Intuitive Surgical has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation da Vinci 5 multiport surgical robotics system. The news, announced yesterday after market close, comes less than two months after the dominant surgical robotics developer disclosed that it had submitted for the much-anticipated clearance, revealing the name of the new system in the process. (Here […]
What’s next for orthopedic device tech? Enovis’ CEO has ideas
“We’re excited about the momentum we’re building. We think we’ve made a good initial splash here,” Enovis CEO Matt Trerotola recently told MassDevice. One of the largest orthopedic device companies in the world, Wilmington, Delaware–based Enovis has had a string of positive news lately: Financial results swung to a profit as part of Street-beating fourth […]
Medtronic has a serious catheter tubing recall
The FDA today designated a Medtronic recall of Duet external drainage and monitoring system catheter tubing as Class I, its most serious level. Medtronic Neurosurgery initiated the recall on Jan. 22. According to the FDA, it involves 45,176 devices distributed from May 3, 2021, to Jan. 9, 2024. The model numbers involved are 46913, 46914, […]
Natus Neuro taps Philips, Medtronic veteran as CEO
Natus Medical (Middleton, Wisconsin) recently announced that a well-known executive in the Minneapolis-St. Paul medical device hub is the new CEO of its Natus Neuro business. Chris Landon joined Natus last month after serving for four years as the president and GM of Image Guided Therapy Devices at Philips. Before Philips, Landon worked at Medtronic […]
Baxter is closing Massachusetts facility
Baxter will shutter its manufacturing facility in Acton, Massachusetts. In a statement shared with MassDevice, the company said: “We made the difficult decision to close manufacturing operations at our Acton location. We are moving these operations to another facility within Baxter’s integrated supply chain network. We appreciate our Acton-based colleagues’ dedication and service and are […]
Medtronic may face jury trial in spine implants case
A nearly decade-old whistleblower suit against Medtronic — involving FDA clearance of spine fusion devices — is moving forward. In an order dated Feb. 16, U.S. District Court Judge John Kronstadt in Central California denied Medtronic’s motion for summary judgment in the case filed by The Dan Abrams Co. LLC. The LLC’s sole employee, Bryan […]
Orthofix announces new president of Bone Growth Therapies
Orthofix Medical (NASDAQ:OFIX) is promoting from within to fill a new business president position at the company. The Lewisville, Texax–base spine and ortho tech company announced today that it moving its Bone Growth Therapies business out from under the leadership of its Spine business. Jason Shallenberger, previously the VP of U.S. sales and marketing for […]
Integra Lifesciences announces a plant closure
Integra Lifesciences is closing its ACell plant in Lafayette, Indiana, letting go of almost all of the workers. Princeton, New Jersey–based Integra informed the Indiana Department of Workforce Development in a Feb. 13 WARN notice that the closure will result in a layoff of 60 workers — 52 on April 26 and eight on May […]
The Bakken Medical Devices Center gets a new director
The Bakken Medical Devices Center at the University of Minnesota announced today that a longtime biomedical engineering professor will become its new director. Hubert Lim, PhD, has been at the University of Minnesota for 14 years. He’s presently a professor in the Biomedical Engineering and Otolaryngology Departments at the university’s College of Science and Engineering. […]
Former Mazor VP convicted of insider trading
A federal jury in Minnesota has convicted a former Mazor Robotics VP of insider trading and securities fraud around Medtronic’s $1.6 billion acquisition announcement in 2018. Ron Tavlin was Mazor’s VP of business development from 2017 to 2019. Before that, he’d been a paid consultant for Medtronic. On Feb. 16, a jury found him guilty on […]
A Medtronic EVP is leaving amid latest reorganization
Bob White, the EVP and president of Medtronic’s Medical Surgical portfolio, is leaving the company in a new round of reorganization. Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha announced that White was leaving at the end of the company’s Q3 earnings call this morning. “He’s been such an impactful and important leader for the company for a long […]