News and Notes

“Penumbra is a well-established company with an experienced, high-performing team and this acquisition offers Boston Scientific an opportunity to enter new, fast-growing segments within the vascular space,” said Mike Mahoney, chairman and chief executive officer, Boston Scientific

EndoQuest Robotics Inc., a leader in endoluminal robotic surgical technology, today announced new initiatives as part of their collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate NVIDIA IGX Thor, an NVIDIA Blackwell-powered, enterprise-ready platform, into EndoQuest’s next-generation robotic system.

Joint Commission has opened the application period for the 2026 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, presented in partnership with the National Quality Forum (NQF), and the 2026 Bernard J. Tyson Award for Pursuit of Healthcare Equity, presented in partnership with Kaiser Permanente.

Asahi Kasei announced that ZOLL Medical, an Asahi Kasei company, has launched the next-generation LifeVest wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) in the U.S., and completed the U.S. rollout of the most comfortable LifeVest garment ever.

CMR Surgical, a global medical technology company, recently announced its second-generation surgical robotic platform, Versius Plus, has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cholecystectomy procedures.

Johnson & Johnson has submitted the OTTAVA Robotic Surgical System to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an application for De Novo classification.