Medical Devices: Page 40


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    Siemens Healthineers launches anatomy hologram app on Apple Vision Pro

    The prototype app has potential uses in patient communication, medical education and surgical planning.

    By March 8, 2024
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    Dexcom’s over-the-counter nod sets stage for broader CGM use

    The FDA’s decision allows people who don’t take insulin, including those who don’t have diabetes, to use the devices without a prescription.

    By March 7, 2024
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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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    Roche to take on Abbott, Dexcom with its first CGM

    The new sensor is designed to last for 14 days but requires finger-stick calibration.

    By March 7, 2024
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    Baxter to close Massachusetts site, lay off 59 people

    News of the cuts comes 13 months after the company outlined plans to eliminate 3,000 positions.

    By March 7, 2024
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    Vicarious presses forward with soft tissue robot despite struggles

    The company detailed upcoming milestones for its robotic surgery system on a fourth-quarter earnings call.

    By March 6, 2024
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    Smiths Medical recalls nearly 86,000 syringe pumps over software problem

    The company fixed the issues, which are linked to one reported injury, by updating its software.

    By March 6, 2024
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    Dexcom receives FDA clearance for first OTC glucose sensor

    The diabetes tech firm is tailoring its software to the 25 million people in the U.S. who have Type 2 diabetes and do not use insulin.

    By March 6, 2024
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    Haemonetics to buy Attune Medical for $160M

    Attune’s device to help cool the esophagus during radiofrequency ablation procedures is a key piece of the acquisition.

    By March 5, 2024
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    BD starts trial of vascular covered stent in peripheral arterial disease

    Peripheral vascular disease is one of six key platforms BD is targeting for growth.

    By March 5, 2024
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    Medtronic estimates up to 40 job losses in Ireland due to restructuring

    The company confirmed the potential job reductions from shutting down its ventilator product lines in an email to MedTech Dive.

    By March 5, 2024
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    Dexcom, Novo Nordisk call for FDA input on digital diabetes detection devices

    The companies want clarity on what evidence would be needed for new technologies to detect undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.

    By March 4, 2024
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    Baxter considers selling kidney care unit to private equity

    The company expects to divest its largest segment, whether through a spinoff or a sale, in the second half of the year.

    By March 4, 2024
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    GE Healthcare recalls incubators due to risk of newborns falling

    The Food and Drug Administration labeled the recall as a Class I event after a serious injury was reported.

    By March 4, 2024
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    Boston Scientific gains FDA nod for drug-coated coronary balloon

    BTIG analyst Marie Thibault said physicians could rapidly adopt the first-of-its-kind device.

    By March 1, 2024
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    Abbott leader on the ‘hype’ and ‘reality’ of pulsed field ablation

    Christopher Piorkowski, chief medical officer for the electrophysiology business, talks about the high expectations for the new atrial fibrillation treatment.

    By March 1, 2024
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    FDA responds to claim breast implant removal is ‘reasonable’ to cut cancer risk

    Experts convened by the American Association of Plastic Surgeons concluded it may be “considered reasonable” to remove textured breast implants to reduce the risk of a rare cancer.

    By Updated March 4, 2024
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    Medtronic asks ITC to stop sales, imports of Axonics devices

    The complaint is the latest move in a long-running patent fight between the two companies regarding neuromodulation devices.

    By March 1, 2024
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    Insulet sizes up competition as Tandem, Medtronic plan new insulin patch-pumps

    Insulet CEO Jim Hollingshead said the company is “very confident” in its competitive position as rivals develop their own patch pumps.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
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    Integra Lifesciences CEO Jan De Witte to retire

    The company is working to restart a factory in Boston after problems at the plant led to a sweeping recall in 2023. De Witte will stay with Integra until it finds a successor. 

    By Feb. 29, 2024
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    J&J’s pulsed field ablation system secures European approval

    The device maker will vie against rivals Boston Scientific and Medtronic in the market for the new treatment for atrial fibrillation.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
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    Philips names Stryker’s Charlotte Hanneman as CFO

    Abhijit  Bhattacharya, who took over as CFO in 2015 and has spent 37 years with the company, will step down in October.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
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    J&J begins enrolling patients in Laminar LAA pivotal trial

    The new device is meant to compete with systems offered by Boston Scientific and Abbott that address blood clot risk in atrial fibrillation.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    BD life sciences president Dave Hickey to retire July 1

    The company has yet to name Hickey’s replacement but plans to have a successor in place before the executive retires.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    Hologic’s radiographic markers targeted in FDA safety communication

    The agency has seen reports the implants can move out of position and break through the skin.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    Henry Schein expects cyber incident costs to continue in 2024

    The company reported a $350 million to $400 million reduction in Q4 sales due to the incident, which forced it to take some systems offline. 

    By Feb. 27, 2024