Axena Health recently secured a HCPCS code for its female incontinence device Leva. For CEO Eileen Maus, this is just the latest in a string of successes across the women’s health, or femtech, sector. 

Bonesupport has appointed a new general manager to oversee sales in North America as it steps up commercial efforts of its Cerament bone void filler platform.

Physicians and manufacturers alike expressed serious concerns with a proposal from White House advisors to make some hearing aids available over-the-counter and exempt from the Quality System Regulation at a recent FDA workshop. They argue the plan could endanger consumers without significantly lowering device costs.

Teleflex buys Vidacare Corp. for $262.5 million. Integra LifeSciences acquires Covidien’s Confluent Surgical product line, including the DuraSeal products, for $235 million, plus up to $30 million in milestone payments. W.L. Gore ordered to pay more than $850 million to C.R. Bard to partially resolve a long-running patent dispute. More news.