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Pristine Surgical CEO Bryan Lord spent his career advising and investing in medical device companies, so he didn’t immediately see how a “conspicuous outsider” like himself would be the right person to serve as CEO of start-up Pristine Surgical. But he immediately recognized the satisfaction in leading the company’s work to create first-of-its-kind 4K single-use surgical arthroscope designed for arthroscopic procedures. After securing 510(k) notification from the FDA, Pristine Surgical is ready to compete in the rigid endoscope market serving orthopedics and general surgery. Lord explains how Pristine can lower costs and improve efficiencies with the new tech and sales model. He also explains how Pristine expects to compete in the much larger flexible endoscope market. Chris Newmarker, executive editor of MassDevice, returns with his Newmarker’s Newsmakers featuring Verily, Medtronic, Sterigenics, CardiacSense, Masimo, and Philips. Our DeviceTalks Weekly Fastball returns with a pitch from FluidIQ. And to hear the entire interview with Steve Oesterle, go here. https://www.devicetalks.com/can-moon-surgical-fill-critical-role-in-the-or-analyst-matsons-take-on-jj-medtronic-and-more/ Thank you for listening to DeviceTalks Weekly. You can subscribe to the podcast on any major podcast application.

Becton Dickinson’s CEO Tom Polen lays out the company’s plan for growth that’s building off a stunning sequence of acquisitions over the past two years that has the company loaded with tech – including digital and robotics tools – to drive its future growth. Polen also shares his tragic introduction to medtech and shares how that experiences influences every decision he makes. Tom Polen will be the opening keynote speaker at DeviceTalks Boston on May 10. In this episode we introduce a new feature – the DeviceTalks Weekly Fastball! This is our own version of a pitch contest where we let medical device start-ups throw their best pitch to potential partners and investors. To contact this week's pitcher - Dialysis-X you can email the founder Oluwagbebemi D. Oyeniyi at [email protected]. We have our first Newmarker’s Newsmakers of the year delivered by a mysterious guest co-host. Companies making the list include Zimmer Biomet, Baxter, GE Healthcare, Volta Medical, Cardiac Dimensions, Opteev, and ReCor Medical. Thank you for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast.

In this episode, your diligent team of DeviceTalkers - Executive Editor Chris Newmarker, Pharma Editor Brian Buntz, Managing Editor Jim Hammerand, Senior Editor Danielle Kirsh, Associate Editor Sean Whooley and DeviceTalks Editorial Director Tom Salemi – assembled to review our Top 10 events, trends and newsmakers. We’ve got some highs – robots, diabetes – and some lows – Supply Chain, CPAP machines – and a whole lot of interesting things right in between. All an all, we’re bullish on what’s to come in 2023! And we only mentioned Covid-19 once. Companies mention include Abbott, Abiomed, Ambu, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, CMR Surgical, Dexcom, Endiatx, embecta, Intuitive, Johnson & Johnson Medtech, Medtronic, Neuralink, Philips, Senseonics, Stryker, Synchron, Vicarious Surgical, Zimmer Biomet, ZimVie, and many more. Thank you for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast player.

In this episode, we’ll speak with ReCor Medical’s CEO Andy Weiss and Helen Reeve-Stoffer, PHD, the company’s vice president of clinical affairs. The pair joined the renal denervation company in 2013, before disappointing results of a Medtronic-trial temporarily cratered the entire space. But now through careful clinical testing ReCor Medical is climbing out of that hole and demonstrating the technology could be an effective tool against serious hypertension. To hear the interview we conducted with Andy Weiss in 2021, go here. Executive Editor Chris Newmarker and Tom Salemi, editorial director of DeviceTalks, begin making plans for next week’s end-of-year coverage. If you want to contribute your insights go here and record your own message for the podcast. https://www.massdevice.com/devicetalks-weekly-whats-your-top-story-of-2022/ Thank you for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. Subscribe to the DeviceTalks Podcast Network on any podcast application.

In this interview, Andy Pierce, group president of MedSurg and Neurotechnology, details how the company strives to create products that nurses and hospital staff find essential to everyday patient care. The kind of attention to detail that can drive a nurse to hug a Neptune waste management system. “This is what we live for at Stryker,” Pierce says. Pierce has spent his entire career at Stryker and offers advice to others who want to do the same. In this interview, Pierce discusses Vocera, ambulatory surgery centers, and other forces changing the healthcare industry. Thank you to Resonetics for sponsoring To listen to our 2021 DeviceTalks Weekly interview with Pierce go here. https://www.devicetalks.com/lobo-and-pierce-talk-wright-cool-tech-robotics-and-the-not-so-secret-plans-to-keep-stryker-growing/

In this episode, Celine Martin, company group chairman, Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions Group, offers insights from her career at Johnson & Johnson. What are the four variables you need to consider to thrive in a global company. Martin also shares insights on cardiac ablation, neurovascular, and where the company is headed following the acquisition of Abiomed. Paul Grand, CEO of Medtech Innovator, joins as a co-host offering insights on Chris Newmarker’s Newsmakers – Moon Surgical, Butterfly Network, Medtronic, Avail Medsystems, Dexcom, and Fresenius Medical. Grand shares a personal connection to one of the companies. Grand, Newmarker and Tom Salemi also share their thoughts on the retirement of Mike Mussallem, CEO of Edwards Lifesciences. Thank you to Nordson Medical for sponsoring this episode. Go to NordsonMedical.com for more information. Thank you for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast You can subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast player.

Unfortunately, we missed Diabetes Awareness Month by a few days, but we get great insights on this dreaded disease from two players in the space. Krista Sugerman, vice president, global marketing & communications at Medtronic’s diabetes business, shares how diabetes has impacted people close to her and why the company is keeping focused on how a diabetes diagnosis can take over someone’s life. We also touch base with newcomer Bigfoot Biomedical. Matt Clemente, Senior Vice President of Product, Development & Delivery at Bigfoot Biomedical, shares his familial connection with diabetes and how he’s dedicated his career to helping people manage the disease. Chris Newmarker also delivers his Newsmakers – Elon Musk, GE Healthcare, Boston Scientific, Apollo Endosurgery, Tital Medical, CMR Surgical, and Johnson & Johnson Medtech. Go here to hear the interview with CMR CEO Per Vegard Nerseth https://www.devicetalks.com/hear-from-the-ceos-of-two-surgical-robotics-companies-that-together-just-raised-over-1-billion/

In this episode of StrykerTalks, Robbie Robinson, president of Stryker’s Spine division, touts the strength of a business build out with sizable acquisitions in recent years, including K2M. Does Robinson see any gaps in Stryker’s offerings? Where can other Stryker businesses help Stryker Spine reach new heights in the coming years? Thanks to Tegra Medical for sponsoring this episode. Thanks for listening to the StrykerTalks Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on any podcast application.

This episode of IntuitiveTalks is taken from the keynote interview Intuitive CEO Gary Guthart gave at DeviceTalks West. In this conversation Guthart will provide additional details of Intuitive’s move into endoscopic robotics including the ION robot. He'll give his assessment of the growing competition in surgical robotics and what it means for Intuitive. Finally, he shares why he thinks the term surgical robotics may have no meaning in the future. This episode is sponsored by Optikos. Thanks for listening to the IntuitiveTalks Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on any podcast application.

In this episode, we talk with medtech vet Matt Franklin who left the industry. – sort of – to help lead Akili, developer of EndeavoRx, the first prescription treatment delivered through a video game. The game treats kids with ADHD, but the company has bigger plans. Chris Newmarker, executive editor of life sciences, returns with his newsmakers including CMR Surgical, Affera, Medtronic, Blackrock Neurotech, Cardinal Health, and Stryker. To hear the rest of our interview with CMR CEO Per Vergard Nerseth go here. https://www.devicetalks.com/hear-from-the-ceos-of-two-surgical-robotics-companies-that-together-just-raised-over-1-billion/ 5. https://www.massdevice.com/cmr-surgical-100-mark-versius-systems-installed/ 4. https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/medtronic-affera-cardiac-ablation-catheter-mapping-design/ 3. https://www.massdevice.com/blackrock-neurotech-unveils-next-generation-bci-interface/ 2. https://www.massdevice.com/cardinal-health-hospital-level-care-home/ 1. https://www.massdevice.com/stryker-unveils-new-operating-room-model/ Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. You can subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast application.

In this episode, Kate Stewart, vice president and general manager of ENT, explains how her first introduction into medical devices came as a patient. Stewart’s Stryker career began in her native Australia but quickly went global. She now leads the ENT business in Minneapolis. Stewart identifies the key leadership quality she’s come to appreciate, pinpoints four critical areas in her specialty, and explains the importance of the Stryker Women’s Network. This episode is sponsored by Boston Micro Fabrication. Thank you for listening to the StrykerTalks Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast application.

In this episode, we’ll talk with Keith Grossman, who brought his long, successful track record as a medtech CEO to what he sees as a truly disruptive neurostimulation company. We’ll talk with Grossman about his decision to join medtech even though unlike some of his counterparts he enjoyed organic chemistry (aka, the Medtech career creator) in college. Over his career, Grossman helped create new medical device marks by leading companies such as Thoratec and Conceptus toward sizable acquisitions. At Nevro, Grossman says he’s overseeing the company’s transformation into a pain company, one that’s managed to grab 20% of a competitive market very quickly. Thanks to Pulse Technologies for sponsoring this episode. Thank you for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast application.

In this podcast we’ll talk with Chris Hartman, president, epilepsy, LivaNova, about how the company is developing new tools to use the vagus nerve to limit the impact of epilepsy. We’ll also hear from one of our DeviceTalks West Panels about how workforce shortages are impacting medical device development. The panelists are Nilesh Patel, M.D. Vice President, Medical Affairs, Neuromodulation, Boston Scientific; Farzad Azimpour, M.D. Senior Vice President, Strategic Innovation, Edwards Lifesciences; and Nick West, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, Divisional Vice President, Medical Affairs, Vascular, Abbott. Executive Editor Chris Newmarker deliveres his Newmarker’s Newsmakers – highlighting news from Butterfly Networks, Dentsply Sirona, Stryker, Titan Medical, Johnson & Johnson and Biomed. Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on all major podcast players.

In this week’s episode, we’ll visit with CL Tian, co-founder and CEO of Phiex Technologies, Medtech Innovator’s 2022 Grand Prize winner chosen by attendees at this week’s AdvaMed conference in Boston. Tian details the pending problems facing the medtech industry due to concerns about current sterilization practices and shares how Phiex could help alleviate the problem. At the start of the episode, co-hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker are joined by Associated Editor Sean Whooley and Pharma Editor Brian Buntz to revisit the high points of last week’s DeviceTalks West conference in Santa Clara. Thanks to all of our speakers, sponsors and attendees! To read the report mentioned in the podcast go here. https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/us-ahead-in-medtech-regulation You can find ongoing coverage at MassDevice. Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on every major podcast player.

Just a short visit today. Paul Grand of the Medtech Innovator introduces us the five finalists of his start-up program. They’ll compete for the top spot at AdvaMed’s meeting next week. in Boston. Remember to join us at DeviceTalks West THIS week. Register at DeviceTalks.com.

In this episode we’ll talk with Kathryn Rieger, PhD, senior director, human factors and user research at Intuitive, about how the surgical robotics leader is working with surgeons to understand how to make its surgical systems easier to use or, for lack of a better word, intuitive. Where should buttons go. What does the blue blinking light mean? And should surgical robotics systems follow a similar template to make it easier for surgeons to master different systems. Thanks to Elsner Engineering Works for sponsoring this episode. Thanks for listening to the IntuitiveTalks Podcast. Subscribe to the DeviceTalks Podcast network to receive future episodes of IntuitiveTalks, StrykerTalks and our flagship DeviceTalks Podcast Weekly.

Editorial Director Tom Salemi provides a sneak peek (listen?) into next week’s DeviceTalks West conference which will be held Oct. 19-20 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Tom will run through some of the highlights of the agenda which can be viewed at west.devicetalks.com. We also include snippets of past interviews of two keynotes – Gary Guthart, CEO of Intuitive, and Leslie Trigg, CEO of Outset Medical – from past interviews with DeviceTalks. You can find both interviews on DeviceTalks.com. If you’re interested in attending connect with Tom Salemi on LinkedIn. Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. DeviceTalks Weekly is available on every major podcast player.

In this episode, we’ll first hear from Swarna Alcorn, business unit vice president, Olympus America, about that company’s long held – and growing -position in respiratory tools. We’ll weight the value between reusable and single-use bronchoscopes as well as the dire need for more awareness of lung cancer. Then we’ll connect with Rebecca Whitney, global spine president at ZimVie, the recent spinout of Zimmer Biomet. Whitney recounts why she joined the spinout and where ZimVie is making progress with payers. This episode was sponsored by DeviceTalks West. Thank you for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we’ll talk with leaders from Zimmer Biomet and Vicarious Surgical about the new partners they’ve entered into with national hospital companies in a bid to further their digital and robotics surgery offerings. Guests include Robert Kraal, Vice President and General Manager, Connected Health at Zimmer Biomet, and Adam Sachs, co-founder and CEO of Vicarious Surgical. You’ll get great background on both companies. One note: Tom Salemi interviewed Sachs during a DeviceTalks Tuesday Webinar. So if you’d rather watch the interview go to DeviceTalks.com where you can find the discussion – complete with video and PowerPoint presentation – available for free. Thanks to Cirtronics for sponsoring! Chris Newmarker, executive editor of life sciences, also returns with his Newmarker’s Newsmakers – Stryker, Smith + Nephew, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Philips. Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast.

This episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly podcast features a panel discussion I led at Medmarc’s Annual Broker meeting. There are enormous insights on how investors and start-up executives see the opportunities and challenging facing the sector today. Below, you can see time stamps for each of the major topics we covered. We suggest sitting back and listening to the entire podcast – long, but not crazy long – but refer to the time stamps if you’d like to go back and listen again. Thanks to MedMarc for sponsoring! Here is the panel Ali Behbahani, MD, General Partner, NEA Ryan Drant, Founder, Managing Partner, Questa Capital Justin Klein, MD, JD, Vensana Capital Martha Shadan, Medtech CEO, Board Member Here are the topics 3:30 - Intros 8:20 - Concerns about inflation 23:20 – Optimistic or pessimistic about the future 29:20 – Regulatory/Reimbursement 43:00 – Connected Health 51:00 – Opportunities and risks of AI 58:30 – Finding a workforce 1:04:30 – Where have all the VCs gone?! Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast

The medical device industry obviously isn’t immune to the challenges posed by a shaky supply chain. But OEM leaders like Boston Scientific need to work doubly hard to ensure they have the supplies needed to provide devices for patient care. In this episode, we’ll talk with Brad Sorenson, executive vice president, Global Operations, and Paudie O’Connor, senior vice president of supply chain, to learn how Boston Scientific has managed the crisis. Topics we cover include supplier relationships, the value (and risk) of redundancies, how to reducing shipping costs and other critical topics. Supply chain executives at OEMs and smaller vendors will value from the conversation. Thanks to Paxxus for sponsoring this episode. Chris Newmarker also returns to share his Newmarkers Newsmakers – Edwards Lifesciences, Verily, Johnson & Johnson, Smith+ Nephew, and MassDevice’s Big 100! Thank you for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. Subscribe on any major podcast player.

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Nearly 700,000 people die from heart disease, that’s one out of every five deaths, a startling number that could be curtailed with better predictive tools. In this episode, we’ll talk with two medical device companies employing new analytical tools to get a clearer picture of heart health. We’ll first connect with Campbell Rogers, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer of HeartFlow, who will explain how the company’s HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis tool can bring new data to bear. Then, we’ll connect with James Min, MD, co-founder and CEO of Cleerly, a start-up employing artificial intelligence and other tools that he says will help dispel the mystery of this elusive killer.

In this episode, Eileen Buckley, vice president, corporate responsibility, unpacks how Stryker is following its environmental, social and governance strategies to encourage its employees, suppliers and even customers to meet increased demands for greater healthcare access and a smaller environmental impact. In a time where employees look to work with companies that carry a broader social mission, Buckley says Stryker sees real business benefits by answering the call issued by societal stakeholders as well as its shareholders. This episode is sponsored by Dassault Systemes. Thank you for listening to the StrykerTalks Podcast. Subscribe to the DeviceTalks Podcast Network on any major podcast application including Amazon, Apple, Spotify and Google.

In this episode, two senior leaders from Medtronic’s Cardiovascular Diagnostics & Services group share the group’s vision of “turning data into the right therapy.” Sanjiv Arora, vice president of business development and strategy, and Leo Rapallini, vice president of research & development, explain how trail-blazing technologies like the LINQ family of ICMs are a great tool in measuring infrequent – but important - cardiac events. But the company sees an opportunity to employ these tiny implantable data-collection devices to provide data that might enable doctors to predict problems before they come, both in cardiac care and other areas as part of a broader disease management strategy. This episode was sponsored by Isometric. To listen to the earlier episode featuring Julie Brewer, president, Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Services go here. https://news.medtronic.com/medtronictalks-podcast-julie-brewer

In this episode, two newer players to the surgical robotics space explain how they’re planning to grab their appropriate slice of the growing market. First, we’ll talk with Kurt Azarbarzin, CEO of EndoQuest Robotics, which is developing the world’s first endoluminal robotic surgical system that can access the body through the mouth or anus. In our second interview, Dvir Cohen, CEO of Momentis Surgical, shares the benefit of the Anovo System, which is indicated for use in robotic-assisted transvaginal benign surgical procedures. Chris Newmarker brings his Newmarkers Newsmakers including news from Abbott, Teleflex, Medtronic as well as special reports on neural implants and surgical robotics. You can find them both on MassDevice.com. But here’s the link to the surgical robotics article. https://www.massdevice.com/16-surgical-robotics-companies-you-need-to-know/ Thanks for listening to DeviceTalks Weekly.

In this episode, Mike Panos, president of the trauma and extremities division, explains how Stryker built a powerhouse in their shoulder and foot and ankle businesses through internal development and the acquisition of Wright Medical. The purchase brought Stryker a new line of products and a virtual planning tool called Blueprint. We also explore the trauma business, including where Stryker sees opportunities for innovation and growth. This episode is sponsored by Tecomet. Please subscribe to this podcast on every major podcast player Thank you for listening to the StrykerTalks Podcast.

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we collect three very different perspectives on what it takes to find jobs/employees in this current labor market. First, we connect with Joe McClung, president of Floodgate Medical, an executive search firm focused on the medical device industry, for an overview of the current market and some tips for job seekers. (Floodgate also sponsored this episode.) Next, Emma Plouffe, vice president of people and culture at Vicarious Surgical, tells us some of the tools she’s using to find talent for the fast-growing surgical robotics company. Then, we end the episode connecting with Elizabeth Steele, vice president of Microspec Corp., a contract manufacturing business that’s making a bold move to find and retain new employees. Of course, Chris Newmarker, executive editor of MassDevice, brings his Newmarkers Newsmakers – BD, GE Healthcare, AliveCor and Philips Respironics. Please subscribe on all major podcast players. Thanks for listening to DeviceTalks Weekly.

In this replay of our most recent MedtronicTalks episode, Dr. Laura Mauri shares the career path that started with an early interest in medicine brought, at least partly, by her mother’s cancer diagnosis. Mauri directed that interest in caring for patients – and an innate ability to keep cool under pressure – to become an interventional cardiologist, a career that led her to appreciate the benefits of new technologies. This interest in new devices drew her to join Medtronic in 2018. This year, she was named senior vice president and chief scientific, medical and regulatory officer. We’ll talk with her about the “good surprises’ she encountered at Medtronic as well as the impact that the pandemic’s fallout will have on clinical trials and clinical workflow going forward. This episode is sponsored by Medmarc insurance Group.

In this replay of the popular MedtronicTalks podcast episode, Greg Smith brought decades of supply chain experience with him when he joined Medtronic last year during the throes of pandemic-induced pressures on supply chain. Over that time, Smith has been working with company leaders and outside suppliers to mitigate the challenges being wrought by the string of global crises. In this episode, we’ll learn how Medtronic is working to build a stronger supply chain that will allow it to build an inventory capable of keeping critical medical devices flowing to customers. This podcast is sponsored by Donatelle.

In this episode, Tom O’Brien, Ethicon’s worldwide president of endomechanical, gives a detailed lesson on the design of its Echelon 3000 surgical stapler, from recognizing the huge problem of surgical complications and identifying how to build a stapler that’s more suited to ALL surgeons. The Echelon 3000 is designed with 39% greater jaw aperture and a 27% greater articulation span, as well as software that provides real-time haptic and audible device feedback to help enable surgeons to make critical adjustments during procedures. Executive Editor Life Sciences Chris Newmarker conducts that interview and brings his Newmarker’s Newsmakers hitting upon news from Stryker, Pear Therapeutics, Dexcom and 3M. We also talk about the world’s largest orthopedics companies (find the list here https://www.massdevice.com/10-largest-orthopedic-device-companies-in-the-world-2022/) and the current spate of disappointing earnings reports from medical device companies If you’re interested in learning more about our upcoming DeviceTalks West event, join Editorial Director Tom Salemi on this short webinar. https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3878353/5BD2F587B74A5106D4FFC61E92BC6354 Subscribe on all major podcast players.

In this episode, Camille Chang Gilmore, vice president, human resources and global chief diversity officer, explains why she accepted Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney’s offer to help lead the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts. This company’s work led to the creation of multiple programs promoting equity and combatting racism, earning Boston Scientific multiple awards and recognition from outside the company. She also shares as personal memory that speaks to the success she’s seen. This episode is brought to you by KNF. In this week’s Newmarker’s Newsmakers, Executive Editor Chris Newmarker brings a bounty of big news items from Synchron, Amazon, Intuitive, J&J and iRhythm.

In this episode of IntuitiveTalks, Jonathan Conta, vice president of product management, shares Intuitive’s vision for its da Vinci SP system, a single-port system. Rather than using four arms outside the body that require multiple ports, da Vinci SP can create triangulation inside the body. Intuitive has secured broad approval for the system in Korea, but broader US approval has been coming slowly. The company is working with surgeon customers and internal engineering teams to find the right fit for da Vinci SP. The episode is sponsored by Biomerics.

In this episode, Boston Scientific CEO Michael Mahoney makes his DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast debut. In this jam-packed interview, Mahoney walks us through the cultural changes Boston Scientific has made since he joined the company a decade ago. He explains how restructuring has helped to identify leaders rather than managers. How Boston Scientific encourages people to take risks. Where does Boston Scientific see growth in markets and technologies. (We ask if Boston needs a surgical robotics platform.) Mahoney also explains how Boston Scientific knows when to let an opportunity go. We talk about experiences from his own career that others can take us lessons. Mahoney also explains what co-founder Pete Nicholas, who passed away recently, meant to the company, and what Boston Scientific will look like in five years. How will Boston Scientific move forward if the economy weakens. This episode is sponsored by PSN Labs. Executive editor Chris Newmarker brings his #NewmarkersNewsmakers – Cardinal Health, Acutus Medical, Medtronic and Boston Scientific. We also walk through a list of Medical Device companies are responding to the SCOTUS’s overturning Roe v. Wade and what this might mean for healthcare care data collection.

In this week’s episode, Cala Health CEO Renee Ryan joins us in the Newmarker’s Newsmaker’s booth to share her insights on the news of the week including an interesting meeting with Mike Mahoney before he become CEO of Boston Scientific. Ryan also shares details on the growing success of the Cala Trio, a device worn on the wrist to help control essential tremors. We dive deep into Cala’s story, talking with Deanna Harshbarger, vice president, product, and Doug Biehn, chief commercial officer. This episode is sponsored by AcuityMD. Executive Editor Chris Newmarker returns with his Newmarker’s Newsmakers – GE Healthcare, Boston Scientific, Ekso Bionic, Medtronic and Abbott.

In this episode, Michael Matson, analyst at Needham, explains his thoughts behind a possible J&J acquisition of Boston Scientific. He also explains why he downgraded Medtronic and his take on supply chain issues. The rest of the episode will focus on Moon Surgical, which recently closed on a $31 million Series A to build a new robot that could lend critical assistance to surgeons. We speak with CEO Ann Osdoit about the company’s plans as well as investor and advisor Steve Oesterle, formerly of Medtronic. Oesterle also gives his assessment of the broader medical device-technology convergence including some fascinating forecasts for Verily. This episode is sponsored by KNF. Also hear more information about our upcoming DeviceTalks Tuesdays session and DeviceTalks West in-person meeting.

This week listeners will get to hear how Stryker is incorporating Vocera, Gauss and other tech into its DRE strategy. We’ll get a visit from fellow podcaster Keith Figlioli of LRV Health to talk about Oracle’s acquisition of Cerner. And Chris “WorkLord” Newmarker brings a star-studded Newmarker’s Newsmakers feature Smith & Nephew, GE Healthcare, Ethicon, Medtronic, and Moon Surgical. Thank you to Flexan for sponsoring this episode! Go to Flexan.com. Newmarker’s Newsmakers 5. Smith & Nephew makes historic move? https://www.massdevice.com/smithnephew-moving-out-of-hull-uk/ 4.GE Healthcare keeps making news! https://www.massdevice.com/ge-healthcare-workload-management-software-radiologists/ 3. Have you seen Ethicon's stapler? https://www.massdevice.com/ethicon-launches-next-gen-surgical-stapler/ 2. Medtronic adds more Neuromed Knowhow https://www.massdevice.com/medtronic-announces-new-chief-medical-officer-for-neuromodulation-unit/ 1. Moon launches robotic surgery bid https://www.massdevice.com/moon-surgical-raises-31m-robotic-surgery-system/

In this episode, we’ll take a deeper look into our Newmarker’s Newsmakers with Andrew Jay, general partner at the Borna Health Fund, a hedge fund that invests in medical technology companies. We’ll take about Stryker’s recent regulatory success; Quidel’s game-changing acquisition; Medtronic’s dialysis deal with DaVita and shareholder votes against executive pay at Masimo. We’ll also take a deeper look into the swirling speculation that Johnson & Johnson could look to buy Boston Scientific. In the second half of the show, we’ll run our latest MedtronicTalks podcast episode that highlighted the work the company and industry is doing to identify and combat healthcare inequity. Finally, we’ll also hear some helpful advice on cybersecurity. #5. https://www.massdevice.com/strykers-spine-guidance-software-fda-clearance/ #4 https://www.massdevice.com/quidel-ortho-clinical-diagnostics-combine/ #3 https://www.massdevice.com/medtronic-davita-kidney-device-company/ #2 https://www.massdevice.com/masimo-no-vote-executive-pay/ #1 https://www.drugdeliverybusiness.com/dexcom-quashes-insulet-merger/ https://www.massdevice.com/will-johnson-johnson-buy-boston-scientific/ Subscribe on any major podcast channel.

Parenthood changes everyone, but Mark Paul’s life took a drastically different turn the moment his oldest child was born. Paul discovered he had a passion for the OR and patient treatment, a realization that convinced him to switch careers to the medical device industry. Today, Paul leads Stryker’s neurovascular business which, he says, contains the origins of the stroke treatment industry. In this interview, Paul reviews the strength and strategies of the “micro plumbers” who are helping people who are at risk of suffering a stroke or are trying to find their way back. This episode is sponsored by Resonetics.

Message from co-host Tom Salemi, editorial director of DeviceTalks. Check out MedtronicTalks and StrykerTalks at DeviceTalks.com. You can also subscribe to MedtronicTalks on any podcast player.

In this episode the MassDevice editorial team will break down all the action at DeviceTalks Boston. You’ll also hear from keynote speaker Eric Benjamin, executive vice president of innovation, strategy and digital products, at the company. To read MassDevice’s coverage of DeviceTalks Boston go here. https://www.massdevice.com/tag/devicetalks-boston/ Thank you to our sponsor DeepDyve. To try out DeepDyve go to https://get.deepdyve.com/devicetalks/

First, a quick recap of DeviceTalks Boston. Then, a MedtronicTalks Podcast Replay, in which Austin L. Chiang, MD, explains why he brought his sizable social media following to Medtronic, where he serves as chief medical officer of the Gastrointestinal business. Chiang says his decision is directly tied to his excitement about Medtronic’s growing suite of GI products including the AI-powered GI Genius and the swallowable PillCam. Chiang explains why he chose to couple the company’s broad platform with his own social media presence to reach more patients who may need treatment of gastrointestinal care. He also gives advice to other physicians who may want to amplify their own voices through social media.

DeviceTalks Boston is here! Win a free registration. In this week’s episode, we’ll give you a little taste of what you’ll see at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on May 10-11. Friend and colleague Steve Crowe, editorial director of the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, will share what attendees will see at that meeting, which is co-located with DeviceTalks Boston. Then, we’ll talk with Peter Stebbins about his Opening Keynote Interview with medtech veteran Peter Doyle, who is now dean of Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. We’ll also get a final update from Paul Grand, CEO of Medtech Innovator, about the 22 mid-stage medical device companies that will be presenting at DeviceTalks Boston. A selected few will then compete at Medtech Innovator’s Pitch Contest on May 11. And to demonstrate we’re not just selling you on an event, we talk with Dave Evans, co-founder and CEO of Fictiv, a technology company that has raised nearly $200 million to fix – or disrupt – the supply chain. Finally, a contest for loyal and attentive DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast listeners. Win free registration to DeviceTalks Boston!

In this episode, Nick Spadea-Anello, Boston Scientific’s global president of electrophysiology, will explain how the $1.7 billion paid for Baylis Medical will help expand the Boston's extensive EP portfolio. We also talk about the message he likes to impart upon employees of recently acquired companies, sharing some lessons he learned when Boston Scientific acquired his then-employer, Guidant. We also welcome Brian Johnson, president of MassMedic, the top medical device association in New England, into the booth as our co-host. Johnson, of course, brings his insider perspective to Newmarker’s Newsmakers, but he also shares how everyone needs to do a better job of sharing medtech’s stories. He should know. Johnson is the co-founder of MassDevice and DeviceTalks! So we got an origin story as well. Executive editor Chris Newmarker brought a powerful newsmaker list including an interesting take on a recent collaboration between Medtronic and GE Healthcare. Other newsmakers include Alcon, Philips, Abbott, and the deal between Medtronic and Acutus medical that might be an answer to Boston’s acquisition of Bayliss. 5 - https://www.massdevice.com/alcon-smartcataract-study-shows-enhanced-time-savings-during-cataract-surgery/ 4- https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/doj-subpoenas-philips-over-respironics-recall-ceo-addresses-investigation/ 3 - https://www.massdevice.com/abbott-launches-upgraded-digital-health-app-for-neurostimulation/ More Abbott news today... https://www.massdevice.com/abbott-announces-u-s-launch-of-amplatzer-steerable-delivery-sheath-for-amulet-device/ 2 - https://www.massdevice.com/ge-healthcare-medtronic-to-collaborate-on-improving-outpatient-care/ 1 - https://www.massdevice.com/acutus-medical-sells-left-heart-access-portfolio-to-medtronic-in-50m-deal/

In this episode, we’ll talk to two of the more innovative companies in the peripheral vascular space – Shockwave Medical and LimFlow – about how they’re helping to treat people who previously had few or zero options. This episode is brought to you by Confluent Medical. LimFlow CEO Dan Rose walked us through his decision to build his Medtech career in Europe. He also talked about LimFlow’s unique approach to using veins as a route to deliver blood to limbs rather than return blood to the heart. Our second interview is with Doug Godshall, CEO and President of Shockwave Medical. Godshall admittedly came to medtech later in his career, but he’s taken on some of its most serious and intractable problems, first as CEO of HeartWare and now Shockwave Medical. You can learn more about Shockwave here https://shockwavemedical.com/about/our-story/ and LimFlow here. https://limflow.com/ We’ll also have Chris Newmarker delivering his Newmarker’s Newsmakers including news from Philips, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Natus Medical, Amazon Web Services, and Dentsplay Sirona. Subscribe to this podcast on all major podcast apps. #5 https://www.massdevice.com/philips-has-another-round-of-serious-ventilator-recalls/ #4 https://www.massdevice.com/johnson-johnson-medtech-is-shopping-for-ma-deals/ #3 https://www.massdevice.com/archimed-group-to-acquire-natus-medical-for-1-2b/ #2 https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/amazon-web-services-aws-cloud-chief-medical-officer-taha-kass-hout-machine-learning-ai/ #1 https://www.massdevice.com/dentsply-sirona-sacks-ceo/

In this week’s episode, we interview Joe Army, CEO of Vapotherm, and Alton Shader, CEO of Viant. First. We’ll follow Army’s heartful move into Medtech, which includes his current role as CEO of Vapotherm, maker of the high flow nasal cannula that proved to be a highly effective tool to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19. We’ll later learn that Vapotherm’s ability to supply hospitals with this life-saving technology was in doubt due to labor shortages. But Shader details how the contract manufacturer stepped in to immediately help with Vapotherm’s dilemma. The interview is a taste of the discussion Vapotherm and Viant will lead at DeviceTalks Boston on May 10. Go to devicetalks.com to register. We also bring in former Johnson & Johnson executive Peter Stebbins to tell us about his upcoming interview with Frank Doyle III, dean of Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Doyle will be our keynote interview subject on the morning of May 10 at DeviceTalks Boston. Stebbins also provides his experience and insights to this week’s Newmarker’s Newsmakers including news from Medtronic, Masimo, Boston Scientific, GE Healthcare and FitBit. #5 https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/medtronics-ceo-would-like-to-put-the-tech-in-medtech/ #4 https://www.massdevice.com/masimo-completes-acquisition-of-sound-united/ #3 https://www.massdevice.com/boston-scientific-wins-fda-approval-for-imaged-guided-software-for-dbs-therapy/ #2 https://www.massdevice.com/ge-healthcare-elekta-collaborate-to-expand-precision-radiation-therapy-access/ #1 https://www.massdevice.com/fda-clears-fitbit-ppg-algorithm-to-detect-afib/

In this episode of StrykerTalks, Jessica Mathieson, vice president and general manager of the Acute Care, recounts her unusual path into the medical device industry, giving advice to others interested in making the transition. The conversation then delves into an unassuming – but critical – piece of medical equipment – the hospital bed where most patient-healthcare interaction takes place. Later in the interview, Mathieson will talk about Stryker’s work to provide new technologies that help healthcare workers handle their increasing stress loads; technologies that incorporate technology from the recently acquired Vocera. Also, how is Stryker sharing risk with hospitals to increase patient safety?

In this episode, Penumbra CEO Adam Elsesser shares why he left a successful law career to become CEO of a medical device startup. After selling that company to Boston Scientific, Elsesser and his co-founders started Penumbra, which has steadily built businesses in stroke and vascular businesses. But Penumbra’s biggest business may be an immersive VR technology system that’s able to improve mental health. This episode is sponsored by TE Connectivity. Executive Editor Chris Newmarker brings his top stories of the week. This episode’s Newmarker’s Newsmakers including Ascensia, Senseonics, GE Healthcare, Olympus, DJO, Abbott. We also highlight the biggest news of the quarter coming, including an acquisition by Medtronic. Subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast player.

In this episode, we’ll assemble the news team to bring you stories big, small and in the middle. Associate Editor Sean Whooley delivers HUGE results. He interviews CEO Dev Kurdikar and CFO Jake Elguicze, leaders of the newly spun out Embecta, the one-time business of Becton Dickinson that’s now an immediate player in the diabetes space. Later on, Jim Hammerand, managing editor of Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine, interviews Torrey Smith, the CEO and Co-founder of Endiatx, a small company developing microrobots that could someday replace the work of an endoscope. In between we’ll hear the Newmarker’s Newsmakers from Chris Newmarker, executive editor of life sciences. This week’s top stories including new from Philips, Biobeat, Staar Surgical, BD, Embecta and Owens Minor. Find the articles here: https://www.massdevice.com/government-warns-on-cybersecurity-issues-with-philips-e-alert-mri-monitoring-system/ https://www.massdevice.com/fda-clears-biobeats-remote-vital-sign-monitoring-system/ https://www.massdevice.com/staar-surgical-wins-fda-approval-for-evo-visian-implantable-collamer-lens/ https://www.massdevice.com/bd-completes-spinoff-of-embecta-diabetes-company/ https://www.massdevice.com/owens-minor-completes-1-6b-acquisition-of-apria/ To read Jim Hammerand's Medical Design and Outsourcing cover story on Endiatx go here. https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/endiatx-pillbot-stomach-cam-swims-torrey-smith/ Subscribe on all major podcast apps.

In this episode of IntuitiveTalks, we take our first look at Intuitive’s Future Forward program, a three-piece initiative to better understand how the company fits best into an evolving healthcare landscale. Our guests are Julian Nikolchev, an experienced medical device entrepreneur and investor who now serves as SVP, Development and Strategy at the Intuitive. Nikolchev led the creation of Intuitive Ventures, a $100 million corporate venture capital program led by our second guest, Oliver Keown, MD, a physician turned investor who is leading the creation of an intriguing portfolio of digital and medical device companies that will help inform Intuitive’s future. You can see Intuitive’s full team and portfolio here. https://ventures.intuitive.com/