International

Compamed 2019 Preview Report

Experience the full range of supplier expertise for the medical technology industry.

Online Exclusives Klaus Jopp 10.08.19

TÜV Rheinland Becomes a Notified Body for the New Medical Device Regulation

New regulation came into effect May 2017.

TÜV Rheinland 10.01.19

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

Kanfit3D Enters Joint Research Venture with Brescia University

Project to develop special surface parameters for Ti64 implants.

Kanfit3D 09.25.19

U.S. May Offer a Safe Harbor from the Impending MDR Storm

There are factors that make for a more inviting environment for the medical device industry in the United States.

Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 09.17.19

How Identifying Gaps in Clinical Data Can Ease the Transition to New Regulations

As of 2017, the European medical device market was estimated at $126 billion, the second largest worldwide, comprising 27 percent of the global market. The European market trails only the United States, which accounts for roughly 43 percent of…

Mike Goodson, Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs, MCRA LLC 09.17.19

An MDR Roundup

Anyone involved in medical device development and manufacture has undoubtedly heard of the regulatory changes happening in the EU beginning May 2020, lest they have been living under the proverbial rock. So much has been written and discussed, in fac…

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 09.17.19

Bracing/Prosthetics | MIS/Robotics

Smart Artificial Hand for Amputees Combines User & Robotic Control

Has never been done for robotic hand control, and contributes to the emerging field of shared control in neuroprosthetics.

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 09.12.19

Medica Becomes Leading Trade Fair for Health Start-Ups

New innovations and exciting ideas for improving health.

Messe Düsseldorf North America 09.12.19

Imaging | Software & Quality

'Photomedas' System Measures Infant Cranial Deformation with a Mobile Phone

The system offers pediatricians, neurosurgeons, or orthopedists an exact 3D model of the baby’s cranium.

Asociacion RUVID 09.03.19

Large Joint

Tiny Biodegradable Circuit Releases Painkillers Inside the Body

The biodegradable implant would release a local anesthetic on-demand over several days.

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 08.08.19

Bracing/Prosthetics

Human Torso Simulator Offers Promise for New Back Brace Innovations

It allows researchers to test different back brace designs and configurations without needing to test them on people.

Lancaster University 07.31.19

Medica 2019—Sports Medicine Conference Preview

Professional athletes and sports doctors grant insight into their winning formulas at the 7th Medica Medicine + Sports Conference.

Dr. Lutz Retzlaff, Medical Journalist 07.22.19

Large Joint

Study: Increased Partial Knee Replacement Use Could Save NHS Millions Annually

Results from TOPKAT study suggest that over five years, PKR has similar, if not a slightly better, clinical outcome than TKR.

University of Oxford 07.19.19

Biologics | Materials

New Hydrogel Could Help Regenerate Cartilage

Polymer material has the capacity to generate the appropriate niche for growth in a number of chondrocytes.

University of Granada 07.10.19

Biologics

NanoFUSE Biologics Continues Global Expansion With Launch in Thailand

Thailand is one of the fastest aging countries in Asia and is well-known for medical tourism.

PR Newswire 07.08.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Bracing/Prosthetics | MIS/Robotics

3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Learns Wearer's Movement Patterns

By learning the wearer's movement patterns, the technology can help amputee patients perform daily tasks.

Hiroshima University 06.28.19

Bracing/Prosthetics

Tailor-Made Prosthetic Liners Could Help More Amputees Walk Again

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new way of designing and manufacturing bespoke prosthetic liners in less than a day.

University of Bath 06.21.19

Large Joint | Trauma/Sports

FREEHAB Project to Develop Soft, Wearable Rehab Tech for Elderly & Disabled

Together with integrated sensing technology, project will develop devices physiotherapists can use to accurately pinpoint limitations in patients' movements.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 06.14.19

Biologics | Large Joint | Materials