Top Tools to Qualify Suppliers
One weak link can prevent the best outcome from occurring....
Jan 11 2017,
Competitive Landscape
How Often Should You Audit Your Suppliers?
EduQuest, a global team of FDA compliance experts, answers industry’s pressing questions. In this round, the experts offer Supplier Auditing...
Jan 10 2017,
A Watchful Eye on Device Performance can Decrease Postmarket Surveillance Burdens
Our global industry requires companies to develop harmonized postmarket surveillance systems that minimize inconsistencies in our understanding of product lifecycle...
Jan 10 2017,
Revisiting Predictions: Orthobiologics, Payors and ASCs
Robert S. Bray, Jr., M.D., revisits predictions from his OMTEC 2014 keynote–talking sustainable medicine, orthobiologics, care delivery and what can...
Dec 07 2016,
One Answer to Your Postmarket Challenge: Planning
Planning goes a long way in moving from premarket to postmarket data collection. Vicki Anastasi, an OMTEC 2016 speaker, suggests...
Dec 07 2016,
2016: The Year in Products and Services
What are you working on for 2017? How do your daily tasks align with overall growth objectives? We look forward...
Dec 07 2016,
What Should Your Supply Chain Look Like in Five Years?
The supply chain has undergone greater scrutiny as stakeholders question how to find efficiency in process and spend. What changes...
Nov 22 2016,
Building Your Bridge to the Island of ISO 13485:2016
Medical device companies have until March 1, 2019 to update their quality management systems to the ISO 13485:2016 standard. The...
Nov 22 2016,
NASS Recap 2016
In 2015, it was interbody cages, sacroiliac joints, artificial discs and robotics. This year, enabling technologies of all kinds generated...
Nov 09 2016,
Clinical Data: A Snapshot of Recent Announcements
Your surgeon and hospital customers will continue to demand clinical and economic data, no matter the type of implant or...
Nov 09 2016,
Spine Company 510(k)s from 1H16
Not all spine companies attend NASS! Get to know ten recipients of their first FDA 510(k) clearances to see what...
Oct 10 2016,
Class II Design Problem Solved with Simulation
Many articles generalize design controls, but few provide direct application. This article offers a broad overview for engineers and their managers...
Oct 07 2016,
Five Questions with Dr. Christopher Bono, NASS President
In preparation for NASS, we spoke with Executive Director and CEO Eric Muehlbauer and Christopher M. Bono, M.D., President of...
Oct 07 2016,
Stryker to Acquire Instratek
Instratek markets staple and hammertoe implants and instrumentation for foot, ankle and upper extremity procedures. The transaction is expected to...
Sep 21 2016,
NASS Preview: Growing Spine – International Markets, MIS and Product Portfolios
In speaking with Eric Muehlbauer, Executive Director and CEO of NASS about the Society's priorities, as well as where the...
Sep 21 2016,