Ellingson Shares Solventum’s Next Steps, Baxter’s Mirza on its Connected Future, Wrap up of ADA
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, host Tom Salemi sits down with Rachel Ellingson, chief strategy and corporate development officer at Solventum, recorded live at DeviceTalks Minnesota. Ellingson shares a rare perspective on leading medical device companies through major transitions, drawing on her experience at Zimmer Biomet during the ZimVie spinout and now at the helm of a business spun out from 3M Healthcare. She compares the two experiences and outlines what’s ahead for Solventum.
In our Future of MedTech Opportunities (FOMO) segment, Kayleen Brown speaks with Athar Mirza, VP of global infusion systems at Baxter International, about Baxter’s evolving role in connected health.
This episode is brought to you by Protolabs, https://www.protolabs.com.
Chris Newmarker and Sean Whooley break down the latest Newmarker’s Newsmakers, featuring headlines from Science, Olympus, Johnson & Johnson, and Stryker. Plus, Whooley shares insights from the American Diabetes Association meeting in Chicago, highlighting cutting-edge diabetes tech.
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Olympus CAS & GI Physician Talk Power of Partnership and EUS Advancements
Join Olympus’ Melissa Elliott-Walker and Dr. Julie Yang as they discuss the vital relationship between Clinical Applications Specialists and HCPs.
Discover the impact of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in diagnosing and treating diseases, and learn about the latest advancements in this transformative technology.
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Connect with your local CAS. They are ready to support your EUS practice and help you enhance patient care. For more information, visit: info.olympusamericamarketing.com/eus-cas
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* Dr. Julie Yang is a paid consultant of Olympus Corporation, its subsidiaries, and/or its affiliates. The content of this podcast was paid for by Olympus.
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Boston Sci, SV, now Pulse Biosciences – Why Paul LaViolette loves betting on MedTech’s future
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Host Tom Salemi talks with Paul LaViolette, president and CEO of Pulse Biosciences. LaViolette takes us back to the early days of the medical device industry and shares how close collaboration with interventionalists helped shape today’s MedTech landscape. We dive into one of the biggest deals in MedTech history — Boston Scientific’s acquisition of Guidant — and why it was crucial for the company’s survival despite its rocky road.
LaViolette also explains why investing in MedTech has never been more challenging and what drew him to lead Pulse Biosciences, a company pushing the boundaries of energy-based devices.
Before that, we’re proud to launch our new Future of MedTech Opportunities (FOMO) series, sponsored by Protolabs, https://www.protolabs.com/. In this installment, we speak with Anthony Jarc, vice president of digital and machine learning at Intuitive.
And as always, Chris Newmarker of Newmarker’s Newsmakers rounds up the biggest headlines, covering SS Innovations, Medtronic, Virtual Incision, and highlights from the American Diabetes Association’s annual meeting.
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Can Enovis’ ARVIS AR technology help surgeons rethink precision and cost in the ASC era?
In this episode of Ortho Innovation Talks, Marc Mackey, senior vice president and general manager of Enabling Technologies at Enovis, breaks down how his team is building a next-generation platform that prioritizes precision, efficiency, and value. Mackey explains how augmented reality and AI are making orthopedic surgeries more accurate, efficient, and accessible — especially in outpatient environments like ASCs.
He details the evolution of Enovis’ AR-based navigation platform, ARVIS, from early prototypes to its current compact, cost-effective design that eliminates the need for bulky hardware. As adoption grows, Mackey highlights how surgeons are leveraging ARVIS for soft tissue balancing, gap assessment, and patient-specific alignment, while AI streamlines surgical planning and imaging segmentation.
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Can Corcym transform surgical heart valve replacement? Why DeviceTalks Minnesota was nice!
In this podcast episode, MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker sits down with Christian Mazzi, CEO of Corcym — formerly LivaNova’s surgical heart valve business — about how it has transformed since it became an independent company under Gyrus Capital in 2021.
Next up is an effort to expand innovation beyond Corcym’s core heart valve portfolio to areas such as heart failure treatment. Mazzi, though, still has a lot to say about surgical heart valve replacement when speaking with MassDevice Editor in Chief Chris Newmarker. Surgical heart valve procedures are shifting toward being more laparoscopic, and surgical robotics applications are on the horizon. Even as transcatheter heart valves generate a lot of buzz in medtech, surgical heart valve innovation is getting exciting, too. Like the Arthurian heroes that Corcym names its products after, Mazzi and his company are on a quest.
But first Host Tom Salemi, DeviceTalks Managing Editor Kayleen Brown and Newmarker share their highlights of the wildly successful DeviceTalks Minnesota that took place on June 11. Thanks for listening to this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast.
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