Orthopedic Design & Technology Magazine
September/October 2021
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Modernizing Machining Through Material and Technology Advancements
The traditional process gains new capabilities through advancing technologies, digital solutions, and modern materials.09.14.21
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Testing Today’s Orthopedic Devices: A Roundtable Discussion
Besides performance, orthopedic implants must be assessed for their integration and functionality with other product components.09.14.21
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Spinal Orthopedic Innovations 2021: Back to the Future
Examining the technologies that help make spine surgery safer, more efficient, and more reproducible.09.14.21
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Patent LawMedical Device IP Strategy, Part II: Creating a Patent Strategy to Mitigate RiskU.S. patent law establishes the right of a patent owner to prevent others from making, using, selling, offering for sale a product claimed in a valid patent.09.14.21
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Orthopedic InsightsDisinfectant Efficacy Testing: How Limiting Bioburden Keeps You CompliantMedical devices are only effective if they can perform their intended functions safely, and safe performance starts with reducing bioburden.09.14.21
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Best Practices3D Printing as Art TherapyIt’s a new-tech take on art therapy and art psychotherapy, which are both elements of the support Westwood Prep offers its students.09.14.21
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Market SnapshotBone Cancer: The Global Burden and Medtech OpportunityThere are so many medical devices critical to the treatment of cancer.09.14.21
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The Last WordA Better Surgical Suture: A Development StoryThe EasyWhip is indicated for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissues, including the use of allograft tissue for orthopedic surgeries.09.14.21
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EditorialCMS Changes Create Uncertainty for ASCs, Orthopedics, and PatientsThe flip-flop by CMS on the elimination of the Inpatient Only list has created questions regarding what procedures will be available where.09.14.21
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ColumnsManaging a Global Medtech Business Amid International Travel ChallengesTravel restrictions have made it difficult for C-Suite executives to manage a global medical technology business.09.14.21
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ColumnsAutomated Data Analysis: Making the CaseShifting to automated data analysis for process qualification activities can improve the effort for manufacturers and their customers in several ways.09.14.21
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Regulatory PerspectivesThe New U.K. Conformity Assessment: 10 Checklist ItemsThis new divergence between EU and U.K. requirements also means different rules apply to Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland.09.14.21
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Regulatory PerspectivesEarly Regulatory Strategy: Streamlining the Path to MarketPlanning for a regulatory submission entails consideration of numerous requirements beyond simply the content and required elements of the application.09.14.21
