A jury has returned a verdict of infringement against Apple Inc., as part of a series of patent disputes with Masimo Corp., producing a damages award of $634 million which is seen in some quarters as an indicator that Masimo has the momentum against Apple. Read More
The health care sector continues to be strong and adaptable despite the challenges over the past year, according to a report by global investment bank Jefferies. High interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty and policy shifts have added caution to the industry, but leaders are adapting well. Read More
Medtronic plc posted solid fiscal year second-quarter results led by the cardiovascular business with 9.3% growth. The Affera Sphere-9 pulsed field ablation system tripled the company’s sales in the hot PFA segment and pushed the cardiac ablation solutions unit to 71% growth, a nice uptick from the nearly 50% seen in its Q1. Read More
Aesculap Implant Systems LLC has seen its share of bad news recently, but the company seems to have cleared the legal deck with an agreement to pay $38.5 million per a Nov. 17 announcement by the U.S. attorney’s office for the district of Eastern Pennsylvania. Read More
By transplanting a pig kidney into a brain-dead person, researchers have been able to conduct the first long-term study of the physiological processes occurring in both the transplant recipient and the pig organ for 61 days. The findings were published in the Nov. 14, 2025, issue of Nature in two papers – one focusing on physiological and immunological measurements, the other on multiomics. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Becton Dickinson, BD, Cala Health, Distalmotion, Embecta, Karoo Health, Microtransponder, Pixelgen. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Allurion, Artella, Biomodal, Bluewhale, Co-Diagnostics, Curvafix, Evosep, Freenome, GE Healthcare, Nanopath, Prosurg, Roche, Volta Medical, Zymo Research. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Arctx, Bot Image, Hubly Surgical, Icecure, Levitas, Piccolo Medical, Quantalx. Read More
