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Integer’s longtime board chair set for departure; replacement named

Bill Sanford will retire as chair of the Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR) board of directors at the end of the company’s annual shareholder meeting on May 18, the company said today.

The Plano, Texas-based medical device outsource manufacturer said its board plans to appoint former AdvaMed CEO Pam Bailey as the next chair. Bailey has served on Integer’s board since 2002 and “has been an integral part of developing the strategic direction of Integer,” Integer President and CEO Joe Dziedzic said in a news release.

“On behalf of the Integer Board of Directors, I wish to thank Bill for his immense contribution and insightful leadership over the past 22 years serving on the Integer board, including his 14 years as board chair,” Dziedzic said. “Bill has positioned the company to continue executing our strategy to deliver sustained outperformance and laid the groundwork for a smooth board chair transition.” Read more

Medtronic names new presidents for diabetes, surgical robotics, cardiac rhythm units

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is making leadership changes in its diabetes, surgical robotics and cardiac rhythm management operating units.

Que Dallara joins the medtech giant as EVP and president of the diabetes business, Mike Marinaro is now the president of surgical robotics and Dr. Kweli Thompson has been appointed as president of cardiac rhythm management at Medtronic.

Get the full story at our sister site, MassDevice.

Innovations coming out of HIMSS 2022 you should know

Companies are announcing a range of innovations in digital health, cybersecurity, AI and more at HIMSS 2022.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference and Exhibition runs March 14–18, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. It’s an annual health information and technology event where professionals can connect to learn more about innovations in the industry.

Here are some of the healthcare IT innovation announcements made at HIMSS22:

1. Philips expands medical device cybersecurity portfolio

Philips is expanding its medical device cybersecurity services to include remote access management. The new Remote Access Management Service increases uptime, clinical performance and advanced security to protect access to healthcare providers’ clinical solutions and medical devices. It combines SecureLink’s critical access management and governance technology with Philips Remove Services’ secure connectivity …

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Finding hope in small things

Two long years into the COVID-19 pandemic, with so much – and so many – lost to this virus, it helps to look for hope wherever we can.

Like flowers budding in spring, encouraging signs are slowly emerging. Vaccination levels are climbing every day in the U.S. and abroad, testing capacity continues to expand and new therapies are increasingly available.

There’s no victory parade yet, and there might never be. But each small step in the right direction lets us incrementally reclaim pieces of our pre-pandemic life. How sweet it will be to greet friends and colleagues we haven’t seen in a lon…

Diabetes tech is off to a hot start in 2022

Diabetes technology developers have high hopes for the year ahead, some of which have already come to fruition.

Change is continuous in continuous glucose monitoring (GCM), with expanded wear-times, improved accuracy and more. Meanwhile, never-ending innovation in insulin delivery is delivering wearable patches and closedloop delivery systems, making insulin management easier for people with diabetes.

Expectations were already high for new technology coming out of the diabetes space, and significant improvements last year only lifted those hopes higher. Let’s check in with a few companies promising big steps forward, including some that have already made significant progress.

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Philips expands medical device cybersecurity portfolio

Philips announced at the annual HIMSS22 conference that it is expanding its medical device cybersecurity services to include remote access management.

The Amsterdam-based imaging company’s new Remote Access Management Service increases uptime, clinical performance and advanced security to protect access to healthcare providers’ clinical solutions and medical devices. Its Secure Remote Access Management Service uses SecureLink’s critical access management and governance technology with Philips Remote Services’ secure connectivity framework to provide technical and clinical support.

“We are continuously expanding the foundation of Philips Cybersecurity Services and this type of integration is a strong complement to our offering, giving our customers more options for building robust cybersecurity programs,” said Gal Gnainsky, head of security at Philips. “As healthcare providers’ cybersecurity requirements continue to increase, …

Medtech Color names winner of 2022 Pitch Competition

Medtech Color recently announced that it has selected the creator of an app for perinatal mental health as its 2022 Pitch Competition winner.

Candlelit (New York City) walks away with $50,000 in non-dilutive funding as well as special prizes from Texas Medical Center Innovation, Johnson & Johnson and ResMed.

Medtech Color and its panel of judges selected Candlelit last week. The company’s app focuses on women who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color.

Candlelit says on its website: “We’re dedicated to making sure Black women and women of color are valued, seen and respected in healthcare. When we feel off-balance mentally, it can feel easier to suffer in silence at work or home rather than seek help from professionals. That’s why we’re changing how women are screened, monitored and treated, especially when starting a family, to reduce their overall risk and symptoms of burnout, anxiety and depression through virtual consultations wit…

Surgeon wins $20M verdict against Johnson and Johnson’s DePuy Synthes

A federal jury hit DePuy Synthes with a $20 million verdict payable to a surgeon who said the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) orthopedic unit stole his patented technology.

The surgeon, Dr. Gary Lynn Rasmussen of Utah, invented a device for aligning and positioning the prothesis in knee replacement procedures, according to court records. He applied for patent protection and pitched the device to DePuy over the following years, including demonstrations, but could not convince them to license the technology.

Rasmussen, represented by lawyers at Fish & Richardson, sued in 2020, saying DePuy’s Attune Knee System included a product called a Balanced Sizer for adjusting the tension of ligaments in a knee joint to position and fit the prothesis, in violation of his patents.

DePuy, represented by lawyers at Jones Day, denied wrongdoing.

Following trial, a jury decided yesterday that DePuy willfully violated one of the two patents with its Bala…

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices drops ‘medical devices’ in rebranding

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices has rebranded as Johnson & Johnson MedTech as the unit moves deeper into digital technology.

New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) noted the coming change in its 2022 annual report published last month, saying the switch would take effect in the company’s first fiscal quarter.

That preview was followed by a March 7 announcement of approximately 100 words, mostly attributed to Johnson & Johnson MedTech EVP and Executive Chair Ashley McEvoy.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech EVP and Executive Chair Ashley McEvoy [Photo courtesy of Johnson & Johnson]

“Our business sits at the compelling intersection of medical devices and medical technology, and as the world’s most broadly based medtech company, we are committed to delivering breakthrough scientific innovation and reimagining health in an increasingly digital world,”…

Okay Industries promotes Mario Chaves Jr. to engineering manager 

Mario Chaves Jr., engineering manager at Okay Industries [Image courtesy of Okay Industries]

Okay Industries (New Britain, Conn.) announced today that it has promoted Mario Chaves Jr. to an engineering manager role overseeing its engineering team in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Chaves joined Okay as a machinist about 10 years ago. Over the years, he worked in production control, purchasing, facilities, IT and other areas, becoming an essential member of the strategic management team.

In his new role, he’ll oversee the Alajuela engineering team’s growth and development, and manage its strategy ad budget.

“During the last decade, Mario has been a model for finding new ways to improve our processes and adding new technologies that have allowed us to become more competitive,” said Sean Stowik, Okay’s director of sales and marketing. “He has also created a strong engineering team that has el…

DeepWell Digital Therapeutics launches to develop video games for treating health issues

DeepWell Digital Therapeutics, a video game developer aiming to combine games and health treatments, was unveiled today.

Seattle-based DeepWell aims to create best-in-class gameplay that can simultaneously entertain and deliver, enhance and accelerate treatment for an array of globally pervasive health conditions, according to a news release.

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GE Healthcare to roll out AI-powered Edison Digital Health Platform

GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) today announced plans for its Edison Digital Health Platform.

The news was part of HIMSS 2022 in Orlando, Florida, where GE Healthcare officials described Edison as a vendor-agnostic hosting and data aggregation platform with an integrated AI engine.

The Edison Digital Health Platform could enable health providers to effectively deploy clinical, workflow, analytics and AI tools, according to GE. The platform accelerates app integration by connecting devices and other data sources into an aggregated clinical data layer.

Open and published interfaces on Edison will support the easy deployment of healthcare providers and third-party developers’ applications into existing workflows. In addition, GE Healthcare plans to integrate and deploy its own apps such as Command Center “tiles” onto the Edison Digital Health Platform.

“Edison Digital Health Platform is being designed to enable healthcare systems to have a single platf…