Ep 282 - Why Medtronic is leaning into AI, new technology, and partnerships to expand monitoring reach

In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Medtronic’s Blake Tatum, Vice President of U.S. Commercial for Acute Care & Monitoring, joins Host Tom Salemi to unpack the evolving patient monitoring landscape. Tatum shares how Medtronic is integrating sensors, data, and digital health to support clinicians from the ICU to the home, why partnerships are reshaping the competitive playbook, and how lessons from the pandemic are driving a new focus on accuracy, equity, and connectivity in care delivery.

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Then Salemi and MassDevice editor Chris Newmarker review this week’s MedTech newsmakers including surgical robotics, Abbott, Stryker, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic.

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Chapters

• (00:05:15) - 10 surgical robotics companies you need to know (Go to MassDevice.com to download the report)
• (00:08:09) - Abbott completes Exact Sciences acquisition
• (00:09:37) - Stryker reportedly brings most services affected by cyberattack back online
• (00:11:20) - Boston Scientific has reportedly had pacemaker battery problems for years
• (00:14:01) - Round up of Medtronic News
• (00:21:30) - Keynote interview with Medtronic’s Blake Tatum