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6 天之前 · The latest news and updates on medical devices. 4 takeaways from the FDA’s first digital health advisory committee Industry and patient representatives debated how the FDA should regulate generative AI in medical devices and address new challenges with the technology, such as the use of complex models that can change quickly.
Robots, AI and PFA: The top medtech Q&As of 2024
5 天之前 · Mark Slack is co-founder and chief medical officer of CMR Surgical, maker of the Versius surgical robot. In an interview with MedTech Dive, Slack discussed challenging Intuitive Surgical's 20-year dominance in the soft tissue robotic space.
4 takeaways from the FDA’s first digital health advisory committee
2024年12月12日 · 2. Health equity is at the heart of the debate around generative AI. Michelle Tarver, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, discussed the promise of AI in extending care to people in communities with fewer resources — people who are older, are racial and ethnic minorities, and who live in small towns further away from healthcare …
Medtech firms have cut thousands of jobs this year. Will layoffs ...
2024年12月18日 · Medtech firms have cut thousands of workers in the last two years, leaving employees wondering what’s to come in 2025. In the past two months, DNA testing company 23&Me announced plans to cut 200 jobs, orthopedics firm Smith & Nephew announced plans to cut 150 jobs and diabetes tech firm Embecta said it would cut 125 positions after discontinuing …
The top medtech trends in 2024
2024年1月31日 · Several Wall Street analysts also pointed to pulsed field ablation (PFA) as an emerging market to watch this year. Medtronic announced the first Food and Drug Administration approval for a PFA system in December, and Boston Scientific recently said it got the green light for its system, launching what is expected to be a competitive space for the next several years …
Medtech companies lay off thousands in 2024, continuing last …
2024年2月12日 · The latest announcements continue a top industry trend from 2023.A MedTech Dive analysis of state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification databases found that medical device companies announced layoffs for more than 14,000 employees between Jan. 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.. Last year, Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific and Johnson & …
AI’s growing influence on the medical device company’s value chain
2024年9月16日 · Medical Device Companies and the Digital Thread. Medical device companies must see digital thread investment powered by artificial intelligence (AI) models as their number one strategic imperative or risk falling behind. The digital thread refers to the seamless flow of data and information across different stages of a product's life cycle.
5 medtech trends to watch in 2024
2024年1月9日 · Industry executives reported improving business trends and a solid operating environment in the third quarter of 2023 on their latest earnings calls. Medtronic, which typically is the last large medtech company to report, even hinted the final months of the year had similar stability. Singh said macroeconomic factors like potential interest rate cuts and inflation still …
4 heart device trends shaping the medtech sector in 2024
2024年1月30日 · 1. Heart device heavyweights focus on pulsed field ablation. Medtronic, Boston Scientific, J&J and Abbott all are pursuing the emerging market for pulsed field ablation (PFA), a treatment for AFib that is attracting strong interest from heart doctors.. AFib, an irregular heart rhythm that raises the risk for blood clots, is increasing in prevalence as the population ages.