One week after hitting an all-time best mark, the medtech industry has done it again, reaching new heights on Wall Street. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — continued its rise, finishing the week (July 9) at 114.79 points, a rise of 0.2% from the 114.59-point mark […]
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Explorer Surgical expands offerings into robotic surgery space
Explorer Surgical announced today that will expand its cloud-based digital platform into the robotic surgery space. As a result of the foray into surgical robotics, medical robotics companies will now be able to leverage the Explorer Live digital platform and procedural playbook, video capabilities and data collection offerings to improve workflow and performance. Get the […]
Explorer Surgical raises nearly $2.6M
Explorer Surgical has raised nearly $2.6 million as it brings on medtech company customers looking to communicate with surgeons remotely. Chicago-based Explorer Surgical in its Form D filed with the SEC today said the funding came from 30 investors. The company on March 24 said it had brought on 10 new medical device customers in […]
Taking the fight to COVID-19 – BD, DHL, Novant on delivering, shipping and administering the vaccine
This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast shares the stories of the professionals who are working to get the new COVID-19 vaccines into the hands – and arms – of the front-line fighters and people at greatest risk. Leading off, Elizabeth Woody, SVP of public affairs at BD, explains how the company is preparing for the increasing […]
Stryker ortho head Stiles says reps needed in OR now more than ever
While many medical device companies are seeing operating room doors shut in the face of their sales reps as hospitals strive to minimize contact during the pandemic, in this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, Spencer Stiles, group president of Stryker’s orthopaedic and spine groups, said surgeons are telling the ortho giant quite the opposite — that […]
Please pass the podcast – Enjoy a feast of insights from Spencer Stiles (Stryker) Art Collins (Explorer) and Mark Leahey (MDMA)
DeviceTalks Weekly listeners will need some gravy to digest this Thanksgiving feast-sized podcast featuring news and insights from three stellar guests in addition to two new installments of #2minutedetalks chapters from Delve Inc. and Explorer Surgical. This week we visit with… Mark Leahey, president of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, who explains where medtech might […]
Explorer says AR, AI will improve surgeon-sales rep connections
Explorer Surgical, one of several companies working to established remote connections between surgeons and advisors located outside the operating room, introduced a suite of audio/video functionality that it says will established “unprecedented” levels of communications. The Chicago-based startup says its platform will include augmented reality. According to a release, the HIPAA-compliant system will allow proxies, […]
How has COVID-19 changed healthcare’s appetite for buying medical devices
This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast examines medtech’s readiness for the next COVID-19 surge. Hospitals are ready, but their appetite for expensive medical devices has changed, forcing medtech companies to change how they sell or lose out entirely. Justin Cassidy and Henry Soch of Vizient reveal why hospital executives are forced to divert funds away from […]
Tech bridges gap between sales reps and surgeons
Medtech sales reps often are an essential presence during surgeries. But worries about the spread of the coronavirus and the availability of personal protective equipment have pushed most reps out of the operating rooms, leaving surgeons without a resource to which they’ve grown accustomed. Technology startups are stepping forward to reunite surgeons and sales reps […]
DTW Podcast: Where will Intuitive find future growth? Abbott’s Moat on how population boom will boost demand
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll talk with Intuitive Surgical’s Julian Nikolchev, senior vice president, corporate development and strategy, and Dr. Oliver Keown, director of Intuitive Ventures, about the new $100 million venture fund. How will the capital be invested? Where does Intuitive see the opportunity, and how does the program fit […]
