Medical Product Outsourcing

BellaSeno Establishes High-Throughput Additive Manufacturing Facility for Resorbable Implants

Manufacturing at the facility will be based on the no-touch approach to significantly improve the safety and sterility of medical implants.

BellaSeno GmbH 12.09.20

CARMAT Obtains Approval to Resume PIVOTAL Study Implants in France

Thirteen total implants have been performed thus far within the PIVOTAL study framework.

CARMAT 12.01.20

Medtech Matters: Economical Orthopedic Implants

MPO's Sean Fenske speaks with Itai Nemovicher, CEO and founder of The Orthopaedic Implant Company, about the company’s orthopedic trauma technology offerings.

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 10.22.20

Aria CV Announces $31 Million in Series B Funding

Money will support the Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System Feasibility Study.

Business Wire 04.24.20

Implants Tutorials 2020

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04.23.20

3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics

3D-Printed Swabs Could Help Fill Gap in COVID-19 Test Kits

Clinical trials expected to begin by the end of this week.

University of Louisville 04.17.20

Software & IT

Remote Check Solution for Cochlear Implants Wins FDA Nod

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, remote healthcare solutions are a priority now more than ever.

PR Newswire 04.07.20

Surgical

Olympus' Non-Surgical BPH Device Wins FDA De Novo

The iTind flexible three-strut nitinol device can be placed during an in-office procedure.

Olympus 04.06.20

The Economics of a Sound Regulatory Strategy

While it might be tempting to put off regulatory requirements on a new project, a regulatory assessment should be performed fairly early.

Christine Scifert and Dawn Norman, M.S., MRC-X LLC 04.01.20

3D/Additive Manufacturing | Neurological

3D Printed Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants

Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 03.30.20

Surgical

COVID-19 Could Cancel up to 30 Percent of Elective Surgeries

England's NHS hospitals are suspending non-urgent elective surgeries for at least three months; America's surgeon general has also called for a moratorium.

GlobalData 03.27.20

4 Medical Manufacturing Trends Driving Growth in 2020

Medical device manufacturing is poised for 5.6 percent growth each year between 2017 and 2023.

Online Exclusives Megan Ray Nichols, Science Writer; Editor, Schooled By Science 03.17.20

Intact Vascular Expands Tack Endovascular System Portfolio Offering

New larger implant enables focal dissection repair across a wider range of vessel sizes.

Business Wire 03.09.20

Cardiovascular

CE Mark for Abbott’s FlexNav Delivery System for TAVI Valve

The system improves control and delivery of the Portico TAVI valve even in complex clinical cases.

PR Newswire 03.05.20

Testing

Testing in Flux: Changing Protocols for a Transformative Industry

As regulations and requirements around the world change, so too do the testing protocols for medical devices, sending OEMs to consult expert partners.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 03.04.20

Materials

A Matter of Substance: Medical Device Materials

Medtech manufacturers are leveraging cleaner, more lightweight materials to meet increasing demand for home healthcare solutions and wearable devices.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 03.04.20

Materials | Testing

Particle Particulars: Why this Analysis Is Foundational for Successful Devices

In the mid-2000s, medical device experts were hopeful they’d found one solution to longer-lasting implants.

Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 03.04.20

Cardiovascular

BioVentrix Granted CE Mark Extension for Revivent TC System

Company received initial CE Mark for the product four years ago.

Business Wire 03.03.20

Cardiovascular | Surgical

Robocath Completes First Robotic Coronary Angioplasties in Germany

R-One received the CE marking in February 2019 and started its clinical application last September.

Robocath 03.02.20

Cardiovascular

Novostia Obtains 2.5 Million Euro Grant for its Heart Valve Technology

The Triflo valve's tri-leaflet design functions like a native valve and closes smoothly and silently at zero flow.

Business Wire 02.24.20

Okapi Medical Appoints New CEO

New leader was senior director of Business Development, Europe, at Flextronics Medical.

PR Newswire 02.21.20

Integer Expands to Israel with Inomec Buy

The acquisition strengthens the company's research and development pipeline.

GlobeNewswire 02.20.20

Electronics | Materials

Ultra-Thin Base Materials Take PCB Miniaturization to the Next Level

Flexible and rigid ultra-thin base materials enable highly reliable, thinner PCBs.

Online Exclusives Daniel Schulze, Engineering Manager at Dyconex 02.07.20

Surgical

Robocath Completes First Robotic Coronary Angioplasties in Africa

The procedure was carried out as part of a distribution agreement with Vertice MedTechGroup.

Robocath 02.03.20

Machining & Laser Processing

Machining Moves to Modernize with Industry 4.0

Lasers and traditional machining are advancing and implementing Industry 4.0 features, requiring expanded skill sets.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 01.29.20

R&D & Design | Testing

FDA Guidelines for Employing X-ray Inspection in Medical Device Development

Different materials exhibit different radiopacity as a function of material composition (i.e. atomic weight) and thickness.

Gil Zweig, President, Glenbrook Technologies 01.29.20

New CFO Assumes Role at Intersect ENT

Owens & Minor executive has more than two decades of experience in healthcare.

Business Wire 01.22.20

Neurological

FDA Approves Axonics' Enhanced Neurostimulator Programmer

New programmer offers a fully wireless system that reduces time during surgery and simplifies post-implant device programming.

Business Wire 01.21.20

3 Reasons Why Innovation Is the New Mandate in Healthcare

How the legacy view of healthcare is being disrupted by new trends.

Online Exclusives Nicholas Webb, Author of The Innovation Mandate 01.14.20

Cardiovascular

Medtronic Gains CE Mark for InterStim Neurostimulator and MRI Leads

Offers lifestyle-friendly choices in sacral neuromodulation therapy to Europeans suffering from incontinence.

Medtronic plc 01.13.20

Electronics | Neurological

Paradromics' Low-Power Neural Sensor Implant Will Boost Brain-Computer Interfaces

The sensor enables high data rate neural recordings with 60 times lower power consumption than conventional digital readouts.

PR Newswire 01.10.20

Software & IT

Days of Future Past: Predictions for MDR Supplier Success

Vertical specialization, quality systems-based production, supplier scale, advanced automation solutions, and entrepreneurial focus are a winning combination.

Online Exclusives Marc Miller, Division President, TransPerfect Medical Device Solutions 01.06.20

IMPLANTS Tutorials 2020

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12.18.19

Contract Manufacturing

Medical Murray Holds Open House

Event centered around new 35,000 square foot facility.

Medical Murray 12.10.19

Cardiovascular | Surgical

CryoLife's Thoraco-abdominal Stent Graft Gains CE Mark

First off-the-shelf option with pre-cannulated inner branch technology.

PR Newswire 12.03.19

Diagnostics

RSNA News: Philips Demonstrates Innovation in MR

Highlights Compressed Sense solution and Ambition 1.5T MR platform.

Philips 12.03.19

Diagnostics

RSNA News: Philips Highlights AI-powered Solutions

Reveals a suite of services and solutions.

Philips 12.02.19

IME Medical Electrospinning Appoints Three Medtech and Biopharmeutical Industry Experts to its Board

Appointment marks next phase in progressing IME towards a full service scientific and technical partner in fiber-based solutions.

B3C Newswire 11.21.19

Materials

Novel Polymers for Sustained Release: Trends Impacting the Drug Delivery Market

An interview with ProMed Pharma's director of pharma services James Arps analyzes the diverse drug delivery/combination products market.

Online Exclusives Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 11.15.19

Contract Manufacturing | R&D & Design

5 Questions for Integer at Medica/CompaMed 2019

Full service medical device outsource manufacturer.

Online Exclusives Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 11.15.19

Tubing & Extrusion

5 Questions for Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical at Medica/CompaMed 2019

Engineering and material expertise including geometric transition extrusion technology.

Online Exclusives Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 11.15.19

Results Released for Study of Intersect ENT's Investigational Drug-Coated Balloon for Sinus Dilation

The trial did not meet its primary endpoint of frontal sinus patency grade at day 30.

Business Wire 11.15.19

Patient Monitoring

MRI Maps Could Boost Availability of Drugs as Implants

New method uses an MRI to noninvasively see how an implant design affects the amount of a drug released into the body.

Kayla Wiles, Purdue University 11.14.19

Neurological

Nuvectra Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Court-supervised process has no impact on safety or functionality of Algovita device; company continuing to support physicians.

Nuvectra 11.14.19

Neurological

FDA Approves Axonics' Sacral Neuromodulation for Urinary Indications

The Axonics r-SNM System was approved to treat overactive bladder (OAB) and urinary retention.

Business Wire 11.14.19

Materials | Surgical

Evonik and BellaSeno Partner on 3D Printed Breast Implants

Technology designed to improve quality of life for patients after breast reconstruction and augmentation.

PR Newswire 11.13.19

Micro Systems Technologies

The MST Group is specialized in manufacturing highly reliable miniaturized, integrated electronic module solutions for medical devices.

11.11.19

3D/Additive Manufacturing

Adding Fabrication Capabilities: Additive Manufacturing for Production Parts

As printers, materials, and know-how continue to advance, additive manufacturing and 3D printing offer production-ready functionality for device makers.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 11.04.19

Contract Manufacturing | Materials | R&D & Design