Medtronic VP On Competitive Edge Of Reveal LINQ’s AI Upgrade And ‘Next Frontier’: Prediction

06 Jun 2024

Stacey Churchwell, VP and general manager for cardiovascular diagnostics and services, discusses how AI has enabled Medtronic to “clean up the noise” and vastly reduce false alerts sent by its Reveal LINQ insertable cardiac monitor, saving clinics many hours of needless reviews, bolstering confidence in continuous monitoring, and alleviating liability concerns among health care providers.

Medtronic plc announced in May that an AI upgrade to its Reveal LINQ insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) would save clinics an estimated 186 hours of false alert reviews per year for every 200 Reveal LINQ patients.

Early reports suggest the time savings could be even more significant, according to Stacey Churchwell, VP and general manager for...