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  • Two clinicians wearing scrubs stand in front of Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci 5 robotic surgery system.
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    Intuitive’s cardiac initiative includes valve repair, LAA closure

    With nine new procedures cleared for the da Vinci 5 robot, Intuitive’s strategy includes working with a limited number of U.S. sites this year to establish cardiac programs.

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    Medtronic wins CE mark for single-shot pulsed field ablation catheter

    Medtronic’s Affera Sphere-360 is a single-shot device, putting it in direct competition with Boston Scientific’s Farawave catheter.

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    Intuitive pushes into cardiac robotic surgery, ASCs

    The robotics giant revealed on an earnings call that it won FDA clearance for several cardiac procedures and is also ramping up its presence in ambulatory surgery centers.

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    Congress eyes tackling healthcare consolidation

    “I think there’s common ground here,” one Republican congressman said Wednesday during a House Budget Committee hearing. Squaring up against healthcare monopolies would be a major pivot for the GOP.

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    AdvaMed leaders on tariffs, MDUFA and wearables

    AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker and Mick Farrell, new board chair of the trade group, weighed in on important issues for the medtech industry one year into the Trump administration.

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    Integra recalls wound and burn devices amid reports of serious injuries

    Packaging failures could lead to breaches in the sterile barrier and patient infections.

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    Abbott posts Q4 sales below expectations

    Pricing challenges in Abbott’s nutrition business and lower than expected sales of continuous glucose monitors drove down the company’s shares.

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    Amazon launches health AI chatbot for One Medical members

    The assistant, which can answer health questions and help schedule appointments, comes on the heels of other health-focused AI tools from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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    ECRI names misuse of AI chatbots as top health tech hazard for 2026

    The nonprofit said technologies like ChatGPT have suggested incorrect diagnoses, invented body parts and otherwise provided information that could lead to harm.

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    J&J’s cardiovascular business boosts medtech growth in 2025

    Cardiovascular was the only business unit to grow by double digits last year, helping to fuel the overall medical device business to top $33 billion.

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    Medtronic to buy up to $90M stake in heart valve developer Anteris

    Medtronic’s investment is contingent on Anteris completing a proposed $200 million public stock offering.

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    BVI appoints Jim Hollingshead as CEO

    Hollingshead, the former CEO of Insulet, will lead BVI as it uses a $1 billion financing to support its global eye care business.

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    3 takeaways from Boston Scientific’s $14.5B Penumbra deal

    Penumbra is expected to give Boston Scientific more of a presence in the vascular surgery market, with little overlap between the two companies’ products.

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    Abbott gets Europe’s CE mark for dual ablation catheter

    The device can deliver both radiofrequency energy and pulsed field ablation to treat heart arrhythmias.

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    Boston Scientific recalls stent over issue linked to 3 deaths

    The company said the deaths were associated with off-label or investigational use of the device.

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    Intuitive says general surgery, acute care fuel US robot momentum

    CEO Dave Rosa said a strong rollout for the da Vinci 5 surgical robot in 2025 exceeded expectations, with the system driving greater utilization than the earlier Xi model.

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    STAAR CEO exits after company rejects Alcon buyout

    An activist investor has reshaped the board, securing the departures of STAAR’s CEO and chair.

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    Boston Scientific to acquire Penumbra for $14.5B

    With the planned purchase, Boston Scientific will gain several thrombectomy devices to remove clots from blood vessels.

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    5 topics to watch as MDUFA negotiations restart

    The next Medical Device User Fee Amendments, which will set how much the FDA can raise from the industry in fees over a five-year period, are expected to go to Congress this year.

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    Trump unveils healthcare affordability plan

    The “Great Healthcare Plan” is vague, but would send money directly to ACA enrollees and entrench Trump’s drug pricing deals.

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    Trump issues 25% tariffs on narrow range of semiconductors

    The levies, effective Jan. 15, do not cover products used for data centers and consumer applications, per a proclamation signed Wednesday.

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    Medtronic inks deal to build brain computer interface into surgical system

    Medtronic will integrate Precision Neuroscience’s Layer 7 cortical interface with its StealthStation surgical navigation system.

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    Digital health funding increases in 2025, spurred by AI: report

    Startups raised $14.2 billion last year, the highest funding total since 2022. Health AI companies collected 54% of total funding, according to Rock Health.

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    Boston Scientific gains FDA’s OK for new PFA catheter

    The Farapoint device adds another tool to the company’s pulsed field ablation portfolio that could help increase or sustain its electrophysiology market share, one analyst said.

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    Smith & Nephew to acquire Integrity Orthopaedics for up to $450M

    The company has committed the cash, half of which it is paying upfront, to buy Integrity Orthopaedics for its rotator cuff repair system.