In the first episode of Medtech Insight’s new podcast series focused on cardiovascular technology, editor Reed Miller talks to Steven Mickelsen, one of the founders of Farapulse and Field Medical, about pulsed field ablation, an emerging technology that is changing electrophysiology.
Steven Mickelsen is one of the pioneers in pulsed field ablation, which destroys cardiac tissue by a mechanism called irreversible electroporation instead of intense heat or cold.
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Medtech Insight sat down with Jared Bunch, chair of AF Center of Excellence Task Force, at HRS 2025 to discuss the newly HRS released framework for Afib Center of Excellence and get his perspective on the role industry could play to help clinicians improve patient outcomes.
Former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf urged the Heart Rhythm Society to engage actively amid federal funding cuts. He highlighted collaboration among researchers, advocates for healthcare integration, and the importance of addressing social determinants of health, while discussing lobbying strategies and the challenges faced by medtech companies.
The US FDA continues to issue early alerts as part of its communications pilot aimed at improving how the agency manages recalls. This time, the agency is notifying users about two separate intravascular catheters.
As it celebrates 75 years shaping the medtech industry, Medtronic invited Medtech Insight to its Minneapolis headquarters to get a closer look at the company’s past, what it’s working on now, and what’s on the horizon.
The FDA's final LDT ruling was struck down in federal court last month. For now, diagnostic companies can commercialize under CLIA regulations or apply for FDA approval. McDermott and Tribun Health have shared insights on the risks, pros and cons of both regulatory routes.
Urologists at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and Abu Dhabi collaborated successfully to perform the first transcontinental robotic-assisted focal therapy for prostate cancer using EDAP’s Focal One HIFU robotic system. The procedure served as proof of concept for future teleprocedures. EDAP’s CEO Ryan Rhodes told Medtech Insight other hospitals are also showing interest in this type of collaboration.
Members of AdvaMed’s digital health tech board of directors discussed the organization’s efforts to aid the Trump administration and Congress in answering AI policy questions, especially as companies deal with mounting regulatory uncertainty.
