John Lehmann, Director of Business Development, IMARC In today’s business environment, it’s important to have reliable partners who can help you achieve your business goals and objectives. In clinical research, this is especially true. One proactive way to ensure your trial partners are meeting your standards is to conduct vendor audits. Clinical vendor audits assess […]
Why partnerships between medtech companies and doctors are so important
As new devices and technologies are being developed in the medtech industry, doctors and physicians have to learn about the devices on platforms that are different from what they know. One way to help make the healthcare provider’s transition into using new devices easier is to forge a partnership between the industry and the physician, […]
Allina Health and Zipnosis partner to expand online care platform
Allina Health and Zipnosis have recently partnered to update Allina Health’s online diagnosis and treatment service. Allina Health recently launched its Everyday Online platform that is powered by virtual care company Zipnosis. Allina Health Everyday Online is designed to bring convenient access to patients through Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Get the full story on our […]
FDA reschedules eMDR system update
The FDA recently announced that the eMDR adverse event code update that was originally set to take place on April 6 has been rescheduled for July 5. The delay in update will give AS2 submitters more time to develop and validate changes to adverse event compliant handling system with the test eMDR system that was […]
Is 3D printing going to replace injection molding?
3D printing and injection molding each have their own benefits and limitations when it comes to making medical device parts, according to experts from PTI Engineered Plastics, Carbon and Protolabs. Medical device parts makers are increasingly turning to 3D printing, but additive manufacturing has yet to reach the tipping point where it could supplant injection molding […]
What makes a well-controlled clinical trial?
John Lehmann, Director of Business Development, IMARC A well-controlled clinical trial is much like a well-controlled experiment. They are both rooted in the cornerstone of the scientific method. What exactly is a clinical trial? According to clinicaltrials.gov, “In a clinical trial (also called an interventional study), participants receive specific interventions according to the research plan […]
HFES conference to host workshop on risk analysis for summative usability tests
By Kate Jablonski, Emergo Group A workshop session at the 2018 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care will provide insights into conducting residual risk analyses for summative usability tests for medical devices. Get the full story here at the Emergo Group’s blog. The opinions expressed in this blog post are the […]
Scapa Healthcare breaks ground on Tennessee medical device manufacturing facility
Scapa Healthcare has started construction for its new built-for-purpose medical device manufacturing facility in Knox County, Tenn. The new facility will be 152,000 sq. ft and will double the company’s footprint in the Knoxville, Tenn. area and will integrate the three existing buildings in Knoxville into a single operations site. Scapa Healthcare says that integrating […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: March 23, 2018
From Medizone’s evaluation deal to Advantis Medical Imaging getting CE Mark approval, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Medizone inks AsepticSure evaluation deal with commercial cleaning products maker Innovasource Medizone announced in a March 22 press release that it has signed a product evaluation agreement with […]
10 women medtech leaders you should know
There is a women’s leadership gap in the U.S., and women in medtech have been working to alleviate that problem. According to a report from the Centers for American Progress, women hold 52% of professional jobs in the U.S., but only 14.6% are CEOs, 8.1% are top earners and 4.6% are Fortune 500 CEOs. More specifically, […]
Minor orthopedic implant market to be worth $2.2 billion by 2021, analysts say
The minor orthopedic replacement implant market will grow from $1.5 billion in 2017 to $2.2 billion in 2021, according to analysts from The Business Research Co.. The company’s Minor Orthopedic Replacement Implants report said the industry will experience an annual growth rate of over 7%, driven by a higher rate of arthritis and fractures. Osteoarthritis […]