Medical Devices: Page 13

  • ZimVie's CEO, Vafa Jamali
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    ZimVie to sell to investment firm for about $730M

    The announcement follows reports that the dental equipment company was considering a sale after receiving takeover offers.

    By • July 22, 2025
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    Globus promotes Keith Pfeil to CEO as former exec leaves for Dentsply

    Truist Securities analysts said that “a surprise CEO change can always drive incremental uncertainty, and the announcement comes within months of reporting disappointing [first-quarter] results.”

    By • July 22, 2025
  • Boston Scientific's Farapulse pulsed field ablation device. Explore the Trendline➔
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    Trendline

    New medical devices are reshaping the medtech industry

    From pulsed field ablation devices to glucose sensors and surgical robotics, new medical technologies are transforming patient care and how people manage their health.

    By MedTech Dive staff
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    Trump delays ethylene oxide emissions standards for device sterilizers

    The proclamation would push back implementation of the EPA’s rule on the carcinogenic gas for two years as the Trump administration reconsiders several emissions standards.

    By • Updated July 21, 2025
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    Heartflow files for IPO

    The company reported revenue of $37.2 million in the first quarter, up 39% year over year, but said it has faced challenges in achieving higher rates of adoption in the past.

    By • July 21, 2025
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    Whoop’s FDA warning letter sparks debate over blood pressure as a wellness metric

    Whoop pushed back on the warning letter, claiming its blood pressure feature for a wearable wristband is for “wellness” and should not be regulated as a medical device.

    By • July 18, 2025
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    Carlsmed seeks up to $103M IPO haul to fuel spine surgery growth

    The company’s custom implants compete with devices from Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and Globus Medical.

    By • July 18, 2025
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    Integra recalls cranial drills over defect linked to 10 injuries

    The defect has resulted in problems including a procedural delay, difficulty removing device fragments and bleeding, the FDA said.

    By • July 17, 2025
  • Abbott BinaxNOW home COVID-19 test
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    Abbott

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    Earnings & Tariffs

    Abbott lowers sales forecast on diagnostics decline, US funding cuts

    Medical device sales remained a bright spot for the company, however, with more than 20% growth in diabetes devices.

    By • July 17, 2025
  • A surgeon sits at the console of a da Vinci 5 robot while another medical professional works in the background.
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    News roundup

    Intuitive demos telesurgery; SS Innovations marks 100 robot installs

    The demonstration of a trans-Atlantic operation using Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci 5 robot on a tissue model was a focus at the Society of Robotic Surgery meeting in France.

    By • July 16, 2025
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    GT Medical closes $53M round to commercialize brain tumor device

    The money will also help the company complete enrollment in a randomized controlled trial of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases.

    By • July 16, 2025
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    Earnings & Tariffs

    ‘We are not rolling over’: J&J electrophysiology unit rebounds amid PFA rivalry

    The division returned to growth in the second quarter after declining over the previous three months. Now, can the healthcare giant catch up with its rivals in pulsed field ablation?

    By • July 16, 2025
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    Zimmer bets on autonomous surgery with Monogram purchase

    The orthopedics firm is looking to round out its robotics offerings with the planned $177 million acquisition. Some analysts questioned the value of a fully autonomous robot.

    By • July 16, 2025
  • A physician sits at the console of Medtronic's Hugo robotic surgery system.
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    Medtronic gets CE mark for robot-driven vessel-sealing device

    Medtronic said its market-leading LigaSure technology can now be used with its Hugo soft tissue robotic surgery system in Europe.

    By • July 15, 2025
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    Zimmer to buy robotics firm Monogram for about $177M

    Monogram Technologies’ surgical robot for total knee replacements is expected to give Zimmer Biomet’s customers more options and drive robotic knee adoption in the U.S.

    By • July 14, 2025
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    Waters, BD biosciences unit agree to $17.5B merger

    The BD business will be spun off and merged with a Waters subsidiary.

    By • July 14, 2025
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    US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

    President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning. 

    By Max Garland , Phil Neuffer • July 14, 2025
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    Zimmer agrees to distribute Getinge products to expand ASC offering

    The deal allows Zimmer to sell Getinge’s infection control and surgical products alongside its orthopedic implants and robots.

    By • July 14, 2025
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    CMS proposes covering renal denervation for hypertension

    Medtronic and Recor Medical stand to benefit from national Medicare coverage for their new device-based treatments for patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure.

    By • July 11, 2025
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    US plans 35% tariffs on Canada imports

    President Donald Trump said the duties will take effect Aug. 1 while decrying the country’s retaliatory levies to U.S. tariffs. 

    By Phil Neuffer • July 11, 2025
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    Q&A

    Amazon’s Rowland Illing talks about AI’s shifting focus in medtech

    Amazon Web Services’ global chief medical officer said the healthcare industry is seeing an “absolute explosion” of generative AI use cases, with large models that can be adapted to a variety of tasks.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    Neuros raises $56M to commercialize nerve stimulation system for post-amputation pain

    Patients with Altius implants had fewer mean pain days per week, used opioids less and scored higher on a quality-of-life scale in a clinical trial.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    Abbott gains national CMS coverage for tricuspid valve repair

    The agency’s decision supports broader access to a minimally invasive treatment for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, in which blood can leak backward into the heart.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    BD appoints Bilal Muhsin as president of new connected care group

    The former Masimo executive will lead strategy development to support the transition to BD’s revised business structure over the next several months.

    By • July 9, 2025
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    Implantable glucose monitor competitor emerges with early data

    Glucotrack, which is developing a glucose monitor that is implanted through a minimally invasive surgery, said the small study met safety and performance goals.

    By • July 8, 2025
  • Boston Scientific's Farawave pulsed field ablation catheter is shown against a white background.
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    Boston Scientific gets expanded PFA label for persistent AFib

    Patients whose atrial fibrillation lasts longer than seven days and who do not respond well to drug therapy are now eligible for treatment with the Farapulse pulsed field ablation system.

    By • July 8, 2025