Risk Management Means So Much More than EU Medical Device Regulation Compliance
Medical device companies can employ risk management for better project execution, better clinical and field experiences, and improved profitability, says product development expert Perry Parendo……
New Sterilization Technology Offers an Alternative to EtO
Phiex Technologies’s self-sterilizing materials aim to be a cost-effective and environmentally safe solution for manufacturers seeking ways to minimize disruptions or delays in their supply chains because of anticipated additional closures of EtO sterilization facilities……
Can Vagus Nerve Stimulation Treat Stroke?
New stroke therapy device expands discussion of what is ‘meaningful’ recovery……
Osseosurface Electronics Capture Real-Time Bone Data
Made of calcium phosphate ceramics, the sensors grow into the bone and can provide ongoing bone health data……
Could winged microchips monitor for airborne disease?
Northwestern University engineers have created what they claim are the smallest-ever human-made flying structures — winged microchips that could monitor the air for disease and pollution……
Robotic Surgery: Who Will Be the Next Top Dog?
The competitive stakes in robotic surgery have never been higher as medical device companies try to disrupt the market that Intuitive Surgical pioneered more than two decades ago……
Can AI Be Used to Predict Who Will Develop Dementia?
The study was published in the JAMA Network Open and funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK……
Can Repetitive Handling Contaminate Sterile Packaging?
MD&M East speakers from the Kilmer innovations in Packaging Repetitive Handling Team shared the results from their recent study……
Biggest Medtech Wins in 2021
As another incredibly challenging year comes to a close, we celebrate the medical device sectors, technologies, and trends that became silver linings in 2021……
Medtronic Hugo Gets a Green Light in Canada
The Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system now has a Health Canada license for use in urologic and gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, which make up about half of all robotic procedures performed today……
