Bryan Hanson, soon-to-be CEO of 3M’s Solventum healthcare spinoff, is no stranger to major changes in medtech. He had direct involvement in medtech’s largest spinoff, when Covidien separated from Tyco. Hanson then led the integration of Covidien into Medtronic in medtech’s largest-ever acquisition. While at Medtronic, he also led the divestiture of its Patient Recovery […]
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Philips, AWS expand partnership on digital pathology in the cloud
Philips today announced an expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) based around digital pathology in the cloud. The two initially linked up about a year ago, inking a deal to develop generative AI applications. This partnership centered around Philips’ imaging archiving and communications system. It wasn’t the first time a medtech giant linked up […]
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 […]
iRhythm teams up with Epic to streamline Zio access
iRhythm announced that it plans to use Epic’s Aura platform to streamline access to its Zio long-term monitoring and telemetry services. With this collaboration, iRhythm can make Zio more readily available to healthcare providers using Epic. That also applies to the more than 250 million patients in the U.S. who have a health record in […]
Fresenius Kabi, Mayo Clinic ink deal on Ivenix infusion system
Fresenius Kabi announced that it signed a multi-year purchase agreement with Mayo Clinic centered around large-volume infusion pumps. The Lake Zurich, Illinois-based company expects Mayo Clinic to purchase 10,000 Ivenix pumps for hospitals and clinics in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida. It marks the largest contract for Ivenix pumps signed by the company to date. Ivenix, […]
Tandem Diabetes Care launches diabetes management platform for insulin pump users
Tandem Diabetes Care announced today that it launched Tandem Source, a diabetes management platform. The platform, for both insulin pump users and healthcare providers, brings together features of Tandem Diabetes Care’s legacy offerings. It combines t:connect, t:connect HCP and t:connect Portal with new, comprehensive data reporting in one central, scalable platform. All Tandem pump users […]
GE HealthCare, AirStrip partner on patient monitoring, cardiac data visualization
GE HealthCare announced today that it entered into a joint commercialization agreement with AirStrip to distribute patient monitoring technology. AirStrip, a member of the Nantworks group of AI-driven companies, develops cardiology and patient monitoring solutions. These technologies offer data visualization technology through a proprietary, native mobile application. Clinicians can see clinical data on mobile devices […]
Fresenius notches AI milestone in clinical dialysis dataset
Fresenius Medical Care announced the completion of phase one of its first anonymized global dialysis dataset as part of its long-term AI aspirations. The Apollo database project aims to advance patient care quality and outcomes by making kidney disease care more personalized and precise. It provides a view into the clinical care provided to more […]
Philips takes steps to improve health monitoring, care coordination with open ecosystem
Philips today announced interoperability between its Philips Capsule and Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX). Interoperability between the Capsule medical device information platform (MDIP) and PIC iX offers hospitals a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive patient overview. Philips aims to create an open patient monitoring ecosystem, bringing together disparate devices and systems on a single interface. In […]
‘Love, yet fear’ — how medtech is stepping into the digital sphere
Dr. Rajiv Sethi likes to compare the implementation of digital technologies and automation in medtech to the automation in an airplane. If the pilots experienced an issue with their technology or the weather, for instance, they could manually interject, he says. But, the “vast majority of the work” goes down to automation. Sethi serves as […]
FDA clears new infusion pump and software from ICU Medical
ICU Medical announced today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to its Plum Duo infusion pump with LifeShield infusion safety software. The San Clemente, California-based company plans to make the pump and software available to U.S. customers in early 2024. Plum Duo, the latest addition to the ICU Medical infusion device portfolio, builds on the […]