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The PFA race is heating up. Here’s where the market stands after J&J’s approval. | MedTech Dive

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site_logos['marketingdive'] = { domain: 'marketingdive', site_name: "Marketing Dive", alt_text: "Marketing Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/marketing_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/marketing_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/marketing_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/marketing_black.svg", } }; site_logos['medtechdive'] = { domain: 'medtechdive', site_name: "MedTech Dive", alt_text: "MedTech Dive logo", is_current_site: true, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/medtech_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/medtech_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/medtech_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/medtech_black.svg", } }; site_logos['mobilemarketer'] = { domain: 'mobilemarketer', site_name: "Mobile Marketer", alt_text: "Mobile Marketer logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/mobilemarketer_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/mobilemarketer_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/mobilemarketer_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/mobilemarketer_black.svg", } }; site_logos['multifamilydive'] = { domain: 'multifamilydive', site_name: "Multifamily Dive", alt_text: "Multifamily Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/multifamily_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/multifamily_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/multifamily_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/multifamily_black.svg", } }; site_logos['packagingdive'] = { domain: 'packagingdive', site_name: "Packaging Dive", alt_text: "Packaging Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/packaging_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/packaging_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/packaging_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/packaging_black.svg", } }; site_logos['paymentsdive'] = { domain: 'paymentsdive', site_name: "Payments Dive", alt_text: "Payments Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/payments_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/payments_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/payments_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/payments_black.svg", } }; site_logos['pharmavoice'] = { domain: 'pharmavoice', site_name: "PharmaVoice", alt_text: "PharmaVoice logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/pharmavoice_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/pharmavoice_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/pharmavoice_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/pharmavoice_black.svg", } }; site_logos['proformative'] = { domain: 'proformative', site_name: "Proformative", alt_text: "Proformative logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/proformative_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/proformative_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/proformative_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/proformative_black.svg", } }; site_logos['restaurantdive'] = { domain: 'restaurantdive', site_name: "Restaurant Dive", alt_text: "Restaurant Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/restaurant_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/restaurant_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/restaurant_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/restaurant_black.svg", } }; site_logos['retaildive'] = { domain: 'retaildive', site_name: "Retail Dive", alt_text: "Retail Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/retail_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/retail_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/retail_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/retail_black.svg", } }; site_logos['smartcitiesdive'] = { domain: 'smartcitiesdive', site_name: "Smart Cities Dive", alt_text: "Smart Cities Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smartcities_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smartcities_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smartcities_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smartcities_black.svg", } }; site_logos['socialmediatoday'] = { domain: 'socialmediatoday', site_name: "Social Media Today", alt_text: "Social Media Today logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smt_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smt_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smt_color.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/smt_color.svg", } }; site_logos['supplychaindive'] = { domain: 'supplychaindive', site_name: "Supply Chain Dive", alt_text: "Supply Chain Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/supplychain_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/supplychain_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/supplychain_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/supplychain_black.svg", } }; site_logos['truckingdive'] = { domain: 'truckingdive', site_name: "Trucking Dive", alt_text: "Trucking Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/trucking_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/trucking_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/trucking_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/trucking_black.svg", } }; site_logos['utilitydive'] = { domain: 'utilitydive', site_name: "Utility Dive", alt_text: "Utility Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/utility_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/utility_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/utility_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/utility_black.svg", } }; site_logos['wastedive'] = { domain: 'wastedive', site_name: "Waste Dive", alt_text: "Waste Dive logo", is_current_site: false, white: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/waste_white.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/waste_white.svg", }, black: { png: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/waste_black.png", svg: "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/logo/publications/waste_black.svg", } }; // Get the dive domain and return the dive logo object, or null if it doesn't exist in site_logos function getDivesiteLogoObject(link_url, alt_domain='') { let dive_domain; // Split link URL on 'adurl=' and take what comes after as the ad url const ad_url = decodeURIComponent(link_url.split('adurl=')[1]); // Split on . to get an array of hostname segments const dive_domain_array = new URL(ad_url).hostname.split('.'); // Retrieve the second to last element of the hostname array, which should always be the domain dive_domain = dive_domain_array[dive_domain_array.length - 2] if (alt_domain) { // If alt_domain has been specified, normalize it. i.e. "HR Dive", "http://hrdive.com", etc. => "hrdive" // This will override the link url's domain. dive_domain = alt_domain.replace(/\s+/g, '').replace(/^(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?|\.com.*|\?.*|#.*/gi, '').toLowerCase(); } // Return the site logos object for this domain if it exists, or null if it does not if (site_logos[dive_domain]) { return site_logos[dive_domain]; } else { // Fallback logo const url_prefix = "https://d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net/divesite/responsive_ad_assets/small_logos/"; return { domain: 'industrydive', site_name: 'Industry Dive', alt_text: 'Industry Dive logo', white: { svg: url_prefix + 'industrydive-small-white.svg', png: url_prefix + 'industrydive-small-white.png', }, black: { svg: url_prefix + 'industrydive-small-black.svg', png: url_prefix + 'industrydive-small-black.png', } } } } eventer(messageEvent, function (e) { var key = e.message ? 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Johnson&#x27;s pulsed field ablation system for atrial fibrillation." > </div> <figcaption class="inside_story_caption"> <span class="caption_text"> Johnson &amp; Johnson&#x27;s Varipulse pulsed field ablation platform integrates with its Carto mapping system in a single device. </span> <span class="source_text"> Courtesy of Johnson &amp; Johnson </span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="article-large-12 columns article-wrapper"> <div class="print-wrapper"> <div class=" large medium article-body"> <div class="text-to-speech"> <button class="text-to-speech__button button"> <img class="text-to-speech__button__icon" src="/static/images/audio_icon.svg?482016190122" alt=""/> Listen to the article <span class="text-to-speech__button__audio-length">7 min</span> </button> <div class="text-to-speech__controls"> <audio controls class="js-text-to-speech" preload="none"> <source src="http://res.cloudinary.com/dmgi9movl/video/upload/q_1/v1731993624/news/text_to_speech/PFA-market-Boston-Scientific-Medtronic-JNJ_dkxreb.wav" type="audio/mp3"> </audio> <div class="text-to-speech__controls__text"> This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a href="/contact/">feedback</a>. </div> </div> </div> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Competition in the fast-growing pulsed field ablation (PFA) market has intensified with the arrival of Johnson &amp; Johnson’s Varipulse system and new heart mapping capabilities from Boston Scientific and Medtronic.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>J&amp;J’s </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Johnson-JJ-FDA-approval-Varipulse-PFA/732277/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>U.S. approval this month</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> created a three-way race among the medtech heavyweights for PFA devices to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), an abnormal heart rhythm. Each now also has integrated mapping for doctors to track the heart’s electrical activity during the procedure.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A person with AFib may feel their heart quivering, pounding or skipping beats. 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PFA, which delivers electrical pulses to destroy the cardiac cells causing AFib, also enables faster procedure times.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Less than a year after its U.S. debut, PFA “is quickly becoming the standard of care,” J.P. Morgan analysts wrote last month.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>PFA is already the preferred form of treatment in about a quarter of AFib ablation procedu</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>res, at the expense of cryoablation and radiofrequency energy, according to Stifel analysts.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>J&amp;J, Boston Scientific and Abbott executives described a changing AFib treatment landscape on their third-quarter earnings calls.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On Tuesday, Medtronic is expected to weigh in on early progress launching its second-generation PFA device, Affera, when it reports quarterly results.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Here is where medtech companies stand in the rapidly evolving PFA market:</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h3 class="standard-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>1. Boston Scientific adds mapping</span></span></span></span></span></h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In October, Boston Scientific </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Boston-Scientific-AFib-ablation-mapping-Farapulse/730420/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>unveiled Farawave Nav</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a follow-up to its Farapulse system and the first mapping-integrated PFA catheter to hit the U.S. market. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Farapulse </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/boston-scientific-farapulse-approval-tavr-launch-delay/706199/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>launched in January</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a month </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medtronic-pulsed-field-ablation-FDA-approval/702554/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>after Medtronic’s Pulseselect</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Both companies have </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Boston-Scientific-Q3-earnings/730681/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>seen strong adoption</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for their initial offerings.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Truist Securities in October predicted that by 2026, PFA would comprise about 60% of a global AFib market worth $8.2 billion, with Boston Scientific claiming at least half the share.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Farapulse is driving a “transformative conversion” from radiofrequency and cryoablation thanks to excellent outcomes for patients and efficiencies for providers, Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney said on an October earnings call. Strong procedure volumes helped the company’s electrophysiology sales nearly triple in the third quarter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <div class="hybrid-ad-wrapper show-small hide-large"> <div class="hybrid-ad-inner-wrapper"> <div class="show-small hide-large"> <div data-container-ad-unit-id="/21662595662/medtechdive/medtechdivehybrid2-mobile"></div> <div id="dfp-hybrid2-mobile"> <script> waitToLoadAds.push(function() { googletag.cmd.push(function() { if (window.dfp_visibility == 'mobile' ) { googletag.display('dfp-hybrid2-mobile'); googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function (event) { var adUnitPath = '/21662595662/medtechdive/medtechdivehybrid2'; var onProformative = false; if (onProformative && event.slot.getAdUnitPath() === adUnitPath && !event.isEmpty ) { var adUnitPathWithVisibility = adUnitPath + '-mobile'; var selector = '.pf-comments__ad-wrapper [data-container-ad-unit-id="' + adUnitPathWithVisibility + '"]'; if (!$(selector).closest('.pf-comments__ad-wrapper').hasClass('borders')) { $(selector).closest('.pf-comments__ad-wrapper').addClass('borders') } } }); } }); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hide-small show-large" id="desktop-inline-signup"></div> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Farapulse is approved for people who have episodes of AFib that come and go, called paroxysmal AFib, and don’t respond well to medications. Boston Scientific has its sights on additional patient groups as well.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>One clinical trial underway is studying Farapulse in drug-refractory patients with persistent AFib lasting more than a week. Mahoney expects a label expansion for the indication in the second half of 2025. Boston Scientific is also </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Boston-Scientific-PFA-Farapulse-Avant-Guard-trial-pause/732669/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>evaluating the system as a first-line</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> treatment for persistent AFib. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h3 class="standard-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>2. Medtronic introduces Affera</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Days after Boston Scientific won the nod for Farapulse Nav, Medtronic announced Food and Drug Administration authorization </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medtronic-fda-approval-affera-mapping-ablation/731007/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>for its second PFA device</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, the Affera mapping and ablation system.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Affera is indicated for persistent AFib and is the first catheter to combine mapping and a dual-energy option that allows physicians to switch between PFA and radiofrequency.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Needham analysts called Affera a “considerably more formidable threat to Farapulse” and predicted the device would capture more market share than Medtronic’s Pulseselect system, which is approved to treat both paroxysmal and persistent AFib in drug-refractory patients.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Medtronic has also </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Medtronic-Affera-Sphere-9-feasibility-study-ventricular-tachycardia/729890/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>begun to study Affera</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in patients with ventricular tachycardia, a form of arrhythmia that causes the heart to beat abnormally fast.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h3 class="standard-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>3. J&amp;J joins the PFA race</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>J&amp;J is now set to challenge Medtronic and Boston Scientific in the U.S. after </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Johnson-JJ-FDA-approval-Varipulse-PFA/732277/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>getting the FDA’s go-ahead for Varipulse</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in drug-refractory, paroxysmal patients.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The platform integrates with J&amp;J’s Carto mapping system in a single device. Mapping integration could give J&amp;J an edge, according to J.P. Morgan’s analysts, because many hospitals already have a Carto system.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“J&amp;J’s large existing presence in PFA could help drive share when it comes to market, especially in cases where mapping is needed,” the analysts said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>More than half of competitors’ cases use J&amp;J mapping, said J&amp;J Medtech Chairman Tim Schmid, adding that the company’s $5 billion electrophysiology business is the sector leader.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="show-small hide-large" id="mobile-inline-signup"></div><section class="storylines-carousel-wrapper hide-small show-large" id="desktop-carousel"></section> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“That combination of the 5,500 installed base of Carto system's best-in-class mapping and highly trained mappers, we believe, is a significant advantage and positions us extremely well when PFA comes to market,” Schmid said on an October call.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Beyond Varipulse, J&amp;J expects to develop a range of PFA catheters and has already applied for the CE mark in Europe for a dual-energy device, said Schmid.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h3 class="standard-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>4. Abbott trails rivals</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Abbott, which does not yet have a PFA system on the market, expects to file for FDA approval next year for its Volt device, CEO Robert Ford said on an October call.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>"We're very committed to being able to bring PFA to the market,” Ford said.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Abbott also said last month it </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/abbott-enrolls-pivotal-pfa-study-volt/729575/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>completed enrollment in its Volt U.S. clinical trial</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> ahead of schedule. Enrollment </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.abbottinvestor.com/static-files/7429a42b-4e0b-419b-99ac-0fedd39920df#:~:text=In%20March%2C%20Abbott%20completed%20enrollment,study%20was%20initiated%20in%20April."><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>in the Volt CE mark study</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> was completed earlier this year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Like J&amp;J, Abbott already has a large installed base of mapping systems that the company expects will bolster the appeal of its PFA option. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With open cardiac mapping, Abbott’s electrophysiology business has benefited from the rollout of other PFA systems as procedure volumes rise, Ford said. Still, Abbott’s electrophysiology growth has been shy of the market overall, the CEO noted.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Abbott has maintained that existing </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Abbott-Volt-pulsed-field-ablation-Piorkowski-interview/709020/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>PFA technologies have limitations</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and is betting on a new device design, called “balloon in basket,” </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://abbott.mediaroom.com/2024-10-10-Abbott-Advances-Pulsed-Field-Ablation-Clinical-Studies-and-Launches-New-Technology-to-Support-Advanced-Cardiac-Mapping"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>to improve the procedure</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition to Volt, Abbott is developing a device that can deliver both PFA and radiofrequency energy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="reading-list recommended-reading"> <h3 class="sidebar-box__header reading-list__header">Recommended Reading</h3> <ul class="list-no-bullets"> <li class="reading-list__item"> <a href="https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Johnson-JJ-FDA-approval-Varipulse-PFA/732277/" class="reading-list__link analytics t-article-end-recommended"> J&amp;J wins FDA approval for Varipulse PFA system </a> <span class="label label--soft"> <span class="secondary-label">By <a rel="author" href="/editors/skelly/">Susan Kelly</a> &#8226; </span> <span class="secondary-label">Nov. 7, 2024</span> </span> </li> <li class="reading-list__item"> <a 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