Michael Barbella, Managing Editor02.25.23
New unions, new faces, new tech.
ODT website visitors were intrigued by all things new this past week, favoring news about procurements, personnel, and products. Leading the charge was Arch Medical Solutions Corp.'s acquisition of Bettanini's Custom Manufacturing (BCM), a contract manufacturer of precision-machined components for the surgical robotics, defense, aerospace, and specialized components markets. The newly acquired operation will join Arch Medical Solutions, bolstering Arch as a diversified supplier noted for growth and scale within the medical device contract manufacturing market.
Also driving website traffic was THINK Surgical's appointed of Peter Verrillo as its new chief technology officer. Verillo joins the company after a 10-year tenure at Enhatch, a tech startup he founded in 2012 that developed an ecosystem for patient-specific solutions using artificial intelligence and 3D printing for the orthopedic device industry. Before that, he founded shoulder arthroplasty firm Axiom Orthopaedics, which was acquired by Nexa Orthopedics in 2006. Nexa was, in turn, acquired by Tornier in 2007. After Tornier, Verrillo began his own consulting company specializing in medtech incubation.
New products from PeekMed and Stryker Corp. garnered significant page views, too. PeekMed has launched a web-based automated planning solution for the orthopedic technology market.
The new PeekMed solution is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology. It supports live automatic segmentation of CT scans and X-rays, automatic landmarks detection, and automatic planning. It presents an accurate plan to the surgeon, live, in under 30 seconds. All planning steps are automatic and the surgeon only has to approve them, or perform changes if needed.
Stryker FDA-cleared Q Guidance System with Cranial Guidance Software provides image-based planning and intraoperative guidance to support cranial surgeries. The Q Guidance System for spinal applications was launched in September 2022. The new cranial application is indicated for any medical condition where use of computer-assisted planning and surgery is appropriate and can be used for intraoperative where a reference to a rigid anatomical structure can be identified. It tracks navigated instruments and shows position and orientation of instruments in patient images. The Cranial Guidance Software also features automatic, algorithmic processing and comprehensive guidance data to elevate confidence and surgical ability.
ODT website visitors were intrigued by all things new this past week, favoring news about procurements, personnel, and products. Leading the charge was Arch Medical Solutions Corp.'s acquisition of Bettanini's Custom Manufacturing (BCM), a contract manufacturer of precision-machined components for the surgical robotics, defense, aerospace, and specialized components markets. The newly acquired operation will join Arch Medical Solutions, bolstering Arch as a diversified supplier noted for growth and scale within the medical device contract manufacturing market.
Also driving website traffic was THINK Surgical's appointed of Peter Verrillo as its new chief technology officer. Verillo joins the company after a 10-year tenure at Enhatch, a tech startup he founded in 2012 that developed an ecosystem for patient-specific solutions using artificial intelligence and 3D printing for the orthopedic device industry. Before that, he founded shoulder arthroplasty firm Axiom Orthopaedics, which was acquired by Nexa Orthopedics in 2006. Nexa was, in turn, acquired by Tornier in 2007. After Tornier, Verrillo began his own consulting company specializing in medtech incubation.
New products from PeekMed and Stryker Corp. garnered significant page views, too. PeekMed has launched a web-based automated planning solution for the orthopedic technology market.
The new PeekMed solution is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology. It supports live automatic segmentation of CT scans and X-rays, automatic landmarks detection, and automatic planning. It presents an accurate plan to the surgeon, live, in under 30 seconds. All planning steps are automatic and the surgeon only has to approve them, or perform changes if needed.
Stryker FDA-cleared Q Guidance System with Cranial Guidance Software provides image-based planning and intraoperative guidance to support cranial surgeries. The Q Guidance System for spinal applications was launched in September 2022. The new cranial application is indicated for any medical condition where use of computer-assisted planning and surgery is appropriate and can be used for intraoperative where a reference to a rigid anatomical structure can be identified. It tracks navigated instruments and shows position and orientation of instruments in patient images. The Cranial Guidance Software also features automatic, algorithmic processing and comprehensive guidance data to elevate confidence and surgical ability.