Six Ways to Prevent Supplier Quality Problems
The root cause of defective product from suppliers is often inadequacies of your own supplier controls. The methods described in...
Jun 03 2014,
AdvaMed Names Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo Chairman of the Board
UDI Implementation: What are Your Next Steps?
Creating a playbook or strategic plan is an absolutely necessary step of UDI implementation. The major components of your plan...
Jun 03 2014,
Nelson Laboratories Joins the Orthopedic Discussion on Sterile Packaging Validation at OMTEC 2014
Nelson Laboratories (www.nelsonlabs.com) will showcase sterile packaging validations pertinent to orthopedics at OMTEC® 2014...
May 28 2014,
Kapstone Medical Launches the IP Fit Intellectual Property Initiative
Kapstone Medical launched "IP Fit," a new Intellectual Property initiative developed to help clients orchestrate their IP strategy more efficiently...
May 27 2014,
3D Printed Spinal Implants to be Produced By U.K. Dental Lab
Attenborough Dental in the U.K. plans to transfer its 3D printing technology, currently used to manufacture dental devices, to the...
May 27 2014,
Tegra Medical Expands Sales Efforts through New Agreement with Bunting, Earls & Associates
This agreement will strengthen Tegra Medical's presence in the Midwest by providing technical sales representation....
May 22 2014,
Boston Centerless Now Distributing Carpenter Project 70+ PDB Custom 630 (17Cr-4Ni) Stainless
Boston Centerless announced today that it is the exclusive distributor of Project 70+ PDB Custom 630 (17Cr-4Ni) stainless produced by...
May 20 2014,
J-Pac Medical Grows its Management Team
J-Pac Medical has appointed William (Billy) Morrison as Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and Blake Perkins as Director of Diagnostic...
May 20 2014,
AV&R Rewarded in the 2014 Les Mercuriades Contest
AV&R won in the Exportation and Development of International Markets’ category at the 34th Mercuriades Awards presented by the Fédération...
May 09 2014,
Strategic Orthopaedic-related 510(k) Update
The following companies recently received strategic FDA 510(k) clearances in the orthopaedic space: Arthrosurface, Ellipse Technologies, Extremity Medical, Flower Orthopedics,...
May 07 2014,
Sunshine Act and Beyond: Improving Compliance
A crucial component of the new regulatory environment is adherence to the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, requiring manufacturers to report...
May 07 2014,
The Fallacy of Profit as a Percentage of Sales: Part II
The first issue that needs to be addressed before measuring a company’s cost of capital is how to measure investment....
May 07 2014,
Zoning In with Robert Weigle
Robert Weigle, CEO of Benvenue Medical, discusses the importance of embracing clinical data in bringing the Kiva Vertebral Compression Fracture...
May 07 2014,
Design Controls: A 17-Year Learning Curve
Developing a new device and introducing it into production are very complex tasks. Thorough planning, process control and design controls...
May 07 2014,
Design for Manufacturability: Meeting the Needs of the Missing Customer
Design for manufacturability is an input into the design that may or may not benefit the manufacturing process. As an...
May 07 2014,