The Latest

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  Top medtech conferences in 2025

  Some of the industry’s biggest events will take place in the second half of the year, including AdvaMed’s Medtech Conference, HLTH 2025 and TCT’s annual meeting.

  Updated June 30, 2025

  Clinical Trials

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  Olympus pledges prompt response following FDA import block

  Endoscopy devices restricted from import accounted for about 1% of the company’s consolidated revenue in its latest fiscal year, Olympus said.

  Medical Devices

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  Danaher appoints Martin Stumpe as chief technology and AI officer

  The company said Stumpe’s promotion is a “pivotal step in [its] digital transformation and its ambition to lead the next era of innovation in life sciences and diagnostics.”

  AI

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  Supreme Court upholds ACA preventive services mandate

  The high court preserved a key portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover a range of preventive healthcare services without cost sharing.

  Legal

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  ForSight Robotics raises $125M for cataract surgery platform

  Anticipating rising demand for ophthalmic surgery but a shortage of surgeons, the Israel-based company said it is developing the world’s first robotic surgery platform for cataracts and other eye diseases.

  Medical Devices

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  Stryker names Mike Carlin as leader of digital, robotics unit

  Carlin will take leadership of the segment as Stryker sees growth in robotic surgeries.

  Medical Devices

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  Cook Medical recalls catheters over fault linked to 3 serious injuries

  The company began the recall after receiving four field complaints about tip separation before and during use.

  Medical Devices

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  Tandem’s Elizabeth Gasser on patch pump plans, Abbott partnership

  The strategy and product exec said Tandem aims to give patients options and reach more people who haven’t yet used insulin pumps.

  Medical Devices

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  J&J teams with Nvidia, Amazon on fund for AI surgery solutions

  J&J is offering up to $100,000 in grant funding, mentorship and access to computing capabilities.

  AI

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  Medtronic recall of capsule delivery devices tied to 33 serious injuries

  The Food and Drug Administration published an early alert for the recall on Tuesday. No deaths have been associated with the problem.

  FDA

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  ADA takeaways: Diabetes tech firms preview new patch pumps, glucose sensors

  Medtronic, Beta Bionics and Tandem Diabetes Care showcased planned patch pumps at the conference, while Senseonics shared updates on its implantable glucose sensors.

  Medical Devices

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  FDA stops Olympus devices from entering the US

  The agency said it issued the import alerts because it “continues to have concerns related to outstanding Quality System regulation violations by Olympus.”

  Medical Devices

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  Moon Surgical hires 3 executives for soft tissue robot expansion push

  The challenger to Intuitive Surgical said its Maestro platform has aided in more than 1,600 surgeries to date, with the majority performed in the past year.

  Medical Devices

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  RFK Jr. details some workers reinstated at HHS

  The department reinstated more than 700 workers at the CDC and over 200 employees at the NIH after massive layoffs this spring, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Tuesday.

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  Cassidy challenges RFK Jr. with call for delay to CDC vaccine meeting

  The GOP senator objected to Secretary Kennedy's recasting of the influential advisory panel, which has sparked criticism from medical groups and Democratic lawmakers.

  COVID-19

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  EU limits Chinese companies’ access to public medtech contracts

  The move to block Chinese medical device companies from bidding on EU government contracts is intended to defend EU-based businesses from unfair treatment in China, the European Commission said.

  Medical Devices

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  Illumina to buy SomaLogic for up to $425M

  Illumina said adding SomaLogic would support the company’s multiomics strategy and strengthen the value of its NovaSeq X products.

  Medical Devices

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  GE Healthcare recalls Carestation devices over ventilation failure risk

  The recall affects 15 Carestation models and more than 14,000 individual devices.

  Medical Devices