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Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status

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Medtronic plans to study the device in patients with peripheral artery disease below the knee, a historically difficult condition to treat.

Directly affected

  • MDT Medtronic

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ACHC ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC

    GA selected ACHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ASND ASCENDIS PHARMA A/S

    GA selected ASND as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ATYR ATYR PHARMA INC COM NEW

    GA selected ATYR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BBIO BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC

    GA selected BBIO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DVA DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.

    GA selected DVA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GEHC GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES I

    GA selected GEHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Medtronic plans to study the device in patients with peripheral artery disease below the knee, a historically difficult condition to treat.

Source: MedTech Dive

Medtronic (MDT) since “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status,” compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status,” Medtronic (MDT) is +7.46%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +7.85% difference versus the market.

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Disclosure records for Medtronic (MDT) within two months of 1 Oct 2026

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Taiwan Strait, seven days against thirty

Taiwan Strait has 49 linked stories in the last 7 days and 49 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status.” The recent pace is rising.

Who gains and who loses around Medtronic (MDT)

Companies carried with this story

  • MDT Medtronic

    For “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status,” Medtronic (MDT) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names MEDTRONIC PLC in the headline; GA resolved that company to MDT

  • ACHC Acadia Healthcare

    Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Oct 2026 story “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status.” Reason on file: GA selected ACHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S

    In “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status,” Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ASND as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ATYR aTYR PHARMA

    aTYR PHARMA (ATYR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Oct 2026 story “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status.” Reason on file: GA selected ATYR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BBIO BridgeBio Pharma

    In “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status,” BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BBIO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DVA Davita

    For “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status,” Davita (DVA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DVA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies

    For “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status,” GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GEHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

What Taiwan Strait means for Medtronic (MDT)

On 1 Oct 2026, “Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status” is the story that connects Medtronic (MDT) to Taiwan Strait.

For Medtronic (MDT), the reason on file says The reported development directly names MEDTRONIC PLC in the headline; GA resolved that company to MDT

Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected ACHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Medtronic (MDT)

ACHC traded between 26.75 and 32.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 30.20. ASND traded between 219.69 and 240.84 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 229.99. MDT traded between 85.22 and 96.47 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 92.79.

How strong the case is around Medtronic (MDT)

46 out of 100

“Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.