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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Spine/Neurology
NASS News: Stryker Spine to Showcase Tritanium In-Growth Technology in AR
Tritanium cages continue to gain momentum.Business Wire 09.24.18
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
