How Medtronic’s Neurovascular business is using AI and other new technology to save stroke patients

September 15, 2021

Daniel Volz, the newly named head of Medtronic’s neurovascular business, explains how the company is developing game-changing technologies into devices that will help people who have suffered a stroke or aneurysm.

Martha sees Delta impact lifting soon, talks vaccines, Intersect ENT and patient safety

September 1, 2021

Geoff Martha, chairman and CEO of Medtronic, updates us on Medtronic’s first-quarter performance. Martha reports the Delta variant has had an impact on revenue, but Medtronic forecasts a return to normal soon. 

Why Medtronic opted to go big In spine and cranial with acquisitions of Mazor and Medicrea

August 18, 2021

Jacob Paul, senior vice president and president of Medtronic's cranial and spinal technologies group, explains how the company doubled down on the spinal surgery space by committing to significant acquisitions of robotics and artificial technologies that it believes will advance the level of care for spinal surgery patients.

Learn how Medtronic is moving to mark the Arctic Front family of cardiac cryoablation catheters as a first line treatment for atrial fibrillation

August 4, 2021

In this episode, Rebecca Seidel, president of cardiac ablation solutions, and Dr. Robert Kowal, vice president, medical affairs and CMO of cardiac rhythm and heart failure, detail how Medtronic is targeting atrial fibrillation, a deadly and far-ranging disease, with Artic Front, a delivery of cryoablation therapies.

Sheldon explains how Medtronic and partners work hard to keep connected devices safe and secure

July 21, 2021

Two decades ago, Ann Sheldon was drawn to Medtronic by its mission to create devices that people. Today, Sheldon, vice president of security, heads a team that assumes an increasingly essential mission of protecting those devices – and the patient they help – from outsiders that might want to disrupt their performance.

NeuroMod’s Anderson loops us into closed loop, DBS, spinal cord stim, Vanta and other key advances

July 7, 2021

Dave Anderson, president of the neuromodulation business unit, reports to MedtronicTalks during this episode about the advances in neuromodulation technologies including deep brain and spinal cord stimulation.

How do companies transform? Brett Wall shares lessons learned from past experiences, current leaders

June 30, 2021

In this podcast, Brett Wall, executive vice president and president of Medtronic’s neuroscience portfolio, shares the experiences he’s had working at medtech companies in transformation.

Salmon talks acquisitions, Blackstone, the FDA, and why Medtronic is in diabetes for the long haul

June 15, 2021

Sean Salmon, Executive Vice President and President, Diabetes Operating Unit, says Medtronic’s diabetes unit is reinvigorated by acquisitions, new internally developed products and a partnership with a private equity giant.

CEO Geoff Martha examines first year at the helm, looking at the good, the bad, and the best paths forward.

June 10, 2021

Geoff Martha took the helm of Medtronic just as the world was entering an epic pandemic. But the lockdown didn’t slow down Medtronic’s reorganization, a seismic change to instill a new “Medtronic Mindset.” Learn how!

What is Bob White’s `Big 5’ when hiring? How Medtronic blends performance, patient care into culture

June 2, 2021

In this interview, Bob White, executive vice President and president of Medtronic’s Medical Surgical Portfolio, explains the importance of corporate culture. He also shares his “Big 5” list of qualities he likes to see in potential hires.

How speaking up, listening well and reaching out is creating opportunities for AAPI community

May 26, 2021

In this episode of the MedtronicTalks podcast, Martha Ha, chief privacy officer and chief counsel of corporate governance, and Jon de Csepel, CMO and VP, explain how Medtronic is reaching out to employees of Asia and Pacific Island and helping them to understand how to better work within the corporate culture.

Putting AI in GI with Giovanni Di Napoli

May 19, 2021

New tech, broad pipeline, big markets creating enormous opportunity for Medtronic’s Gastrointestinal business.

From Mazor to Hugo and beyond: Where does Medtronic see opportunities in robotic surgery

May 5, 2021

In this episode, two of the executives leading Medtronic’s push into robotics surgery update listeners on the progress and potential of Medtronic's MAZOR X Stealth and Hugo RAS system platforms.

Earth Day: How Medtronic is taking many steps toward a smaller footprint

April 22, 2021

In this episode of the MedtronicTalks Podcast, host Tom Salemi speaks with two of the principal architects of Medtronic’s move to reduce its impact on the globe.

Organized for success: Where does Medtronic see opportunities and challenges?

April 2021

Geoff Martha and the Medtronic leadership has overseen a significant overhaul of medtech’s largest player. Martha says the company is clearing minor COVID-19 bump and sees an open road for the company to continue to grab share from competitors.

How Medtronic’s respiratory interventions answered the COVID-19 call, the lessons that will guide it going forward

April 20, 2021

A year ago, the emerging pandemic brought Medtronic’s respiratory business front-and-center as demands for ventilators shot up to save the lives of thousands of people hit with COVID-19. In this interview, the first of the MedtronicTalks Podcast Series, Medtronic’s Ariel Mactavish and Dr. John de Csepel detail how Medtronic answered the call in many ways.

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