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    Top medtech conferences in 2025

    Some of the industry’s biggest events will take place in the second half of the year, including AdvaMed’s Medtech Conference, HLTH 2025 and TCT’s annual meeting.

    Updated June 30, 2025
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    Olympus pledges prompt response following FDA import block

    Endoscopy devices restricted from import accounted for about 1% of the company’s consolidated revenue in its latest fiscal year, Olympus said.

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    Danaher appoints Martin Stumpe as chief technology and AI officer

    The company said Stumpe’s promotion is a “pivotal step in [its] digital transformation and its ambition to lead the next era of innovation in life sciences and diagnostics.”

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    Supreme Court upholds ACA preventive services mandate

    The high court preserved a key portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover a range of preventive healthcare services without cost sharing.

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    ForSight Robotics raises $125M for cataract surgery platform

    Anticipating rising demand for ophthalmic surgery but a shortage of surgeons, the Israel-based company said it is developing the world’s first robotic surgery platform for cataracts and other eye diseases.

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    Stryker names Mike Carlin as leader of digital, robotics unit

    Carlin will take leadership of the segment as Stryker sees growth in robotic surgeries.

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    Cook Medical recalls catheters over fault linked to 3 serious injuries

    The company began the recall after receiving four field complaints about tip separation before and during use.

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    Tandem’s Elizabeth Gasser on patch pump plans, Abbott partnership

    The strategy and product exec said Tandem aims to give patients options and reach more people who haven’t yet used insulin pumps.

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    J&J teams with Nvidia, Amazon on fund for AI surgery solutions

    J&J is offering up to $100,000 in grant funding, mentorship and access to computing capabilities.

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    Medtronic recall of capsule delivery devices tied to 33 serious injuries

    The Food and Drug Administration published an early alert for the recall on Tuesday. No deaths have been associated with the problem.

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    ADA takeaways: Diabetes tech firms preview new patch pumps, glucose sensors

    Medtronic, Beta Bionics and Tandem Diabetes Care showcased planned patch pumps at the conference, while Senseonics shared updates on its implantable glucose sensors.

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    FDA stops Olympus devices from entering the US

    The agency said it issued the import alerts because it “continues to have concerns related to outstanding Quality System regulation violations by Olympus.”

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    Moon Surgical hires 3 executives for soft tissue robot expansion push

    The challenger to Intuitive Surgical said its Maestro platform has aided in more than 1,600 surgeries to date, with the majority performed in the past year.

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    RFK Jr. details some workers reinstated at HHS

    The department reinstated more than 700 workers at the CDC and over 200 employees at the NIH after massive layoffs this spring, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Tuesday.

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    Cassidy challenges RFK Jr. with call for delay to CDC vaccine meeting

    The GOP senator objected to Secretary Kennedy's recasting of the influential advisory panel, which has sparked criticism from medical groups and Democratic lawmakers.

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    EU limits Chinese companies’ access to public medtech contracts

    The move to block Chinese medical device companies from bidding on EU government contracts is intended to defend EU-based businesses from unfair treatment in China, the European Commission said.

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    Illumina to buy SomaLogic for up to $425M

    Illumina said adding SomaLogic would support the company’s multiomics strategy and strengthen the value of its NovaSeq X products.

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    GE Healthcare recalls Carestation devices over ventilation failure risk

    The recall affects 15 Carestation models and more than 14,000 individual devices.