Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, December 1, 2023.
Procyrion has enrolled its first patients in the investigational device exemption trial of the company’s mechanical circulatory support technology. Fast Five hosts Sean Whooley and Danielle Kirsh discuss the technology and what the company plans to study during the trial.
BD launched its SiteRite vascular access ultrasound system as part of its One-Stick hospital stay initiative. Hear what the system does and how it improves clinician efficiency.
After its landmark FDA approval, Medtronic has announced the first cases using its Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system. Whooley talks about how the procedures went and what doctors who used the tech thought about its performance.
Elon Musk is denying monkey death claims at his brain-computer interface company Neuralink and the U.S. government wants an SEC probe into the company. The Fast Five hosts talk about the issues Neuralink has had recently, Musk’s comments on the monkey deaths and why the U.S. government wants an SEC investigation.
Johnson & Johnson MedTech made a play in the LAA device space with the $400 million acquisition of Laminar. Learn some of the deal’s details and what makes Laminar’s technology so unique.
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