Industry Insights

Abbott received CE Mark in Europe for the TactiFlex Duo Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Following the new approval, the first successful commercial cases using TactiFlex Duo in the European Union were completed this week.

Patients are now able to schedule certain elective surgeries and procedures at Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus on Saturdays.

Sodexo, a leading provider in high-quality dining and facilities management solutions, is expanding its contract with longtime partner Adventist Health to serve as the health system’s environmental services partner at 15 new sites in California, Hawaii and Oregon. The expansion brings the total number of sites operated to 26, with plans to add more than 400 employees as the contract grows to $70 million. The contract is effective Jan. 1, 2026, continuing a relationship between the two entities that began 23 years ago.

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in healthcare top the 2026 list of the most significant health technology hazards. The report is prepared annually by ECRI, an independent, nonpartisan patient safety organization.

Able Medical Devices, an innovator and the first company to introduce a PEEK rigid fixation system for sternal closure, it will showcase its latest sternal closure solutions at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to a news release.

“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