Surgical robotics remains a hot area in medtech — even as it faces headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) pioneered robotic surgery through the early 2000s and remains the dominant player, but major companies including Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) have big plans to enter the space and compete. Meanwhile, Stryker (NYSE:SYK) has built a […]
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Medtronic’s Kowal explains how remote medtech got its groove back
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Dr. Robert Kowal CMO of Medtronic’s cardiac rhythm and heart failure business and vice president of medical affairs, explains how new tech, savvy patients, eager physicians and, yes, COVID-19, has fueled a renaissance for remote technology, once seen as a mature, staid business. Kowal, who left clinical practice to […]
DTW Podcast: New tools helping medtechs overcome COVID19 challenges
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, senior executives from Avail Medsystems and AliveCor detail how their tools are helping medtechs remain in contact with both physicians and patients. In the keynote interview with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Avail Medsystems, says the company’s Procedural Telemedicine system will allow medical device sales representatives to observe more procedures […]
Smith+Nephew to buy Integra extremities business for $240M
Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) announced today that it agreed to acquire the extremity orthopedics business from Integra LifeSciences (NSDQ:IART) for $240 million. London-based Smith+Nephew said in a news release that the acquisition will significantly strengthen its extremities business by adding a combination of a focused sales channel and complimentary shoulder replacement and upper and lower extremities portfolios, plus a […]
DTW Podcast: 3 lessons learned from Leslie Trigg, CEO of Outset Medical
Outset Medical (NSDQ:OM) CEO Leslie Trigg took the helm at the dialysis start-up in 2013, moving from an executive-in-residence post at private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Before that she held senior positions at Lutonix, AccessClosure and FoxHollow, helping to position those companies to be acquired by CR Bard, Cardinal Health, and ev3/Covidien, respectively. This week, […]
Smith + Nephew warns on suture-based repair systems
Smith + Nephew (NYSE:SNN) issued an urgent field safety notice to warn of issues with multiple suture-based repair systems. The safety notice said that the company identified a manufacturing issue in the product packaging process that could result in an improper or incomplete seal of the pouch surrounding the sterile product. If that happens, it could […]
Smith+Nephew sees new way into the OR
Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) sales representatives and consulting surgeons will have a direct new, albeit electronic path, into operating rooms. The London-based medical device maker signed a deal with Avail Medsystems, a startup that’s bringing a high-level telecommunication system to operating rooms and surgery centers. The Avail system includes a self-standing unit equipped with a camera and […]
Smith + Nephew launches Novostitch Pro meniscal repair system
Smith + Nephew (NYSE:SNN) announced today that it launched the Novostitch Pro meniscal repair system after winning CE Mark approval. London-based Smith + Nephew is launching the Novostitch Pro in Europe to expand meniscal repair options where the only previous option was removal, according to a news release. The system repairs meniscal tears and closes the […]
Smith & Nephew is using vibrating bracelets to encourage social distancing
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) is utilizing devices made by Tharsus to help with social distancing as the company returns to the office. A report in The Telegraph outlines how the London-based medtech company is being providing vibrating bracelets from Blythe, England-based Tharsus to keep the six-foot (two-meter) distance widely recommended for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Get the full story […]
Smith+Nephew Launches Aria care management platform
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) announced today that it launched its ARIA digital platform for connecting patient care delivery with providers. Aria is designed to help clinicians shorten a patient’s post-acute recovery time, develop efficiencies that reduce costs and generate key patient-reported outcome measures, according to a news release. London-based Smith & Nephew’s platform is powered by […]
DTW Podcast: 10 ways medtech is finding its footing amid COVID-19
When COVID-19 set upon the U.S. in March, medtech executives had a month at most to tell Wall Street analysts how the pandemic had hit the industry’s largest companies. We heard about short-term hits in revenues, procedures and employee headcounts, but uncertainty clearly ruled the day. Over the past few weeks, medtech executives from several […]
