Acist (Advanced Contrast Imaging System Technology) is a medical device company that specializes in developing con-trast injection systems for use in cardiology and radiology.
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Medtronic’s Surgical Technologies Div. broke ground on a $14 million, 75,000-square-foot, expansion of its assembly plant here. The medical device manufacturer plans to add 175 high-wage jobs.
BOSTON—Half of medical device manafacturers would absorb the cost of the new medical device excise tax by cutting R&D expenditures, according to a new survey by the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council.
AVE MARIA, FL—Arthrex, a manufacturer of orthopedic surgery devices, is building a new, $33 million assembly plant here that will employ 400 to 500 people by 2016.
HUDSON, NH—Johnson Precision, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, has opened a new factory here that includes a Class 8 clean room for injection molding and assembly.
NEWARK, NJ—The FDA has ordered a manufacturer of dental implants to stop production after finding numerous quality control violations at the company’s assembly plant here.
MESA, AZ—Medical device manufacturer Ulthera Inc. is investing $1.68 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating more than 100 high-paying jobs.
SAUSALITO, CA-—Sanovas Inc. announced this week that it will expand its corporate headquarters in Marin County’s southernmost city and start local assembly of key components for its microsurgical devices, used in diagnosing and treating cancer and other chronic diseases.