Medical Devices: Page 29


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    Zimmer partners with Think Surgical to launch knee surgery robot

    J.P. Morgan analysts said the move is a “low cost way of adding more robotic options” for Zimmer, but they were still unsure about the added value of the partnership.

    By June 12, 2024
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    Abbott issues recall for Heartmate system monitor

    Abbott’s heart pump system and related products have been part of multiple Class I recalls this year.

    By June 11, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from MedTech Dive

    From haphazard layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration to the industry’s current IPO environment and tracking FDA-authorized AI devices, here is a collection of top stories from MedTech Dive.

    By MedTech Dive staff
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    Vyaire Medical files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    CEO John Bibb said the move gives Vyaire “breathing room” as the ventilator manufacturer looks to sell its businesses.

    By June 11, 2024
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    GE Healthcare names new leaders of imaging and ultrasound units

    Roland Rott will become CEO of GE Healthcare’s imaging business, while Philip Rackliffe will lead a combined ultrasound and image guided therapies segment.

    By June 11, 2024
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    Abbott ramps up over-the-counter CGM race with new sensors

    Abbott will launch two over-the-counter glucose monitors in the U.S., competing directly with Dexcom’s Stelo.

    By June 10, 2024
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    J&J wins expanded FDA clearance for knee surgery robot

    Johnson & Johnson has identified Velys as a product that can help it regain market share from rivals such as Stryker.

    By June 10, 2024
  • Boston Scientific's Farapulse pulsed field ablation device.
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    Pulsed field ablation to ‘cannibalize’ radiofrequency, cryo: Needham

    Boston Scientific is forecast to gain the largest share of the U.S. ablation catheter market in the next 12 months, at the expense of Abbott and J&J.

    By June 10, 2024
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    Abbott wins CE mark for dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

    Abbott sees the device as a product that can help its rhythm management business grow 6% to 7%.

    By June 7, 2024
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    Medtronic recalls neurosurgery navigation system for software error

    A problem with the Stealthstation S8 could cause incorrect device placement during surgery. It is the fourth recall of Stealthstation software in the past 12 months.

    By June 6, 2024
  • A closeup of Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien 3 heart valve.
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    Sapien valve performs equally well for small and large aortic annuli, Edwards finds

    The analysis adds to a debate about the effectiveness of Edwards versus Medtronic TAVR devices in patients with small aortic annuli, a fibrous ring around the heart’s valve.

    By June 6, 2024
  • Moon Surgical's Maestro robot is displayed in an operating room, accompanied by three clinicians.
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    Moon Surgical secures FDA nod for commercial soft tissue robot

    Moon joins an expanding list of robot makers aiming to compete in a soft tissue surgery market led by Intuitive Surgical.

    By June 5, 2024
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    Stronger oversight of AI needed in medical devices, ECRI CEO says

    Marcus Schabacker called for more upfront regulations and postmarket monitoring to better understand how AI features affect patient care.

    By June 5, 2024
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    Dexcom connects G7 CGM directly to Apple Watch in US

    Apple Watch and G7 users can now view real-time glucose readings on their wrist, regardless of whether they are carrying an iPhone.

    By Updated June 7, 2024
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    Illumina names Everett Cunningham as chief commercial officer

    Cunningham will join Illumina from Exact Sciences to end the six-month search for a permanent leader.

    By June 4, 2024
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    Stryker inks Artelon buyout to join Zimmer in soft tissue space

    BTIG analysts said the takeover could serve as a “defensive mechanism against peers who have been growing rapidly in the space.”

    By June 4, 2024
  • A person speaks in front of a screen showing four cards that read: Lingo Glucose, Lingo Ketone, Lingo Lactate and Lingo Alcohol
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    Abbott receives FDA OK for over-the-counter glucose monitor

    After debuting its Lingo device in the U.K. last year, Abbott can now sell the sensor in the U.S.

    By June 3, 2024
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    Medtech venture capital investing rebounded in Q1

    Pitchbook analysts are cautiously optimistic that the funding pickup will continue despite uncertainty about interest rates, heightened regulatory scrutiny and the presidential election.

    By June 3, 2024
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    Steris to lay off employees in restructuring

    Steris said it would cut “less than 300 positions” as it consolidates facilities, continuing the trend of medtechs laying off employees to save costs or reorganize businesses.

    By May 31, 2024
  • A child plays EndeavorRx on a tablet. The digital therapeutic intended to improve attention in kids with ADHD.
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    Digital therapeutics firm Akili to sell for $34M

    Akili, which makes a video game treatment for ADHD, will merge with Virtual Therapeutics to create a larger digital health entity.

    By May 30, 2024
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    Fresenius Medical Care plans layoffs ahead of California plant closure

    More than 300 people will be affected as the company shifts dialysis manufacturing to a facility in Mexico.

    By May 30, 2024
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    Medtronic elevates Linnea Burman to president of neurovascular unit

    Burman will oversee strategy, product development and financial performance for a unit focused on stroke care.

    By May 29, 2024
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    Philips reports 7 deaths linked with BiPAP alarm problem

    Philips recalled three BiPAP models because an alarm can incorrectly engage and shut down the ventilator under certain circumstances. 

    By May 29, 2024
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    Otsuka defies digital health downturn with new company

    With “no playbook out there” to fall back on, the new company is taking a long-term approach as it develops its portfolio, an Otsuka Precision Health exec told MedTech Dive.

    By May 29, 2024
  • Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci 5 robotic system.
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    New products take center stage in medtech’s latest earnings season

    From pulsed field ablation devices to Intuitive’s latest da Vinci robot, product launches dominated recent earnings calls.

    By May 28, 2024
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    Q&A

    J&J’s Nisha Johnson on Ethizia wound-sealing patch, biosurgery market

    With the recent launch of the hemostatic healing patch in Europe, J&J expects to lead the biosurgery and wound closure market. 

    By May 28, 2024