Features
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Materials
Material Innovations Provide Solutions for New Orthopedic Products
Material advancements enable new opportunities for orthopedic device makers.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 11.17.21
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Extremities
Extremities Devices Create Challenges and Opportunities for Manufacturers
An examination of the fragmented, high-growth extremity orthopedics market.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 11.17.21
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Pandemic Creates Conditions for Buying Bonanza—2021 Year in Review
2021 offered a strong rebound in M&A activity in medtech, fueled by a record high of nearly $500 billion in financial firepower.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 11.17.21
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CMS Creates Reimbursement Quagmire for ASCs—2021 Year in Review
CMS proposed reversing a three-year phaseout of its inpatient-only (IPO) service list.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 11.17.21
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Supply Chain
Supply Chain Struggles Plague Orthopedic Manufacturers—2021 Year in Review
Rising infections in Asia this past spring exacerbated shipping delays at southern China ports.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 11.17.21
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MDR Finally Arrives, but Challenges Follow—2021 Year in Review
Resolving these challenges is critical to ensuring the MDR ship remains aloft and capable of fostering product innovation.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 11.17.21
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Machining & Tooling
Modernizing Machining Through Material and Technology Advancements
The traditional process gains new capabilities through advancing technologies, digital solutions, and modern materials.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 09.14.21
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Biocompatibility & Testing
Testing Today’s Orthopedic Devices: A Roundtable Discussion
Besides performance, orthopedic implants must be assessed for their integration and functionality with other product components.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 09.14.21
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Spine/Neurology
Spinal Orthopedic Innovations 2021: Back to the Future
Examining the technologies that help make spine surgery safer, more efficient, and more reproducible.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 09.14.21
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MIS/Robotics
Orthopedic’s Moves Toward Minimally Invasive
Procedures that are less invasive than more traditional surgeries are appealing for a number of beneficial factors they offer.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 08.17.21
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Revisiting Five Years of ODT Emerging Companies
A five-year checkup on the orthopedic companies making their way into specialized markets.Sean Fenske, Michael Barbella, & Sam Brusco, ODT Editors 08.17.21
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg.
Successfully Onboarding Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing
Validating titanium alloy Ti64 for additive manufacturing of orthopedic devices to accelerate technology adoption.Jeph Ruppert and Steve Ward, 3D Systems 05.17.21
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Coatings/Surface Modification
Surface Treatments and Coatings Add a Layer of Value
A roundtable discussion between experts in the field of orthopedic device surface modification and coating technologies and services.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.17.21
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Machining & Tooling
Additive Manufacturing Aids in Implant Manufacturing
3D printing technologies are growing in use for orthopedic implants, but have not yet bypassed the traditional fabrication techniques.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 05.17.21
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Spine/Neurology
Pediatric Orthopedics Need a Minor Adjustment
Despite a rise in pediatric orthopedic innovation, children remain a largely neglected and underserved patient population.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.17.21
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Design
Development Options: Orthopedic Device Design
New materials, machines, techniques, and technologies create new design opportunities for medical device manufacturers.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 03.16.21
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MIS/Robotics
I, Surgical Robot
Robotic-assisted orthopedic surgical technologies begin a promising resurgence following a year of stunted growth.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 03.16.21
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg.
Printer-Friendly: An Additive Manufacturing Update
Advances in design software and materials is improving both additively manufactured implants and patient outcomes.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 03.16.21
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Instruments
Instrumentation Innovations: A Review of Instrument Manufacturing
Manufacturing today’s surgical instruments is a challenging process and more orthopedic firms are seeking assistance from partners.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 02.08.21
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Packaging & Sterilization
The Total Package: Packaging and Sterilization for Orthopedics
Compatibility between product packaging and sterilization is essential for timely market launches, quality, and patient safety.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 02.08.21
