtronic gained FDA approval for its Simplera continuous glucose monitor. 

1. ZOLL Is Winning Bidder to Acquire Vyaire’s Ventilator Biz
2. Getinge to Buy Organ Preservation Company Paragonix for $477M
3. FDA OKs Huxley Medical’s Simultaneous ECG & Sleep Apnea Diagnostic
4. Baxter to Sell Vantive Kidney Care Biz to Carlyle for $3.8B
5. How Innovative Technologies are Revolutionizing Medical Device Manufacturing
6. Medtronic Wins FDA Nod for Simplera CGM, Partners with Abbott
7. Wearable Medical Devices: Enhancing Patient Monitoring and Personalized Treatment Plans
8. Sustainability in the Medical Sensor Industry: Making Meaningful Change from the Factory to the Home
9. Sustainable Practices in Medical Device Manufacturing
10. Amber Therapeutics Closes $100M in Series A Financing