hi joe/dandrew -- imho, above my paygrade, i think that it would not be "illegal" i think they'd/whomever would just need to file to make public knowledge of ownership...if said purchase is at the at/greater than the 5% level of outstanding shares...
e.g., i see no reason it wouldn't be the same as say a hedge fund taking ownership...or say, carl icann taking a 10% stake in a co. just to make sure his voice is heard by the boardof directors...
i know i've heard of it before, maybe, i think banks have done this...when buying up other banks, but i'm just going by hazy memory there...
however, as to why wouldn't any of the biggies put a bid in prior to FDA approval... all speculation...
however, as i pointed out previously, i'm interested in finding out as the picture unfolds if any of say -- makers of fixed fluoro suites (non-mobile/non-portable) will adapt realtime 3d fluoroscopy/fluorography, as the patent is wide... and would need to be walked through.
btw, thanks for asking about my abstracts...they are prepared and we are at the stage of either having medtronic and boston scientific cover the cost of posters/prints or if we'll just cover the expense ourselves... minor issue... the abstracts are good stuff...
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