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The Colorado-based company agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve the investigation, which began in 2008, and will forfeit another $100,000 in cash or property in the near future. Read More

The New South Wales Medical Board has been told a junior Newcastle heart surgeon was stressed and fatigued when he performed a procedure that caused a man's death. Read More

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said Wednesday it plans to acquire privately held medical-technology company Acclarent Inc. for $785 million in a deal that will boost J&J's presence in the ear, nose and throat business. Read More

Company Obtains Significant Intellectual Property Rights MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/11/09 -- Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) announced today that it has entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") with Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Luna Technologies, Inc. The settlement agreement is designed to resolve all pending claims between the parties stemming from Hansen Medical's suit against Luna in California Superior Court, as well as litigation between the parties stemming from Luna's bankruptcy filing in the Western District of Virginia. Read More