Welcome, MedTech Professionals.

W14 Edition of The MedTech AI Monitor

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Hey there,

This week we are talking clinical practice and decision making, AI digital twins, and Boston Scientific acquiring the remaining stake of Bolt Medical.

Have a great rest of your week!

Greg Matson

1. A Tech CMO on Reimagining Clinical Practice and How AI is Transforming Care

Dr. Eve Cunningham, new Chief Medical Officer at Cadence and former virtual care leader at Providence, is championing a shift toward AI-powered, remote, and team-based care to build a more sustainable, patient-centered healthcare system. With over 20 years in health system leadership, she believes traditional, episodic care models are failing to manage chronic disease and meet rising demand. Cunningham sees virtual care and AI as vital for expanding access, reducing clinician burnout, and improving outcomes especially in underserved areas. She stresses that AI must support, not replace, clinicians, and that successful transformation requires ethical implementation and cross-sector collaboration. [Link]​

2. ‘Great Promise’ For AI-assisted Clinical Decision-Making

This report highlights the significant promise of AI in enhancing clinical decision-making by improving disease diagnosis and treatment planning. AI, especially in the form of computer vision, helps radiologists interpret scans more accurately, detecting abnormalities even in complex cases like dense breast tissue. Tools like Bayer’s Calantic Digital Solution and Valar Labs’ Vesta exemplify how AI aids both diagnosis and therapy selection. Vesta, for instance, analyzes pathology slides to predict patient response to cancer treatment. The report emphasizes that AI not only boosts diagnostic consistency but also identifies incidental findings that clinicians might miss, ultimately supporting better patient outcomes and more informed medical decisions. [Link]​

3. FDA Clears Vent Creativity’s Software For Knee Arthroplasty Procedures

The FDA has cleared Vent Creativity’s Hermes Knee, an AI-powered software built on the Minerva platform, for planning total and partial knee arthroplasty procedures. Using deep learning, Hermes Knee generates surgical plans across various alignment techniques and enables radiologists and surgeons to visualize patient-specific bone structures in a patented “point cloud” format. The cloud-based system allows pre-surgical evaluation, annotation, and report generation for outcomes analysis and documentation. Initially focused on CT-based planning in the U.S., Hermes Knee represents Vent’s broader push into digital-twin technology for personalized surgical workflows. [Link]​

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​​🗞️ In Other News

• ​Behavioral health roundup: AI helps predict risk, boost patient experience​
• ​Staff Cuts At CDRH Focus On Administrative Workers, Spare Reviewers​
• ​Global Medtech Guidance Tracker: March 2025​
• ​SynCardia artificial heart maker Picard Medical plans to go public​
• ​FDA clears Bolt Medical’s IVL system, backing Boston Scientific’s $664m buyout​

The views and opinions expressed in this email are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with their own legal counsel regarding any specific legal questions or issues related to the topics discussed.