Orthopedic Design & Technology Magazine
January/February 2021
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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.02.08.21
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The Total Package: Packaging and Sterilization for Orthopedics
Compatibility between product packaging and sterilization is essential for timely market launches, quality, and patient safety.02.08.21
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Helping Nature Take Its Course: A Biologics Breakdown
Examining the technologies designed to help the body heal itself following orthopedic and spinal surgery.02.08.21
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Regulatory PerspectivesAn FDA Regulatory Perspective on Bone GraftsThere are various bone grafts with different composition, source, mechanical strength, and functional biological mechanisms.02.08.21
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Orthopedic InsightsBuilding a More Transparent Healthcare Supply Chain with UDIThe FDA’s 2013 Unique Device Identification (UDI) Rule sets specific requirements for medical device labeling to improve traceability and patient safety.02.08.21
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Best PracticesPandemic-Level Playing Field: How COVID-19 Made Space for ProgressPandemic restrictions may have diminished certain advantages large companies hold over small and mid-sized competitors.02.08.21
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Market SnapshotRethink Your Orthopedic ASC Strategy, Part 1ASCs have adopted a strategy to focus on predictable, low-risk procedures with lower complication rates in an out-of-hospital setting.02.08.21
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ColumnsTips for Reigniting Your MDR/IVDR PreparationTo get the MDR/IVDR preparation ball rolling again, here are four processes to help refocus on achieving compliance with the updated regulations.02.08.21
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The Last WordStriving to Attain a Gain on the PainA growing number of orthopedic patients are wrestling with fear, perhaps fueled in part by variant virus strains believed to be more contagious.02.08.21
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EditorialDusting Off the Hidden GemsAn update on the previously identified orthopedic 'diamonds in the rough' companies.02.08.21
