
(Clockwise from top left) Edwards’ Evoque, Smith+Nephew Cori surgical system, Medtronic Symplicity Spyral, Medtronic MiniMed 780G [Images courtesy of the companies]
Each year, the Galien Foundation recognizes global innovators in the digital health, medical technology and startup categories. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Galien Foundation and Business France, recognizing some of the most innovative medical devices in the world.
“Healthcare innovation is a global endeavor, and we are thrilled to celebrate ten years of partnering with The Galien Foundation. Together, we award excellence in life sciences and biopharmaceuticals while fostering relationships between startups, potential collaborators and investors,” said Frederic Rossi, CEO Business France North America.
The winners will be announced at a later date during the Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Here are the nominees for the most innovative medical devices of 2024:
Company | Device |
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Abbott | Aveir dual chamber (DR) leadless pacemaker system |
Abbott | TriClip G4 system. Treatment of tricuspid regurgitation |
Alcon | Vivity extended vision IOL |
Alcon | Total 30 soft contact lenses |
Bausch + Lomb | Xipere |
Body Vision Medical LTD. | LungVision |
Boston Scientific | Eluvia drug-eluting vascular stent system |
Boston Scientific | SpaceOAR VUE hydrogel |
Butterfly Network | Butterfly iQ3 handheld ultrasound system |
Edwards Lifesciences | Edwards Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement system |
Edwards Lifesciences | Edwards Sapien 3 transcatheter pulmonary valve system with Alterra adaptive prestent |
Edwards Lifesciences | Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia transcatheter aortic heart valve |
Endologix | Detour system |
Guardant Health | Guardant360 CDx |
HistoSonics | Edison histotripsy system |
Impel Pharmaceuticals | Trudhesa |
Impulse Dynamics | Optimizer Smart Mini system |
LifeVac | LifeVac |
Medtronic | Inceptiv SCS |
Medtronic | MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system |
Medtronic | Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system |
Olympus America | BF-UC190F endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) vronchoscope |
Organon | The Jada system |
Outset Medical | Tablo hemodialysis system |
Polarean | XenoView HPX system |
RefleXion Medical | RefleXion X1 with Scintix biology-guided radiotherapy |
Smith+Nephew | Cori surgical system |
Standard Bariatrics | Titan SGS |
Terumo Aortic | Thoraflex Hybrid |
Of the 29 nominees, 22 devices are repeat nominees from previous years. However, the medical device that are new to the list this year range from technologies like tricuspid valves to renal denervation systems.
Here are the newest nominees for most innovative medical devices of 2024, according to the Galien Foundation (and check out the 2023 list of most innovative medtech devices here):
Butterfly Network: Butterfly iQ3 handheld ultrasound system

Butterfly iQ3 [Image courtesy of Butterfly Network]
Edwards Lifesciences: Edwards Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement system

Evoque tricuspid valve [Image courtesy of Edwards Lifesciences]
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Medtronic: Inceptiv spinal cord stimulation system

Inceptiv SCS [Image courtesy of Medtronic]
Medtronic: MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system

Medtronic’s MiniMed 780G system [Image courtesy of Medtronic]
Drug Delivery Business News story: How Medtronic developed its latest automated insulin delivery systems
Also on DDBN: Medtronic is raising the bar on outcomes with MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system
Medtronic: Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation System

Symplicty Spyral renal denervation (RDN) catheter [Image courtesy of Medtronic]
MDO story: What Medtronic learned on its long road to RDN approval
RefleXion Medical: RefleXion X1 with Scintix biology-guided radiotherapy

RefleXion X1 system [Image courtesy of RefleXion]
Get more information from RefleXion >>
Smith+Nephew: Cori surgical system

The Cori system includes a handheld cutting tool that has a robotic feature that automatically halts the spinning of the tool’s burr if it’s outside a digitally “painted” area. [Image from Smith+Nephew]
Read more about the Cori system >>
Here’s what MDO wrote about Cori in 2020: Smith+Nephew is taking the road less traveled with its ortho surgical robotics