Medtronic's first-quarter results are in, and they were ahead of the consensus forecast on Wall Street. Fast Five hosts Sean Whooley and Danielle Kirsh discuss the company's performance, what contributed to its growth and how each segment performed.

Wenzel Spine has received FDA clearance for expanded indications of its primaLOK SP system for spinal fusion procedures. Hear how the system works, what some of the features are and what doctors think about using the device.

Surgical robotics continue to innovate in medtech as Levita Magnetics won FDA clearance for its magnetic-assisted robot. Tune in to discover how the minimally invasive surgical platform works and how surgeons can benefit from using it.

Philips issued an urgent field safety notice for some of its imaging systems due to an issue that could lead to unintended radiation. Whooley shares the details of the issue, which systems are affected and what potential outcomes could arise if not addressed.

Personnel changes within the industry continue and today's episode covers a pretty big move – Zimmer Biomet's CEO is leaving the company to join another big player in medtech. Find out where he is going, as well as some of his accomplishments at ZB in today's episode. Also, hear who is taking over as CEO at Zimmer Biomet, as well as some other executive changes within ZB and 3M.

Check out the show notes for links to the stories we discussed today at MassDevice.com/podcast.

Zimmer Biomet CEO leaves for another medtech company, Medtronic's Q1 results

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Zimmer Biomet CEO leaves for another medtech company, Medtronic's Q1 results

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