A Medtronic official said today on LinkedIn that the company won CE mark for its Crescent RA jugular dual lumen catheter. Giuseppe Savoja, the medtech giant’s senior business director for Western Europe, posted the announcement on LinkedIn: “Exciting times! I’m proud and thrilled to announce that the Medtronic Crescent RA jugular dual lumen catheter is […]
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Medtronic, Boston Scientific settle Axonics IP dispute
Medtronic and Axonics — now part of Boston Scientific — have confidentially settled their long-running IP dispute. Legal news sites, including Bloomberg Law, were the first to break the news this week. A Medtronic spokesperson provided the following statement to MassDevice today: “Medtronic and Boston Scientific are pleased to have reached a confidential settlement agreement that will resolve […]
Medtronic acquires nanotech from Nanovis for interbody fusion systems
Nanovis announced today that it sold certain nano surface technology assets and certain IP rights to Medtronic . Columbia City, Indiana–based Nanovis said Medtronic acquired the nano surface technology assets and certain rights to IP assets related to Sites Medical’s OsteoSync titanium pads. The medtech giant made the acquisition for use in the development of […]
Medtronic study highlights sex-based disparities in post-stroke cardiac care
Medtronic announced study findings highlighting significant disparities in cardiac care following stroke. The DiVERT Stroke clinical study showed that women spent less time in the hospital, saw fewer referrals to cardiology, and were prescribed less frequent post-stroke cardiac monitoring than men when admitted to comprehensive stroke centers following stroke. Investigators presented data last week at […]
Medtronic data highlights benefits of closed-loop spinal cord stim
Medtronic today announced 12-month data demonstrating the benefits of its Inceptiv closed-loop spinal cord stimulator (CL-SCS). The clinical trial evaluated Inceptiv in patients with chronic low-back pain (CLBP) and leg pain. Medtronic plans to present data at the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) 2025 meeting next week in Orlando. Inceptiv treats chronic pain and represents […]
Medtronic has a new CFO
Medtronic announced today that it appointed Thierry Piéton as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective March 3. Piéton takes over the role vacated by Karen Parkhill, who departed in June 2024 for tech giant HP after eight years as Medtronic’s CFO. Gary Corona spent the last seven months as interim CFO and will continue […]
Medtronic says it has next-gen insulin pumps on the way, more to come from diabetes business
Medtronic officials at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference have outlined some potentially exciting developments within the Diabetes business. Our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News, reports today that CEO Geoff Martha and Que Dallara, EVP and president of Medtronic Diabetes, spoke at the conference about future plans and next-generation technologies. Among the topics covered were […]
Study says Medtronic Linq cardiac monitors successfully predict risk thresholds for patients with AFib
Medtronic today reported study results highlighting AFib detection with its Linq family of insertable cardiac monitors (ICM). The first-of-its-kind app-based DEFINE AFib study used AFib burden data to identify patients at high risk for AFib-related healthcare utilization. It found that Linq ICMs showed four times greater episode sensitivity than the Apple Watch. Investigators presented results […]
The top 10 cardiac device stories of 2024
Cardiac device innovations made waves in 2024, with regulatory approvals, clinical breakthroughs, and product launches driving advances in heart care. Medtech giants like Medtronic, Abbott, and Edwards Lifesciences captured the minds of MassDevice readers alongside news from tech giant Apple, which entered the spotlight with a landmark FDA approval. The most popular stories of 2024 […]
Medtronic achieves renal denervation reimbursement milestone with CMS
Medtronic announced that CMS is opening a national coverage analysis on renal denervation (RDN) procedures for patients with hypertension. This process allows the agency to review and develop a national Medicare coverage policy for RDN procedures. CMS initiated the analysis after Medtronic requested beneficiary access support for its Symplicity Spyral RDN system. A national coverage […]
Medtronic wins CE mark for adaptive deep brain stim tech for Parkinson’s
Medtronic announced today that it received CE mark approval for its BrainSense adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS). The company also received the European regulatory nod for its BrainSense Electrode Identifier (EI). Following approval, Dr. Martijn Beudel completed the first programming of the technology in Amsterdam. The medtech giant says the approval and first-in-Europe patient programming […]
