How amazing tech – like Medtronic’s LINQ and beyond – can, will and must change health care

In this episode, MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker talks with Alan Cheng, MD, chief medical officer at Medtronic’s cardiac rhythm management business about the future of medical-grade cardiac monitors like Medtronic LINQ monitors. These tiny devices, placed just under the skin, can collect heart rhythm data and transmit it directly to doctors, like Cheng, who is a practicing electrophysiologist. The LINQ II has a battery life of more than four years. How does its functionality compare to consumer monitors, and can LINQ someday find a role as a health tracking tool sold over the counter? Thank you to Resonetics for sponsoring this podcast episode. To learn more about how Resonetics supports medical device companies, visit: https://shorturl.at/E1wO8 In our FOMO interview, Jim Hammerand, managing editor of medical design and outsourcing, talks with Ken Charhut, CEO of Foldax about that start-ups innovative heart valve polymer and manufacturing process. But we kick things off with this week’s Newmarker’s Newsmakers discussion with Host Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker. *** Enjoy the show? Follow us on YouTube.com/@DeviceTalks to ensure you never miss an episode. Want access to the complete DeviceTalks Podcast Network (DTPN)? Follow us today at https://devicetalks.castos.com/subscribe Chapters (00:04:30) - #5 - Surgical robotics market will double over the rest of the decade(00:07:23) - #4 - CMS adds reimbursement for cardiac ablation in ASCs(00:09:14) - #3 - Former Stryker robotics leader named CEO at Olympus' Swan EndoSurgical robotics play and Stryker promotes Spencer Stiles to president, COO(00:13:49) - #2 - Medtronic gets FDA nod for Hugo surgical robot in urologic procedures(00:16:35) - #1 - Johnson & Johnson MedTech to shift to business unit-led structure in 2026(00:20:18) - Interview with Eric Veit, Vice President, Nitinol Business Development, Resonetics(00:23:15) - FOMO – Ken Charhut, CEO, Foldax(00:33:48) - Keynote interview Alan Cheng, MD, chief medical officer, CRM, Medtronic(00:46:25) - Conclusion - Interview with Eric Veit, Vice President, Nitinol Business Development, Resonetics