The Joint Surgeon’s Wish List
In the Knowledge Pod at OMTEC 2017, Dr. Dietz, a joint surgeon, shared his take on challenges with patient care...
Aug 08 2017,
COVID-19: Orthopedic Procedure Deferrals Will Lead to Revenue Declines
Entrepreneurial Engineering: Start with the Problem
Entrepreneurial engineers look beyond the obvious to see the bigger picture. So often, it’s less valuable to take problems at...
Aug 08 2017,
Design Validation: More than Just User Testing
EduQuest, a global team of FDA compliance experts, answers industry’s pressing questions. In this round, Denise Dion, Vice President of...
Aug 07 2017,
Value Analysis Committees: Develop Your Own
The influence of hospital VACs has created a market access risk that you must consider when assessing new technologies—before product...
Aug 07 2017,
Trauma and Spine Gain New Players with First 510(k)s in 1H17
In 1H17, 23 orthopaedic companies from 11 countries received their first 510(k), according to our scan of FDA’s database. Nine...
Aug 07 2017,
Improve Your Performance With These Tips
What's your single most significant professional challenge, right now? We posed that question in an OMTEC attendee survey, and just...
Aug 04 2017,
Nail Your Next Interview
Applicants have the upper hand in today’s job market due to the large number of open positions and state of...
Aug 04 2017,
Orthopaedics’ Talent Gap: Working to Fill the Manufacturing Void
The collective brain power and skill set of the individuals within a company make that business successful. The orthopaedic industry...
Aug 04 2017,
ConMed Acquires MedShape’s ACL System to Boost Arthroscopy Portfolio
Revamped marketing and R&D priorities, product launches, recent licensing agreements and now, an acquisition and portfolio expansion with the ExoShape...
Jul 27 2017,
Orchid Design Appoints New Director of Engineering
Mr. Brandon Beckendorf now serves as Director of Engineering for the Shelton, Connecticut design center....
Jul 26 2017,
Spine Fusion Stimulated by Sugar-Coated Nanomaterial
Northwestern University scientists found that nanomaterial coated in sugar molecules can stimulate bone regeneration in spinal fusion....
Jul 26 2017,
Vested Metals Welcomes New Director of Business Development
Mr. Greg Davis joins the company bringing prior experience from Tecomet, Vulcanium Metals and Medtronic....
Jul 26 2017,
Lucideon Bolsters Team to Develop New Antibacterial Materials
Lucideon has welcomed five students from the HyMedPoly program to research drug-free antibacterial hybrid biopolymers for medical applications. ...
Jul 26 2017,
Avalign Technologies Acquires Thortex, Millennium Surgical
Once more, Avalign increases the scale and diversity of services and technologies with strategic acquisitions....
Jul 25 2017,
Hip and Spine: New Players Receive FDA 510(k)s
Of the 56 orthopaedic-related 510(k)s that FDA released in June, we share observations and insights on two total hips, one...
Jul 24 2017,