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Thoratec earnings soar, fueled by HeartMate II LVAD sales surge
Thoratec ($THOR) credited a U.S. and global sales surge of its HeartMate II pump in large part with boosting 2012 first-quarter revenue 27% compared with a year earlier.
Thoratec heart pump draws Class 1 recall status
The FDA slapped Thoratec ($THOR) with a Class 1 recall status --the most serious--for the company's HeartMate II pump, after the company issued new instructions to clinicians in order to prevent them from improperly implanting the device.
UPDATE: Oracle urges Thoratec to find buyer
The board of Thoratec ( $THOR ) is being urged by shareholder Oracle Investment Management to find a suitable buyer because the implantable heart pump maker has proven "unable to maximize shareholder
Analyst names medtech firms ripe for M&A
It's earnings time again, and analysts are making their predictions about the fates of companies. In his latest investor note, Canaccord Genuity analyst Jason Mills names 5 medtech companies that he
