Foster Delivery Science Offers Custom Radiopaque PEEK Compounds for Orthopedic Implants
Foster Delivery Science now offers custom radiopaque PEEK compounds for use in long term orthopedic implants....
Jun 13 2012,
Forécreu America Moves Into New Facility
Teleflex Medical OEM Expands Popular Force Fiber Line of Sutures
Teleflex Medical OEM − a global leader in high performance suture for the orthopedic market – is pleased to announce...
Jun 11 2012,
PPD Meditech Announces Expansion of Manufacturing Facility
PPD Meditech, a global outsource manufacturer for the orthopedic industry, completed a major facility and capacity expansion in Waterville, Quebec,...
Jun 11 2012,
WHO AM I? Who would I like to be? Engaged? Effective? Inspirational?
The most important job we all face is to manage ourselves. The better job we do of it, the more...
Jun 09 2012,
UHMWPE for Total Joint Arthroplasty: Past, present and future
Total joint arthroplasty involves the replacement of native articulating joints, such as the hip, knee, shoulder and ankle, with artificial...
Jun 09 2012,
Natural Killer Cells Found to Play Important Role in Chondrocyte Rejection
Studies indicate that human Natural Killer (NK) cells, part of the innate immune system, play a key role in rejection...
Jun 09 2012,
The Anatomy of a Warning Letter, Part Two: Excerpts and Response Strategies
This is the second of two articles dealing with the FDA Warning Letter, in which we’ll look at actual letter...
Jun 09 2012,
Gel Could Repair Cartilage Following Debilitating Sports Injuries
Researchers at the University of Sydney are developing an injectable hybrid hydrogel that mimics the behavior of chondrocytes, and could...
Jun 09 2012,
Trademark Searches and Availability Opinions
Branding of products and services is the key to success for almost any medical device company. For example, the NexGen®...
Jun 09 2012,
Wireless Implantable Sensors with No Electrical Connections Enable the Next Generation of Smart Orthopaedic Implants
Smart implants can provide objective information about the progression of healing after orthopaedic surgery. These data can help guide post-operative...
Jun 09 2012,
The Orthopaedic Regulatory and Clinical Affairs Program at Grace College: A Joint Partnership
Grace College shares an address with a $38 billion global industry in Warsaw, Indiana, the orthopaedic capital of the world....
Jun 09 2012,
Strategic Orthopaedic-related 510(k) Update
The following companies recently received strategic FDA 510(k) clearances in the orthopaedic space. For certain companies, this represents a first...
Jun 09 2012,
Spaghetti Highways: Tools of Regenerative Medicine?
Researchers are investigating synthetic nanofilament gels resembling spaghetti that may serve as smart scaffolds for a variety of applications, including...
Jun 09 2012,
“Bone-like” Nanofibrous Scaffold May Spur Osseointegration in Orthopaedic Applications
Researchers are investigating the performance of electrospun polyvinyl alcohol, nano-hydroxyapatite and collagen nanofibers as biomimetic materials for modifying implant surfaces...
Jun 08 2012,
The Dangers of Direct Labor-Based Costing at Orthopaedic Device Manufacturers
As we begin the second decade of the 21st Century – over a quarter-century into the “cost measurement and management...
Jun 08 2012,