Contract Manufacturers Responding to Market Forces are Primed for Growth
We estimate that revenue for the orthopaedic contract manufacturing market reached $5 billion in 2017, +7.6% from 2016. We examine...
Dec 05 2018,
What’s on the Minds of Notified Bodies as EU MDR Deadline Approaches?
Can You Trust E-Signatures From Your Software Package Vendor?
Martin Browning from EduQuest provides insight into the validity of e-signatures from vendors: "Validation must include documentation, or it is...
Dec 04 2018,
FDA Takes Several Steps to Strengthen Medical Device Cybersecurity Program
In order to stay current with the evolving technological landscape and increased insight into cyber threats, FDA recently addressed cybersecurity,...
Dec 04 2018,
Okay Industries Receives Supplier Excellence Award from Medtronic
Okay is one of 13 companies from Medtronic’s supply base of ~48,000 to receive the award....
Dec 04 2018,
gSource Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Certification
The company manufactures instruments for orthopedic procedures, with a focus on spine....
Nov 28 2018,
NAMSA Launches Chinese Website
The new website’s goal is to serve as a resource for Asia-Pacific device sponsors....
Nov 28 2018,
Triangle Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Certification
The company is a contract manufacturer of implants and instruments....
Nov 28 2018,
Nelipak Expands Puerto Rico Operations
Renovations include the addition of a new control room and a Class-8 cleanroom....
Nov 28 2018,
Companies Look to Materials to Provide Innovation, Respond to Trends
Device companies seek to distinguish themselves from competitors by utilizing technologies and selecting materials that are not only cost-efficient, but...
Nov 27 2018,
FDA 510(k) Highlights from 2018: Shoulder and Ankle Joint Replacement Products on Tap
Several of these clearances reflect additions of stemless/short stem, glenoid components and reverse applications, as well as additively-manufactured and porous/porous-coated...
Nov 27 2018,
GEO CART Designed to Address Operating Room, Supply Chain Efficiency
Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics’ GEO CART® is a mobile storage and point-of-sale system that houses 2,000+ sterile-packed instruments and implants that...
Nov 27 2018,
Precision OS: Using Virtual Reality for Surgeon Education, Pre-Operative Planning
“VR’s ability to offer a safe environment to make mistakes is valuable in providing surgeons with building blocks on which...
Nov 27 2018,
Medacta Invests in Personalized Medicine with Acquisition of Swiss Technology Company
Medacta gains access to Balgrist CARD’s MyOsteotomy, a tool for planning/executing complex osteotomy with a patient-specific approach. MyOsteotomy combines 3D...
Nov 27 2018,
WishBone Medical’s Purchase of Red Star: Rare OEM Acquisition of Supplier
In line with the small number of OEM/supplier M&A transactions that have occurred in orthopaedics during the last five years,...
Nov 27 2018,
Professional, Personal Success Linked to Knowing Yourself and Achieving Your Goals
Leveraging decades of training, managerial and life experience, orthopaedic industry veteran G. Bryan Cornwall, Ph.D., PEng, shares the insights that...
Nov 27 2018,