Every year, the diabetes community comes together for the International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD). In the 17th installment at the start of this month, some of the biggest names shared new studies and technologies set to advance the diabetes space. Dexcom, Abbott, Medtronic and more contributed on their end, while […]
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Medtronic’s Respiratory Interventions unit president is leaving
Ariel Mactavish, president of the Respiratory Interventions unit at Medtronic , announced that she is departing her post at the medtech giant. In a post on LinkedIn, Mactavish explained her decision to depart: “After 12 rewarding years, I have decided to leave Medtronic and I want to take the opportunity [to] share my deepest gratitude […]
Medtronic has positive Evolut TAVR data
Medtronic today reported two different datasets that support its Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system. A cost-effectiveness analysis demonstrated the positive economic value of TAVR using Evolut in low-risk patients. It compared Evolut to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Then, Medtronic had contemporary data from its Evolut low-risk trial reinforcing long-term TAVR outcomes compared […]
Medtronic highlights global performance of MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system
Medtronic shared new clinical and real-world evidence backing the use of its MiniMed 780G system around the world. Data shared at ATTD 2024 in Florence, Italy, included the largest set of data from early users in the U.S. Results built upon three-year data from more than 100,000 real-world users who outperformed international time in range […]
Medtronic launches intelligent data collection tech for spine surgery
Medtronic announced that it launched its UNiD ePRO service in the U.S. to provide electronic patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to spine surgeons. The medtech giant believes its service, created through a partnership with OBERD, could change patient outcome collection. With OBERD, a practice intelligence data collection company, Medtronic hopes to reduce the burden on clinical staff […]
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, […]
Medtronic wins FDA clearance for bone tumor ablation tech
Medtronic announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its OsteoCool 2.0 bone tumor ablation system. The medtech giant designed OsteoCool 2.0 to treat painful bone metastases and benign bone tumors like osteoid osteoma. The minimally invasive procedure uses probes to deliver radiofrequency energy that heats and destroys tumors. Meanwhile, it circulates water to […]
Medtronic asks ITC to stop Axonics’ sales of neuromod devices
Medtronic today announced that it filed a complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to block the sales of certain Axonics (Nasdaq:AXNX) devices. The complaint to the ITC runs parallel to action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Medtronic wants to block Axonics from “improperly importing and selling products that infringe […]
These diabetes devices are set to launch in 2024
The diabetes space continues to innovate, and it doesn’t look like that’s stopping any time soon, with 2024 set to be another banner year. At the end of 2023, we compiled a list of the 10 biggest diabetes technology stories of the year. Some of those stories didn’t end in 2023, though, as a few […]
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 […]