MassDevice Q&A
Q&A Features
03/21/2013
by
Brian Johnson
Bill Walton tells to MassDevice.com about his work with medical device company NuVasive and its "Better Way Back" program.
Even before the spine surgery he claims saved his life, Bill Walton's body was a marvel of medicine.
The Hall of Fame basketball player, who counts 2 NCAA national titles and 2 NBA championship rings to his name, has undergone 36 surgeries by his count, including 2 ankle fusions and a plethora of knee and foot procedures.
Despite that dubious pedigree, Walton told MassDevice.com that he was unprepared for the overwhelming nerve pain from a degenerative...
03/11/2013
by
Arezu Sarvestani
Veteran cardiologist and patient safety advocate Dr. Robert Hauser tells MassDevice.com about his new vision for healthcare surveillance, his long struggle to spur change at the FDA and what FDA regulators can learn from aviation regulation.
Veteran cardiologist Dr. Robert Hauser is eager for change, even if he has to go straight to Capitol Hill himself to make it happen.
The patient safety advocate and vocal critic of the FDA announced at this year's American College of Cardiology conference that he's working on a proposal to...
02/13/2013
by
Brian Johnson
Boston Scientific CFO Jeffrey Capello tells MassDevice.com how the medical device company plans to pull itself out of one of the roughest patches in its history.
MassDevice.com sat down with Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) CFO Jeffrey Capello in New York City this...
02/12/2013
by
Arezu Sarvestani
Direct Flow Medical and CEO Bernie Lyons are betting that its heart valve technology can use the decade's worth of experience of the medical device industry's transcatheter aortic valve implant pioneers to leapfrog the competition.
Being one of the smallest players on the field means you've got to differentiate yourself to stand out against the titans of the game, and that's what Direct Flow Medical CEO Bernie Lyons aims to do.
Direct Flow and its transcatheter aortic valve implantation technology must face down...
01/18/2013
by
Arezu Sarvestani
Johns Hopkins patient safety expert Peter Pronovost on medical errors, medical device data and the role medtech must accept in preventing needless deaths.
Healthcare providers are looking to medical devices to play a new role in hospital care, providing a whole-patient view of health through technologies that talk to each other and help clinicians make decisions about treatment.
Dr. Peter Pronovost, a critical care physician and anesthesiologist as well as...
01/14/2013
by
Arezu Sarvestani
Masimo founder & CEO Joe Kiani tells MassDevice.com how closed healthcare data leads to patient injuries and deaths and the business reasons that the data has stayed closed for so long.
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