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MedTech Quick Sips

美敦力 is expecting to submit Hugo surgical robot to FDA in 2025

Brian K. Buntz on 达索系统 FDA accepts virtual twins as valid evidence in some regulatory submissions for medical devices, Stanford researchers are using these models to attempt bioprinting a human heart, and practicing cardiologists are upbeat about the promise of using virtual twins to enable data-driven precision in patient care.

强生公司 cannot get the US talc lawsuit behind them ... now a new class action lawsuit from UK. The safest position at 强生公司 seems to be an attorney - Auris lawsuit, Sony and Universal lawsuit, Moore v Broadhurst, ERISA lawsuit of Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson, etc. are keeping the lawyers busy amid sizeable layoffs.

I talked about how tariffs are going to impact retailers, but 美敦力 CEO and Chair Geoff Martha a talked to Jim Hammerand about tariffs in this article from the world’s largest medical device company.

Bryn Davies with #medtech and #AI robotic developments

Obesity - GLP -1 – CGM

Breaking news -The Biden administration is proposing a major expansion of how Medicare and Medicaid cover the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound,

136 Million eligible for GLP-1 according to an article from the Hill.

Exciting developments on the Continuous Glucose Monitoring front with Dexcom investing $75M into ōURA for which the partnership could bring devices and apps to be used together and then monitored with the ōURA ring.

Similarly, 美敦力 won FDA approval for new InPen app to support launch with Simplera CGM. The app features missed meal dose detection and paves the way for the launch of the company’s smart multiple daily injection (MDI) system. Hat tip to Sean Whooley for this article.

Finally, Insulet Corporation announced compatibility between its Omnipod 5 insulin pump and the 雅培 FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus CGM in the U.S. Omnipod 5 became the first tubeless, wearable automated insulin delivery system cleared for marketing in the U.S. More can be found here.

Employer Sponsored Health Plans

TPA under fire for not releasing claims information - Chris Deacon reviews this on Anthem, Inc. ( Elevance Health ) and Owens & Minor . By not providing claims data, employers are unable to manage the rising costs of employer healthcare insurance.

Andrew Roberts and Stacy Mays on employer insurance costs. Roberts' take is that employers need to put in solutions now! Mercer study for 2025 – 5.8% of revenue are employer insurance costs. Mays views on how CFOs can rethink healthcare.

J. Michael Connors MD on opaque facility fees at hospitals found in bills.

Perspective on HEDIS can found here by J. Michael Connors MD

Let's Get Personal on Personal Health

Avoid the 5 P’s - pizza, pasta, protein, potatoes, and pane (or bread)

AFIB news - A new study conducted by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City has revealed a high number of patients diagnosed with heart failure who also have atrial fibrillation (AF), a co-occurrence that leads to significantly worse health outcomes.

I mentioned a Social Media Ban in Australia in this article. It appears that the UK is following suit - article

Julia Hotz may be my new hope for healthcare in her new book on social prescribing to end chronic illness. More academic research on this topic can be found here.

Please walk my friends! There are benefits to living longer. Also, do not sit, as this increases heart failure risk.

Food and Agriculture

Autonomous Agriculture market set to reach $60.30 Billion by 2031

Specialty Crops news - $2 billion to assist specialty crop growers in maintaining a strong domestic supply and expanding market opportunities for their crops.

MedTech Bottoms Up - The Round Up

Liz Moyles with two parts to this past week's updates Part 1 and Part 2

Holly Scott with her Sunday update.

Stats of the day

“Ninety-seven percent of Oura Members have expressed interest in understanding how the food they eat impacts their health”

In a recent study on safety of inpatient care in surgical setting, found adverse events were identified in more than one third of patients admitted to hospital for surgery, with nearly half of the events classified as major and most potentially preventable. More here .

According to Garner the average U.S. company spends 6.5% of its revenue on healthcare benefits and is projected to surpass 9% threshold by the year 2031. The latter threshold of 9% led to a major restructuring at General Motors in 2008.

Prevalence of Workplace Bullies

Having been on the receiving end of a workplace bullies, the statistics are significant in the workplace. More can be found here.

My workplace bully was a contributor who was a serial bully by being a covert abuser. They were like a walking Jenga tower with each block representing hurtful acts or gossip against colleagues that they likely have carried out over their entire professional career. I captured seven years of the serial bullying and those prior to that when she confided another instance prior to Ethicon. More on this individual was in this post.

Joseph W. Sunderman is an Intelligence Analyst/Strategist that is a student of understanding the Current State of the US Health and its impact for the next decade. I developed the thesis over several months for Directions Research Group.? Upon completion of boiling the ocean on the topic and created an impeccable deliverable, which can be found in my project section of my LinkedIn page.

?In the past, Joe spent seven years at medical device giant Ethicon (division of Johnson & Johnson) with the most recent role as US Regional Manager of Strategic Insights and Pricing.? In his seven years at JNJ, he received recognition for his servant leadership, where he was a stand out in performance by being a top 10% recipient of Encore and Inspire Awards over multiple years.? Dozens and dozens of accolades from contributors to senior leaders for his collaborative work.? Prior to Ethicon, Joe has had a wide variety of experiences in medical claims, banking, publishing, and retail.? He began his career at Schaeffer's Investment Research as a financial analyst, where he was ranked by Bridge Information Systems as one of the top 10 market analysts for three straight years for his commentary and stock picks found in Schaeffer's Daily Bulletin. Joe has been published in the Market Pulse Journal and Chartpoint and his market comments have been printed in the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones News Wire, and Reuters. Also, Joe has made appearances on Bloomberg television.