2024: Emerging Trends Shaping the Future of Healthcare
In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of technology is driving a transformative shift. As industry navigates these technological frontiers, the collective goal is to enhance patient experiences, streamline processes, and make healthcare more accessible and equitable. This article explores key emerging trends that are not only improving patient engagement but are also set to redefine the future of healthcare.
2024 Predictions for Medical Packaging
What medical packaging trends are most likely to garner attention in 2024? Packaging Digest explored this during a virtual roundtable with industry experts.
Nitinol grips prevent slips in Abbott’s heart valve clips
Nitinol is a key material in the heart valve clips that Abbott designed for its TriClip and MitraClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) systems.
How Abbott created its next-gen RF ablation system
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has generated a great deal of buzz for its potential to reduce complications in procedures for treating atrial fibrillation (AFib). But even as Abbott is developing its Volt PFA system — announcing in January that it kicked off a CE mark clinical trial of Volt — the medtech giant is betting that tried-and-true radiofrequency (RF) ablation can still make a big difference with the right innovations.
Why V-Wave’s heart failure tech is worth $1.7B to Johnson & Johnson
V-Wave CEO Dr. Neal Eigler expressed confidence in Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s ability to quickly and effectively bring V-Wave’s innovative technology to patients. He praised the V-Wave team for achieving this milestone and looks forward to advancing cardiovascular disease prevention, treatment, and cure.
4 Cool Facts About Cold-Chain Packaging
Need-to-know facts about cold-chain packaging sustainability, temperature control, quality preservation, and traceability for life sciences use.
Creating a more efficient, accessible, and patient-centered health system
CitiusTech Senior VP and Market Head, Healthcare Providers, John Squeo, shares five game-changing shifts that will redefine the future of US healthcare and unlock a more streamlined, accessible and patient-centric system.
Advances in 3D Printing Usher in the Next Wave of Orthopedic Casts
ActivArmor’s founder and CEO explains why 3D printing is changing the concept of orthopedics.
Advanced Thermal Solutions in OEM Medical Device Design
Medical Device Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly seeking sophisticated thermal solutions to improve medical device performance. How does the transition from traditional heaters to advanced, layered heater technologies impacts device design?
Sensor Packaging: Critical MEMS Considerations
MEMS sensors offer precision and miniaturization.
What is nitinol and where is it used?
Nitinol is a nearly equiatomic metal alloy of nickel and titanium with unique properties, including superelasticity (also called pseudoelasticity) and shape memory.
Medical Plastics 101: The Crystal-clear Benefits of Polycarbonate
The material’s strength, clarity, and toughness make it an obvious choice for a range of medical device applications.
Plastic Gears Are Enabling Today’s Advanced Applications
Here’s what to consider, whether you’re converting from metal to plastic gears or designing gears for a novel device.
8 Advantages of Machining Your Metal Device
Machining metals is one of the best ways to ensure companies remain competitive in manufacturing.
Bioabsorbable polymers for implantable medical devices: What to know
Bioabsorbable polymers are used for an expanding range of medical devices. Learn more about specific bioabsorbable polymers, their applications, regulatory resources, and common mistakes and pitfalls.
Ask the Expert: Improving Sustainability in Medical Device Manufacturing
Stefano Vicenzetto, Design Systems Engineer at Flex, shares his insights on how Circular Economy principles can be applied within the MedTech industry to reduce environmental impact by shifting away from the linear take, make and waste approach.
5 Tips for Choosing a Reliable Testing Partner for Regulatory Success
Follow these tips when searching for the right third-party testing partner to avoid delays and ensure your product’s smooth journey to market.
How Does Proactive Equipment Maintenance Improve Medical Product Quality?
How Does Proactive Equipment Maintenance Improve Medical Product Quality?
As IUD demand surges, CooperSurgical designs new Paragard placement system
CooperSurgical has launched a new system for easier ins […]
5 tips for meeting new device packaging regulations before it’s too late
Noncompliance with European packaging waste directives mean fines or worse for device makers, so take this expert advice on designing for recyclability with innovative materials, testing and more.
How metal 3D printing is transforming the way surgical tools are made
Application breakthroughs in fields from prosthetics to implants to regenerative medicine owe a lot to recent advances in 3D printing. This technology, also referred to as additive manufacturing, is now able to manage increasingly complex geometries, opening the door to applications such as drug delivery devices and smart surgical tools.
Will Abbott Have a Strong Year for M&A?
During a 4Q23 earnings call, Ford was asked by an analyst about Abbott’s strong balance sheet, which was described as “$20 billion worth of firepower”, and if that would prompt the company to become involved with acquisitions this year.
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