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.