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7 companies using robot-assisted surgery to transform orthopedics It seems as if every orthopedic device company is getting involved in robot-assisted surgery — rolling out robots to assist surgeons operating on the knee, hip, shoulder or spine. Two events in recent years especially signaled that robots were coming into their own in the space: Stryker spent $1.7 billion for Mako Surgical in order… […]
Ximedica, Quartesian, Boston Healthcare Associates combine into Veranex Private equity firm Summit Partners has acquired Ximedica, Quartesian and Boston Healthcare Associates — rolling them into a new medtech service company called Veranex. In its inaugural news release on June 16, the new Raleigh, N.C.- based company touted itself as the first concept-to-commercialization global service provider — with capabilities including design and engineering, regulatory,… […]
Medtech gets behind breakthrough device law for seniors Congressional Democrats and Republicans today introduced a bill to provide Medicare coverage for devices granted FDA breakthrough designation. Sponsored by U.S. Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act would codify an effort that… […]
How contract manufacturer Minnetronix decided to make its own medical device Medtech contract manufacturers such as Minnetronix often avoid making their own devices. But CEO Jeremy Maniak had a different idea. Minnetronix Medical (St. Paul, Minn.) is closing on its quarter-century mark, and Jeremy Maniak has been with the company more than half of that time. Promoted into the corner office in early 2020, he has… […]
Smith+Nephew makes a play in remote physical therapy The British medtech giant seeks to tap digital health to fuel growth in orthopedics. The Aria Home PT remote physical therapy device is the latest example. It’s the size of a small flatscreen TV and shows up at someone’s house before they undergo knee or hip surgery at an ambulatory surgery center, interacting with them… […]
AdvaMed wants feds to give medical supply chain priority Medtech trade group AdvaMed wants the Biden administration to put the transport of medical supplies at the top of its list to address supply chain problems at ports worldwide. On his first day in office, Biden issued an executive order that promised, in part, to secure the pandemic supply chain and create a U.S. manufacturing… […]
The cultural shift to smart manufacturing for medical devices Medical device manufacturers are experiencing unprecedented challenges. With the global pandemic negatively impacting markets, they are under pressure to produce increasingly complex products, quicker and at lower cost. To remain competitive in this marketplace, manufacturers must move towards smart manufacturing to increase innovation and enhance processes. To take significant, actionable steps in manufacturing and production… […]
DeviceTalks eyeing 2022 return to Boston, Minneapolis, Santa Clara For the past 15 months, DeviceTalks has connected tens of thousands of medical professionals through a growing series of podcasts and virtual meetings. Now, we’re pleased to announce we’ll be resuming our in-person meetings in 2022. DeviceTalks will hold meetings in three of the country’s medical device hubs – Boston, Minneapolis and Silicon Valley. Each… […]
GS Plastic Optics boasts reduced turn-around times GS Plastic Optics (Rochester, N.Y.) is touting how it has reduced lead times for its single-point diamond turning point operations. The result, according to GS Plastic Optics, is that it is now capable of turn-around times as little as 4–6 weeks depending on material availability and design complexity. The company achieved reduced lead times through… […]