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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
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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
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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
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Assembly & Automation | Coatings/Surface Modification | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extrusion | Machining & Tooling | Molding | Prototyping
The Right Vendors Foster Growth: Why Firms of All Sizes Need to Outsource
I was working as a product development engineer at AcroMed (a spinal implants manufacturer that was acquired by DePuy in 1998), when I noticed a gap in the medical device industry. There were plenty of companies coming up with great ideas for d…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 05.29.18
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Design | Research & Development
The Hidden Costs of Clinical Trial Agreement Negotiations
Negotiating can be a daunting task, often inducing anxiety in those without much practice. For many, it’s not a skill that develops naturally or easily. Graduate programs offer numerous courses aimed at preparing students for the necessary evil…Megan Florez, Compliance and Reimbursement Associate, Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisors 05.29.18
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Design | Research & Development
Product Development in the Changing Healthcare Environment
The healthcare market has been changing over the past 30 years and the speed of change is increasing significantly. During this timeframe, great advances have been made to patient care through new surgical interventions and medical devices. Early on…David C. Kelman, President, Kelman & Company Consulting LLC 05.29.18
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling | Materials | Spine/Neurology
Built to Last: A Roundtable on Orthopedic Implant Manufacturing
Roundtable discussion examines the significant forces at work impacting orthopedic and spinal implant manufacturing.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.29.18
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Design | Research & Development
Innovation and the Development Engineer
Developing new products is not an easy task to accomplish. It takes a tremendous amount of creativity, fortitude, and sheer dogged determination. And that is just to travel from concept to a final form for commercial sale. Then the true gut wrenching…David C. Kelman, President, Kelman & Company Consulting LLC 03.21.18
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Design | MIS/Robotics
New Exoskeletons and Exosuits Standards Group Outlines First Steps
One of the group's first new standards will support terminology that defines vocabulary.PR Newswire 02.23.18
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Design | Prototyping
Shop Smart: How to Make the Most of the Prototype Phase
There are two basic types of people: Those who make sweeping generalizations, and those who don’t. (Actually, there’s a third type—one who opens columns with corny jokes and strains to hear the laugh track over the lonely cricket in…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 02.12.18
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Design | Research & Development
Top Ten Design Rules for Orthopedic Device Development
While every engineer draws from their own experiences, one designer shares his top ten guidelines for every project.John Pepper, PE, Principal Engineer, Nextremity Solutions 02.12.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Design
Designing Products for the Value-Based Medical Device Market
Leveraging DFM and concurrent engineering enabled an OEM to offer a cost-effective product.Online Exclusives Todd Martens, Vice President of Product and Customer Development, Orthopaedic Implant Company 12.20.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Design | Prototyping | Research & Development
Bringing Conceptual Design to Life Through Prototypes
OEMs seek to address speed to market and manufacturability considerations through prototype solutions.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 11.21.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Materials | Prototyping | Research & Development
Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Orthopedic Devices
Cost pressures, regulatory hurdles, and novel manufacturing methods challenge orthopedic technology designers' creativity.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 10.02.17
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Contract Manufacturing | Design | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling | Spine/Neurology
Orchid Design Hires New Director of Engineering
Brandon Beckendorf was previously with OsteoMed and Arthrex.Orchid Design 07.27.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Bracing/Prosthetics | Design | Extremities | Instruments | Instruments, Cases & Trays | Large Joint | Research & Development | Spine/Neurology
3D Printing Orthopedic Surgeons’ Invention Ideas
Clinicians can use the process to develop metal-based technologies that enhance surgical procedures.Online Exclusives Jody Stallings, Industrial Creations 06.28.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Instruments | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling | Spine/Neurology
Implant Disruption
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies provide alternative fabrication strategies for orthopedic implants.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 05.19.17
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Design | Prototyping | Research & Development
Out of Ideas
Cost pressures, specialization, and customized solutions are currently driving orthopedic R&D.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 03.22.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Bracing/Prosthetics | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Imaging | Instruments | Instruments, Cases & Trays | Large Joint | Materials | MIS/Robotics | Supply Chain | Trauma/Sports
Highlights of AAOS 2017
These images offer a great look at a number of highlights from the annual meeting in San Diego.Slideshows Sean Fenske, Editor 03.21.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Bracing/Prosthetics | Design
Father Develops 3D-Printed Prosthetic Arm for Two-Year-Old Son
Design and production of 3D-printed hydraulic prosthetic enables cost savings of up to 76 percent.Business Wire 03.02.17
