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By Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer | March 22, 2017 - Changing FDA guidance and new technologies make device testing a challenging proposition for medtech OEMs As markets expand and orthopedic products become more complex with miniaturized geometries, advanced materials, and multiple uses in or on the body, there has never been a greater need for
By Sam Brusco, Associate Editor | March 22, 2017 - Orthopedic materials are challenged to migrate away from metal while retaining metallic strength Graphene—the two-dimensional allotrope of carbon taking the form of a two-dimensional, atomic scale hexagonal lattice in which one atom forms each vertex—was discovered by University of Manchester scientists in 2004. Or, rather,
Posted in Voice of Industry | December 07, 2016 | Comments (0) Tags: device company, oem, additive manufacturing By: BONEZONE Talk of the promise of additive manufacturing and 3D printing often centers on aspects of cost, speed, advanced designs, clinical outcomes. With any technology used in our highly-regulated, patient-facing industry, quality—of the process, of the
By Charlene Frizzera, President, CF Health Advisors | December 14, 2016 Former CMS acting administrator expects some of the federal power in healthcare to dissolve under the new administration. One of president-elect Donald Trump’s core campaign promises was the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), so it is only natural that executives, providers, payers
Five years ago, would joint recon folks anticipate that hospital solutions would account for nearly as many launches as devices would, in one year? A shifted focus to delivery of care seems to be the way to tweak hip and knee lines, now. In reviewing 2016 joint recon segment launches, three themes stood out: the
Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N) has won U.S. antitrust approval for its proposed $25 billion acquisition of medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc STJ.N, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. Abbott agreed to divest two medical devices used in cardiovascular procedures to resolve FTC concerns the acquisition would stifle competition, the commission
3D printed Ti6Al4V implant surface promotes bone maturation and retains a higher density of less aged osteocytes at the bone-implant interface. For load-bearing orthopaedic applications, metal implants having an interconnected pore structure exhibit the potential to facilitate bone ingrowth and the possibility for reducing the stiffness mismatch between the implant and bone, thus eliminating stress-shielding
By Mary Rechtoris | October 31, 2016 Tegra Medical will become an SFS company and will continue usual operations under the Tegra Medical brand, with headquarters still located in Franklin, Mass. As the medical device marketplace evolves to support more outsourcing to contract manufacturers, this acquisition positions Tegra Medical to more easily grow along with
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