Ask nearly any medical device executive what sets their company's product apart from others on the market and you'll likely get a quick, detailed response about the product in question's differentiating qualities. Not so with new GI endoscopy company Beacon Endoscopic (Newton, Massachusetts). (Medical Device Daily)

A handful of medical device companies in the cardiovascular and orthopedic sectors may end up reporting better-than-expected results for the second quarter, according to 2Q11 preview notes from Canaccord Genuity (Toronto) analysts Jason Mills and William Plovanic. (Medical Device Daily)