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    Boston Scientific to restructure, taking up to $800M in charges

    The plan involves transferring production lines and cutting jobs, following a slowdown in two of the company’s key product lines.

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    Why Aidoc is taking a generative AI device to the FDA

    Aidoc is bringing a system that can interpret images and make draft reports for radiologists to the FDA as the medtech industry awaits clarity on regulation of generative AI. Ensuring safety is paramount, said CEO Elad Walach.

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    Philips largely recoups struck-down Trump tariffs in Q2

    The company recovered 186 million euros after it “largely completed the U.S. tariff refund process” in the quarter, CEO Roy Jakobs said on an earnings call.

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    Freenome secures FDA nod for blood-based colorectal cancer test

    Abbott will market Freenome’s SimpleScreen CRC test in the U.S., alongside its Cologuard stool test. SimpleScreen will compete with Guardant Health’s Shield blood test for colorectal cancer screening.

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    Boston Scientific removes stroke prevention catheter after injury

    The device, bought during Boston Scientific’s acquisition of Silk Road Medical, has a risk of catheter tip separation during use.

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    GE HealthCare CFO Jay Saccaro steps down

    An analyst said Saccaro’s decision was “surprising,” adding that investors were not calling for his departure.

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    Edwards posts strong TAVR sales ahead of potential Medicare coverage expansion

    An upcoming Medicare coverage decision for transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices and study readout for patients with moderate disease are expected to help the company maintain its momentum.

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    FDA names Dexcom as first participant in digital health pilot

    Selected devices will be exempt from certain premarket requirements while manufacturers collect real-world data through Medicare.

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    Why the FDA’s top spot could sit empty for months

    Multiple factors could get in the way of confirming a new commissioner before the midterm elections, experts said, leaving the agency’s long-term initiatives in limbo.

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    J&J gets FDA authorization for Ottava robot, teeing up competition with Intuitive

    While Johnson & Johnson will go head to head with Intuitive in the U.S., analysts questioned whether its robotic surgery system will take meaningful share from the market leader.

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    Time runs out for Vicarious Surgical

    Shareholders approved a plan to dissolve the robot developer, at one time a well-financed contender to challenge surgical robotics leader Intuitive, and liquidate its assets.

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    Whoop hires FDA digital health committee chair as chief medical officer

    Ami Bhatt is joining the company as it makes a broader push into health.

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    AiM Medical Robotics names new CFO

    Andrew Aberdale will help expand AiM’s strategic partnership ecosystem, including its recent collaboration with Siemens Healthineers, the company said.

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    Medtronic adds real-time AI to Hugo robot

    The computing platform will make its debut at the Society of Robotic Surgery meeting this week, as Medtronic challenges Intuitive in the U.S. robotic soft tissue market.

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    Philips wins FDA clearance for new pulse oximeter

    Philips said its updated device provides accurate readings across a range of skin tones, following concerns that pulse oximeters can be less accurate in people with darker skin pigmentation.

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    Cardinal inks 2 acquisitions in bid to expand at-home services

    The company agreed to buy a diabetes health business and medical supplier Strive Medical to boost its growing in-home solutions unit.

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    Tempus to buy cancer test maker Personalis for $1.5B

    Tempus AI’s planned acquisition follows recent interest in blood-based cancer tests across the medtech industry.

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    GE HealthCare inks 10-year, $500M alliance with Catholic Health

    The deal is the latest in a series of pacts that GE HealthCare has made with health systems, including with Sutter Health and UC San Diego.

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    Resmed ventilator safety issue linked to 5 serious injuries

    The supply of the circuit boards needed to fix the devices is significantly constrained, preventing the company from immediately correcting all affected ventilators.

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    Abbott discloses cyberattack on cancer diagnostics business

    The cyberattack follows Abbott’s recent $21 billion purchase of Exact Sciences. Abbott did not disclose what kind of information was accessed.

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    Intuitive ties Q2 procedure softness to ACA subsidy expirations

    Despite an unexpected slowdown in U.S. procedure growth, system placements remained healthy, and the surgical robotics company maintained its 2026 forecast for worldwide da Vinci robot procedures.

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    Medtronic completes SPR Therapeutics acquisition

    Medtronic bought the pain company to expand in neuromodulation, one of its areas of strategic focus and investment.

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    Large funding rounds help boost digital health investment in H1

    Venture capital funding deals worth $100 million or more made up nearly half of all money invested so far this year, according to Rock Health.

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    Abbott’s cancer diagnostics vision: ‘There’s always a hunger to make these tests better’

    Jorge Garces, who joined Abbott to oversee scientific strategy for cancer diagnostics after it acquired Exact Sciences, discusses the future of the field.

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    DePuy Synthes adds spine implants with Expanding Innovations buy

    DePuy expects the technology, which doesn’t use screws, will strengthen its spine business and integrate into its Velys portfolio.

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