The deal is the fourth major acquisition in the remote monitoring market in the last five weeks after Philips acquired BioTelemetry and Capsule and Hillrom bought Bardy Diagnostics.

New published results demonstrate J&J/Auris’ robotic is safe and effective at diagnosing peripheral pulmonary lesions.

In this week’s podcast, Medtech Insight's managing editor Marion Webb and deputy editor Reed Miller discuss highlights from the recent J.P. Morgan Healthcare and North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) virtual meetings. And London-based reporter Barnaby Pickering profiles start-up CorWave SA, which developed a left ventricular assist device for treating end-stage heart failure.

Medicare now covers transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for both functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation under specific conditions.

Philips will pay $635m for the Massachusetts-based developer of a platform that connects medical devices and electronic medical records in hospitals.

SENZA PDN showed Nevro's HF10 spinal cord stimulation therapy provided sustained relief to patients with painful diabetic neuropathy. Results of a separate trial showed HF10 improved outcomes in patients with non-surgical refractory back pain.