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    Stereotaxis teams with CardioFocus to develop robotic PFA system

    Stereotaxis CEO David Fischel said the precision, stability and safety profile of robotics are a good fit for pulsed field ablation.

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    Cybersecurity triggers another recall of J&J’s Impella heart pump controller

    While no patients have been harmed, the FDA categorized the action as a Class I recall because of the potential for serious injury or death.

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    Trump administration moves to fire HHS employees amid shutdown

    Upwards of 1,000 HHS employees were affected. However, the department has rolled back some of the layoffs at the CDC, where the brunt of the terminations were concentrated.

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    Intuitive expands AI in Ion; Horizon performs first robotic cataract surgery

    The FDA cleared AI and imaging updates for Intuitive’s lung biopsy robot. Elsewhere, Horizon completed the first cataract surgery with its robotic system, and MMI began a neurosurgical study.

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    Zimmer launches 2 devices from $1.1B orthopedic takeover

    After acquiring Paragon 28 earlier this year, Zimmer intends to maintain the foot and ankle specialist’s double-digit growth.

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    Intuitive’s challengers continue to advance

    Companies creating new robotic platforms marked additional milestones heading into the fourth quarter. Catch up with their progress in this roundup of the latest developments in surgical robotics.

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    FDA’s presence at AdvaMed conference shrinks amid shutdown

    Michelle Tarver, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and other center officials attended virtually as a government shutdown continues.

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    Medtronic begins study of Hugo robot in gynecology

    With positive trial results in urology and hernia repair already under its belt, the company is getting closer to taking on Intuitive Surgical in the U.S. robotic surgery market.

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    AdvaMed CEO: ‘Just give us some certainty’

    At AdvaMed’s annual conference, CEO Scott Whitaker addressed policy issues around tariffs, FDA staff cuts and the ongoing government shutdown.

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    Medtech M&A has remained slow this year. But 2 execs are ready to make a deal

    Executives from Stryker and Johnson & Johnson are on the hunt for deals, despite a turbulent environment, they said at AdvaMed’s The MedTech Conference.

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    Digital health funding outpacing last year as huge rounds increase: report

    Investment in 2025 has reached $9.9 billion, exceeding the $8.4 billion that was raised through the third quarter last year, according to Rock Health.

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    Owens & Minor inks $375M deal to sell unit to investment firm

    The sale will leave Owens & Minor focused on a smaller but potentially faster-growing and higher-margin business that provides products directly to patients.

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    Oz speaks out about shutdown, Medicaid cuts, Medicare Advantage audits and more

    Six takeaways from the CMS administrator’s appearance at a D.C. think tank Monday — including who’s set to be the next Medicaid director.

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    How 4 medtech CEOs are using AI

    At AdvaMed’s The MedTech Conference, executives said they’re incorporating AI in more devices, but figuring out how to use the technology internally is challenging.

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    How the FDA’s crackdown on cybersecurity affects medtech firms

    MedSec CEO Michelle Jump spoke with MedTech Dive at AdvaMed’s annual meeting about the FDA’s shift from a “carrot” to a “stick” approach in cybersecurity regulation.

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    Top medtech conferences in 2026

    The medical device industry has a jam-packed year of events for professionals to attend, including the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, DeviceTalks Boston and AdvaMed’s annual medtech meeting.

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    Convatec plans $1B investment in R&D in the US and UK

    Capacity at the company's Boston site will increase by 50% as part of a $600 million, 10-year commitment to the U.S.

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    Revvity, Sanofi team on early Type 1 detection; Kihealth raises funds for diabetes test rollout

    The Sanofi partnership will support clinical validation and regulatory submissions for Revvity’s new assay. Elsewhere, Kihealth raised $5 million in seed funding to launch its early detection test.

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    Hospital for Special Surgery’s Ashis Barad says AI must solve real problems

    Barad, chief digital and technology officer at HSS, outlined his approach to evaluating AI tools and how the orthopedic hospital uses the technology.

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    Medtronic wins CE mark for Penditure LAA exclusion device

    The company plans to launch the device in Europe late next week, providing competition for AtriCure’s AtriClip product.

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    AI could transform healthcare. Can safety-net providers keep up?

    Implementing artificial intelligence requires significant human labor and technical expertise, threatening to create a digital divide between highly resourced health systems and safety-net providers.

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    CDRH shares regulatory guidance priorities for the coming 12 months

    Use of real-world evidence to support regulatory decisions and predetermined change control plans for medical devices are two areas of focus for the agency.

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    SS Innovations changes course on FDA filing for soft tissue robot

    A 510(k) submission now planned for this quarter sets up a potentially faster clearance than the de novo pathway originally planned, the company said.

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    Boston Scientific aims for market leadership in electrophysiology

    The company has now treated 500,000 patients with its pulsed field ablation system, in a competitive category poised for growth.

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    Distalmotion adds hysterectomy indication; AiM raises funds for neurosurgical robot

    The clearance gives Distalmotion, which sees opportunity in ambulatory settings, a third robotic procedure category in the U.S. Elsewhere, AiM Medical Robotics raised $8.1 million.