Manufacturing

Extremities | Large Joint | Materials | Spine/Neurology

Recycling Implanted Metals From Beyond the Grave

Ever wonder what happens to devices implanted in the body after their users pass away? Probably not, because the thought of it tends to make most people who aren’t ODT editors cringe. But as medical implants become more common, people are dy…

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 09.19.18

Coatings/Surface Modification | Laser Processing

A Laser Focus on Implant Surfaces

Lasers enable a reduction of risk and manufacturing cost in the fabrication of textured titanium implants.

Erik Poulsen, Medical Market Segment Manager, GF Machining Solutions 09.19.18

Biocompatibility & Testing

Testing in a Rapidly Changing World

OEMs seek risk assessment of their devices while regulatory scrutiny focuses on data and new requirements.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 09.19.18

Assembly & Automation | Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Tooling

Meticulous Machinery: Shifting Machining Offerings to Full Service

Machining vendors push to be vertically integrated and automate more aspects of the process to better serve customers.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 09.19.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Spine/Neurology

NASS News: SpineVision to Introduce Next-Gen Titanium 3D-Printed HEXANIUM TLIF Cage

Company’s newest product is designed to reduce the risk of subsidence in disc height after back surgery.

Business Wire 09.17.18

Imaging | Software & Quality | Spine/Neurology

Globus Medical Acquires Surgimap Surgical Planning Software Platform

Surgimap allows healthcare professionals to simulate potential surgical outcomes and share medical imaging globally.

GlobeNewswire 09.14.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Instruments | Large Joint | MIS/Robotics | Software & Quality

Personalized Hip and Knee Replacements: U.S. Manufacturers Battle for Innovation Spotlight

Customized joint implants, additive manufacturing, and the rise of Ambulatory Surgical Centers fuel personalized solutions.

Online Exclusives Yulia Sorokina, Research Analyst, iData Research 09.13.18

Bracing/Prosthetics | Software & Quality

Hanger and AT&T Create Industry-First, Network-Connected Device for Prosthetic Limbs

Device connected via AT&T LTE-M network and iOS mobile app encourages mobility, helps bridge clinican-patient communication.

Videos PR Newswire 09.13.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Materials

First Positive Results of Biodegradable Tibia Implant Tests Announced

Biodegradable implants coated with polylactic acid and calcium phosphate could help shorten treatment period.

Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) 09.07.18

Materials

Simulations Reveal Role of Calcium in Titanium Implant Acceptance

New work in molecular dynamics shows the effects of calcium ions on titanium-binding peptides.

American Institute of Physics (AIP) 09.05.18

Machining & Tooling | Software & Quality

LaVezzi Precision Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Certification

The company has demonstrated its quality management system consistently provides products meeting requirements.

LaVezzi Precision 08.31.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Materials

Do New Structures Redefine 'Material'?

New fabrication methods and their capabilities are often exciting, but they are not without technical challenges.

Online Exclusives William A. Hyman, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, & Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, The Cooper Union 08.29.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Spine/Neurology

Initial Cases with Centinel Spine's FLX 3D Printed All-Titanium Interbodies Completed

FLX devices are 3D-printed, all-titanium implants which feature a combination of solid and porous radiolucent sections.

PR Newswire 08.24.18

Contract Manufacturing

Orchid Creates Innovation and Product Quality Organization

With 20 years of experience in R&D and operations roles in medtech, Ted Bloomfield will lead the organization.

Orchid Orthopedic Solutions 08.22.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Design | Materials | Prototyping | Research & Development

New Technologies Reshape Orthopedic Design

Additive manufacturing, materials, software, and human factors considerations all impact today’s development strategies.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 08.15.18

Design

Coming Clean: Developing Standards for Cleaning Reusable Devices and Instruments

Five years ago, I shuddered to read the headlines about “dirty” endoscopes being used in colonoscopies and the speculation that followed. Are colonoscopies really safe? Is this what’s creating new superbugs? Why weren’t hospit…

Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 08.15.18

Design | Research & Development

Tips to Help Ensure a Successful Surgeon Design Team

Design surgeons and surgeon design times have been at the core of the significant advances that have occurred in the medical device market in the last few decades. Working with surgeon design teams is inspirational, mentally demanding, and exciting.…

David C. Kelman, President, Kelman & Company Consulting LLC 08.15.18

Materials | Trauma/Sports

Self-Fitting Scaffold Promotes Bone Regeneration

Until now, no bone scaffold in commercial market possesses such shape memory self-fitting effect.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 08.14.18

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Biologics | Materials | Spine/Neurology | Trauma/Sports

3D-Printed Scaffold Could Help Treat Spinal Cord Injuries

Research combines cutting-edge cell bioengineering and unique 3D-printing techniques.

Videos University of Minnesota 08.13.18