This week, FDA announced plans for cybersecurity and meetings to discuss orthopedic device safety and radiological devices. ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette insist that the FDA to divulge more information about the ongoing Philips recalls. SetPoint is trying to treat Crohn's disease with its vagus nerve stimulator. ITC delayed the Apple Watch patent case again.

In this month’s Digital Health Roundup, Medtech Insight’s Reed Miller talks about Biotronik’s and AliveCor’s partnership, Marion Webb profiles three agetech companies, and Barnaby Pickering talks Swiss medtech awards and smart hospitals.

The companies will connect Biotronik’s implantable cardiac monitors with AliveCor’s personal electrocardiogram system to give physicians a more complete picture of their patients’ cardiac data.

The company reportedly abused an employee training program by funneling payments to favored physicians to encourage them to use Biotronik products.