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James Walsh
Reporter | Medical Technology
Phone: 612-673-7428
Email: jwalsh@startribune.com
James Walsh covers medical technology companies such as Medtronic and St. Jude and innovations.
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Recent content from James Walsh
FDA OKs remote heart monitor
Developed with Mayo Clinic, BodyGuardian System allows doctors to track patients' heart rhythms from their offices.
Updated: September 10, 2012, - 09:21 PM
Mercy Hospital among first to try new heart scanner
The St. Jude system combines blood flow measurements with infrared scanning to find and remove blockages.
Updated: September 06, 2012, - 08:57 PM
St. Jude lays off 300, reorganizes
Analysts saw a connection to what St. Jude will have to pay in a new medical device tax. Officials said the goals are broader.
Updated: August 30, 2012, - 09:04 PM
Study backs St. Jude technology
Heart patients whose stents were placed with the help of PressureWire technology were far less likely to be rehospitalized.
Updated: August 28, 2012, - 08:37 PM
Medtronic therapy holds promise for some heart patients
A study presented in Munich shows the therapy, cardiac resynchronization, can reduce the size of enlarged hearts.
Updated: August 27, 2012, - 06:41 PM
CEO: Medtronic's focus paying off
The company must move beyond making devices, Omar Ishrak said, to providing technology and services across health care.
Updated: August 23, 2012, - 09:08 PM
Loosening a logjam on med-tech approvals
A meeting of U.S. senators, industry leaders and the head of the FDA revealed optimism, but also continuing concerns.
Updated: August 22, 2012, - 10:05 PM
Medtronic sees stability in key areas as sales climb
Executives say ICD sales are stabilizing and other areas are growing.
Updated: August 21, 2012, - 10:31 PM
Doctor cites abrasion in new St. Jude heart device wires
He urged that physicians stop using St. Jude's Optim-coated leads until more is known.
Updated: August 21, 2012, - 10:31 PM
Wider use of implants may mean victory in snore wars
Medtronic's Pillar Palatal Implant System, which stiffens the soft palate with the goal of reducing snoring, has been approved for expanded use.
Updated: August 17, 2012, - 02:47 PM
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