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MedTech Daily Briefing

2026-07-16

Section 1: MedTech Industry News

Vicarious Surgical board proposes dissolving the company
MedTech Dive • July 15, 2026
Abbott’s cancer diagnostics vision: ‘There’s always a hunger to make these tests better’
MedTech Dive • July 15, 2026
J&J misses company expectations for cardiovascular in Q2
MedTech Dive • July 15, 2026
SS Innovations names Sarah Romano as CFO
MedTech Dive • July 15, 2026
Vicarious Surgical’s board wants to shut down and liquidate robotics developer - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 15, 2026
Abbott raises 2026 EPS guidance on Q2 beats - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 16, 2026
Johnson & Johnson MedTech sales grow 4.5% in Street-beating Q2, ups guidance - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 15, 2026
J&J’s DePuy Synthes acquires spine implant maker Expanding Innovations - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 16, 2026
Smith+Nephew unveils Lynx Coblation laryngeal wand - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 15, 2026
FDA issues early alert for certain Resmed Astral ventilators - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 16, 2026
Biotronik to acquire spinal cord stim tech from Soin Neuroscience - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 15, 2026
Fractyl reports most GLP-1 weight loss maintained after single catheter treatment - MassDevice
MassDevice • July 15, 2026
Lilly buys AtaiBeckley for $2.8B upfront to challenge J&J for psychedelic mental health market
Fierce Biotech • July 16, 2026
Vogenx joins the IPO queue to fund phase 2-stage metabolic drug
Fierce Biotech • July 16, 2026
Braveheart aims for freedom with IPO to support Hengrui-licensed cardio asset
Fierce Biotech • July 15, 2026
Big Pharma-backed AdvanCell, flush with $315M series D, ready to put radiotherapy pedal to the metal
Fierce Biotech • July 15, 2026
J&J axes eye disease gene therapy after key phase 2b readout
Fierce Biotech • July 15, 2026
J&J MedTech growth slows again in Q2 as Abiomed weighs on results
Fierce Biotech • July 15, 2026
Medtronic recalls catheter delivery system that may detach and cause death
Fierce Biotech • July 15, 2026
AAIC: Roche ‘very interested’ in testing tau for Alzheimer’s despite focus on phase 3-stage amyloid drug
Fierce Biotech • July 15, 2026
Identiv expands ID-Tiny HF tag portfolio
Medical Design & Outsourcing • July 16, 2026
Designing SaMD for safety and rethinking risk management through system architecture
Medical Design & Outsourcing • July 15, 2026

Section 2: National News — MedTech Relevant

Abbott Boosts 2026 Profit Guidance as Sales Across Business Rise
Bloomberg Markets

Section 3: VC Press Releases

No new VC press releases today.

Section 4: Public Market Roundup — as of July 15, 2026

▲ Top Gainers

HTFL Heartflow +6.90%
XRAY Dentsply Sirona +5.51%
AORT Artivion +5.10%

▼ Top Losers

EW Edwards Lifesciences -3.13%
AVR Anteris -2.91%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson -2.69%

📅 Upcoming Earnings (Next 7 Days)

ABT Abbott Laboratories July 16, 2026
ISRG Intuitive Surgical July 16, 2026
EW Edwards Lifesciences July 23, 2026

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