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iRhythm Expands MCT Footprint with VitalConnect Acquisition

Published

10 August 2026

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opportunities

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Healthtech Infrastructure

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United States

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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

iRhythm is acquiring wearable biosensor company VitalConnect for $287.5M to expand its cardiac monitoring platform beyond 14-day patches into mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT) and hospital-to-home care. The acquisition broadens iRhythm's capabilities across multiple cardiac modalities and physiological parameters, targeting faster growth in the growing remote patient monitoring (RPM) market.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

iRhythm's acquisition opens a broader patient monitoring market beyond 14-day patch monitoring. You in cardiac device or software should evaluate how your products fit the expanding expectations for multi-parameter and hospital-to-home monitoring to stay relevant.

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1 source · 10 Aug 2026

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Healthtech Infrastructurecardiac-monitoringwearablesremote-patient-monitoringmctacquisitionrpm