It’s the size of a vitamin, but it’s a pacemaker. It’s a tiny wireless machine, but it can listen, syncing up your heartbeat based on the blood flow vibrations it hears. Technology is understanding and unlocking the world’s most complex operating system — the human body. By using tools like artificial intelligence (AI), robotic-assisted surgery, data analytics, and predictive modeling, we are personalizing care to make health tech more efficient, accessible, and equitable.

Our intelligent endoscopy system uses AI to scan every image taken during a colonoscopy in milliseconds and alerts physicians to the presence of lesions — including small, flat polyps that can easily go undetected by the human eye. Designed to be a powerful tool in the early detection of colorectal cancer, the system relies on highly effective algorithms to sort through tremendous amounts of data for insight-driven care.

For patients coping with challenging medical conditions, needing to spend less time focused on healthcare is important. That’s why we developed a sacral neuromodulation system for incontinence to last for 15 years, giving patients more time between surgeries. The system includes technology that allows a patient to have an MRI scan with the device and access to a smart patient programmer so they can adjust their therapy without having to go to a doctor’s office.

To help create the most effective technology for patients, our engineers build “digital twins,” virtual representations of devices to predict how they will respond in the human body. Combining computer models and real-world data paves the way for personalized medicine.

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When ordinary is extraordinary

When it comes to caring for people, innovation alone is not enough. Medtronic creates healthcare solutions that have real-world impact, helping patients return to their regular activities. Like a pain management therapy that allowed a grandmother to reclaim her active lifestyle. And an AFib treatment that helped get a former bodybuilder off the sidelines. Or a timely stroke treatment that had a significant impact on one young mother’s life.

Robotics for smarter surgery

Already, robots help deliver our packages and clean our homes. Now they’re also giving patients more options than ever. While they don’t replace the expertise of surgeons, our robotic-assisted surgery technologies are designed to provide unparalleled access and precision in complex spine and cranial procedures and minimally invasive soft-tissue surgeries.

Combining robotic-assisted surgery with next-generation computing, visualization, and artificial intelligence may give clinicians a new way to deliver more predictable, standardized — yet personalized — care. By using our new surgical video and data platform, clinicians can record, store, and analyze procedures. So every surgery can be a learning opportunity to improve outcomes.

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Opening new frontiers

“The benefit to patients is enormous because robotic-assisted procedures are so precise,” says Rajit Kamal, vice president and general manager of Robotic Surgical Technologies within the Surgical business at Medtronic. In December 2025, the Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery system received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for select soft-tissue procedures. This signals a new era in robotic surgery — modular, data-driven, and accessible.

 

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Boldly searching for solutions

Predicting the future is hard. But we can tell you this: Medtronic technologies transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. And counting. Our engineers and scientists work in relentless pursuit of solutions that improve lives, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, surgical robotics, and miniaturization. We may not know what the future holds, but we are boldly attacking the most challenging health problems facing humanity, searching out and finding solutions.

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