Medtronic announced today that Fortune named it to its 2024 “Change the World” list for its Symplicity blood pressure procedure. The annual list showcases companies making a difference to combat global issues and drive positive social or environmental change, Medtronic says. Medtronic received recognition for its Symplicity procedure, which utilizes the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation […]
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Medtronic, Siemens Healthineers partner to expand spine surgery ecosystem
Medtronic today announced the commercial launch of several software, hardware and imaging offerings for spine and cranial procedures. The company announced these enhancements to its AiBLE smart ecosystem at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 39th Annual Meeting in Chicago. It designed AiBLE, an ecosystem of navigation, robotics, data and AI imaging, software and implants to enable […]
The top 10 urology device stories of 2024 so far
Urology Week 2024, which closes out The Urology Foundation’s Urology Awareness Month, is a good time to highlight the innovations in this space. This week (Sept. 23-29), is an initiative of the European Association of Urology that brings together national urological societies, urology practitioners, urology nurses, patients and their families, and politicians to create awareness of urological […]
Medtronic has a new VP, GM for TAVR, Congenital Heart
Medtronic has named Jorie Soskin as its new VP and GM of its TAVR and Congenital Heart businesses. Soskin’s LinkedIn page now lists his position as VP and GM for Structural Heart at the medtech giant. Nina Goodheart, SVP and president of Structural Heart and Aortic at Medtronic, shared the news of Soskin’s appointment on […]
Jury says Axonics didn’t infringe on Medtronic patents
Axonics (Nasdaq:AXNX) announced today that a jury unanimously ruled in its favor in a patent spat with Medtronic . The unanimous verdict came down in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Medtronic against Axonics in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The jury found that Axonics does not infringe on any of the […]
Medtronic unveils novel approach to studying adaptive deep brain stim for Parkinson’s
Medtronic today announced the publication of its novel approach to studying adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS). The approach was studied in the Nature Portfolio of journals’ npj Parkinson’s Disease. It outlines the medtech giant’s adaptive DBS algorithm for personalized therapy in Parkinson’s disease (ADAPT-PD). The global, multi-center, prospective, single-blind, randomized crossover study looks at the […]
Medtronic has a new chief medical officer for robotics, digital tech
Medtronic announced that Dr. James Porter joined the company as chief medical officer of Robotic Surgical Technologies and Digital Technologies. Porter joins the unit within the Surgical business as part of the Medical Surgical portfolio at the medtech giant. A practicing urologic surgeon, Porter boasts more than 5,000 robotic-assisted procedures under his belt. Medtronic called […]
Medtronic recalls McGrath Mac laryngoscope due to potential for explosions
The FDA issued a notice deeming a recall of Medtronic McGrath Mac video laryngoscopes Class I, the most serious kind. This recall involves removing certain devices from where they are used or sold as the device may cause serious injury or death if people continue using it. It also includes updating instructions for using other […]
The 10 largest medical device companies
Medtronic remains at the top, but Johnson & Johnson MedTech is now a close second in the Medtech Big 100 list of largest medical device companies. Could we see a new No. 1 company in next year’s Medtech Big 100 report? Time will tell. But in the meantime, this year’s edition of Medical Design & […]
Medtronic has positive long-term extravascular ICD study results
Medtronic today shared long-term results from a global pivotal trial of its extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (EV-ICD). Dr. Francis Murgatroyd of Kings College Hospital, London, presented the results at the 2024 ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Congress. The medtech giant said the study evaluated its Aurora EV-ICD system. Aurora delivers defibrillation, anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) and […]
Medtronic, Recor Medical applaud European support for renal denervation
Medtronic praised new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2024 guidelines for renal denervation (RDN) procedures for hypertension. The ESC upgraded renal denervation to a Class IIb recommendation for patients with uncontrolled and resistant hypertension. Officials presented the new guidelines at the ESC Congress on Aug. 30 in London. Medtronic said the new guidelines outline patient […]