This week, CVRX reported positive six-month trial results for its Barostim Neo, an FDA-approved treatment for heart failure. The results follow years of close work between the agency and CVRx, one of the more ambitious startups in medtech. CVRx is targeting a huge clinical need with novel neuromodulation technology. In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, […]
340 organizations ask Congress for telehealth to stay
Today, 340 companies signed a letter sent to Congress to urge leaders to make COVID-19-related telehealth flexibilities permanent. Representing all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, the signees are seeking to stop the potential for telehealth flexibilities to disappear, should Congress fail to act before the COVID-19 public health emergency expires, according to a […]
AdvaMed announces The MedTech Conference will be virtual
The MedTech Conference, powered by AdvaMed, announced today that this year’s upcoming conference will be an all-virtual experience. Originally scheduled to take place in Toronto, the conference will take place on a virtual platform. AdvaMed said in a news release that The MedTech Conference event in 2022 will now be hosted in Toronto. Beginning in […]
Support grows for return of medtech reps to hospitals
Twenty-six more medical and surgical societies and healthcare associations have endorsed guidelines for the safe return of medtech company representatives to healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance, released in May by AdvaMed, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the American Hospital Association (AHA), builds on the April 17 joint statement by AHA, […]
The George Floyd case has rocked a major U.S. medtech hub: Here’s what industry leaders think
Major medtech companies with a presence in the Minnesota and elsewhere have been calling for peace, unity and racial justice following the death of George Floyd in police custody and the resulting demonstrations and violence. Executives from Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the Medical Alley Association have penned open letters expressing their concerns and pledging to […]
Poll: Patients want to return to the doctor
AdvaMed said polling data confirmed that nearly half of American adults surveyed said they or someone in their household postponed or skipped medical care as a result of COVID-19. The poll, released yesterday by the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that 48% of those adults or adults in their household had to put off medical care […]
Groups release guidance on medtech reps’ return to hospitals
A handful of medical organizations released guidelines today on the safe return of medtech company representatives to healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance released today by AdvaMed, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) builds on the April 17 joint statement by AHA, AORN, the American College […]
AdvaMed’s Whitaker calls for pandemic cooperation
Preparation for future pandemics will require closer cooperation between the medtech industry and the U.S. government, according to Scott Whitaker, CEO and president of the trade group AdvaMed. In an interview on the DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, Whitaker laid out steps he believes the federal government and medtech industry must take, including addressing medical device and […]
AdvaMed announces VentConnect online platform
Medtech trade association AdvaMed this week announced a new platform called VentConnect (www.VentConnect.org) to connect ventilator companies with component suppliers. The goal is to help quickly scale the production and distribution of life-saving ventilators amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the full story on our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing.
DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep. 8 – AdvaMed‘s Scott Whitaker on pandemic readiness, Jon Norris of SVB shares Q1 VC data
In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Scott Whitaker, CEO and president of AdvaMed, shares concerns he had over how the federal government would work with the medtech industry during the pandemic crisis. Does he feel the medtech industry was treated fairly? How does he see the federal government and medtech industry working together in […]
AdvaMed wants more COVID-19-related tariff relief
MedTech trade group AdvaMed today urged the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative to reduce more tariffs for medical devices, components and supplies coming from China and needed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In early March, U.S. trade officials exempted more than 100 such medical items manufactured in China from import tariffs in […]
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