Manufacturing

Software & Quality | Spine/Neurology | Trauma/Sports

Brainlab's Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation Software Recalled Over Misinterpretation Risk

Brainlab is recalling the Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation Software due to the potential for incorrect information to display during surgery.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration 04.16.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Tooling | MIS/Robotics | Spine/Neurology

MW Industries Acquires Marox and Sussex Wire

Both companies are suppliers of tight-tolerance, mission-critical components used in medical device, aerospace, and industrial applications.

MW Industries Inc. 04.15.19

Imaging | Software & Quality

FDA OKs Scientific Analytics' Computer-Vision-Powered Motion Analysis Technology

The company also formed a strategic collaboration with Hospital for Special Surgery, which has been ranked #1 in orthopedics for the past 9 years.

PR Newswire 04.04.19

Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Tooling

The Jordan Company Acquires ARCH Global Precision

Divested firm is focused on manufacturing precision cutting tools, precision machined industrial components, and medical implants and instruments.

ARCH Global Precision 04.01.19

Biocompatibility & Testing | Machining & Tooling

New Technique Reduces Latency Between Machining and Measurement

The technique calculates how long it takes for a component's temperature to be stabilized so that it can safely be measured by a coordinate measuring machine.

University of Huddersfield 03.29.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Design | Prototyping

Additive Manufacturing: A Tool for Driving Innovation

Production applications for additive manufacturing are growing, but there are considerations to keep in mind.

Tom Fripp, Founder and Managing Director, Addition Design & Research 03.29.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Design | Prototyping

Does 3D Printing Add Value in Orthopedics?

The technology has matured beyond prototyping and is ready to offer unique benefits to orthopedic device manufacturers.

Christopher M. Yakacki, Ph.D., Samuel T. Mills and R. Dana Carpenter, Ph.D., The University of Colorado Denver 03.29.19

Laser Processing | Machining & Tooling

Light Processing: Lasers Offer Advantages to Orthopedic Technology Manufacturers

Lasers have been used for machining and other orthopedic applications for some time, but new capabilities now enable even greater benefits.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 03.29.19

Biocompatibility & Testing

Why Big Companies With Internal Labs Should Outsource Testing

Most of us know when we’ve hit that line signaling we’ve left our cutting edge and officially spread ourselves too thin. Pushing to do and be more is often a half-step from maxing out and dropping all those balls we’re juggling.…

Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 03.29.19

Design

Regulatory Perspectives: Anatomy of a Medical Policy

Health insurance is a contract between a third party payer (insurer) and an individual to help cover medical and surgical expenses. The insured party pays a premium to the health insurer for this benefit. The rights and obligations of the insured and…

Bonnie Clothier and Simran Madhani, MCRA 03.29.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Design | Instruments | Instruments, Cases & Trays | MIS/Robotics

A Return to Memphis: An ODT Forum Preview

Hopefully by now, you’ve seen the ads, received the emails, or heard the buzz—but in case you haven’t, the ODT Forum is returning. In addition, it’s going back to where it started—Memphis, Tennessee. On April 11, this on…

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 03.29.19

Large Joint | Packaging & Sterilization

Microgels Let Joint implants Fight Off Bacteria

Implants coated in microgel flecks could be key to reducing surgical infections.

Stevens Institute of Technology 03.27.19

Packaging & Sterilization

Cleaning Technologies Group Announces New Chemical & Regional Sales Managers

Jared Moore and Kevin Pahl have joined the company's sales team.

Cleaning Technologies Group LLC 03.22.19

Materials

New Material Will Allow Abandoning Bone Marrow Transplantation

Nanomaterial will be able to restore the internal structure of bones damaged due to osteoporosis and osteomyelitis.

National University of Science and Technology - MISIS 03.20.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Trauma/Sports

Grow a Better Jawbone in Your Ribs

Rice U., UTHealth advance craniofacial surgery with 3D implants made inside the patient.

Mike Williams, Rice University 03.19.19

Large Joint | Materials | Spine/Neurology

Plant Cellulose Can Pave the Way for Healthy Bone Implants

Airy, foamlike substance can be injected into the body and provide scaffolding for the growth of new bone.

University of British Columbia 03.19.19

Coatings/Surface Modification

Onkos Surgical and Promimic Partner on Hydroxyapatite Surface Technology in Limb Salvage Surgery

Future designs will incorporate a uniform HA treatment which maintains the integrity of novel porous structures

PR Newswire 03.15.19

Imaging | Large Joint | Software & Quality

Smith & Nephew Buys Brainlab's Joint Reconstruction Biz

The two companies enter into a strategic collaboration for future development of technology for digital surgery across a broad range of clinical areas.

PR Newswire 03.14.19

Software & Quality

AAOS News: FundamentalVR Showcases HaptX Gloves on Its Haptic & VR Surgical Education Platform

Fundamental Surgery demonstrates the ability to integrate its Surgical Haptic Intelligence Engine with third-party devices.

FundamentalVR 03.13.19

Extremities | Materials

AAOS News: Nvision Launches First Foot & Ankle Implant Made from PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced

Implant from Nvision corrects hammertoe and expands product offering to lower extremities.

Invibio Biomaterial Solutions 03.12.19

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