Medtech’s existential crisis and how it can survive

From Medical Design & Outsourcing

• Study finds nearly half of people with diabetes skip care due to costs
  A newly-published report from UpWell Health found that nearly half of Americans with diabetes have skipped medical care at times because they couldn’t afford it. The 5,000-person survey showed that diabetes doesn’t just take a financial toll on people’s lives – it can impact their relationships, too; 37% of respondents reported that diabetes has harmed […]
• Flexcon sees opportunities in the wearables market: Here’s how
  Wearable medical device makers need adhesives that keep a wearable stuck to the user without damaging their skin. Officials at Flexcon (Spencer, Mass.) see opportunity. “Flexcon as a company has been focused on the graphics and labels business for 60 years. Now we see a core capability that we have in coating adhesives on films that […]
• Paragonix Technologies aims to boost survival of donated lungs
  Many lungs being transported for transplant arrive in such bad shape that they cannot be used. Paragonix Technologies aims to change that with SherpaLung, a specialized cooler that keeps lungs properly inflated and at the right temperature to survive an airplane trip. Paragonix Technologies just landed support from the Lung Transplant Foundation to continue developing and commercializing […]
• DreaMed Diabetes wins FDA authorization to market insulin therapy management platform
  DreaMed Diabetes said today that U.S. FDA has granted a de novo request for DreaMed Advisor Pro, its AI-based diabetes treatment decision support software. The news comes about four months after the Petah Tikva, Israel–based company won CE Mark clearance for the decision-support platform, which is meant to help healthcare professionals manage insulin therapy for people with Type […]
• Gauthier Biomedical receives trademark registration for G10 handle line
  Gauthier Biomedical (Grafton, Wis.) recently announced that it has received trademark registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its handles in the G10 premium branded handle line. The silicone handles offer ergonomic, customized, premium handles and instruments to the medical device OEM industry. “The G10, first released in 2010 to celebrate Gauthier’s 10th […]
• LiveNova wins FDA clearance for mitral annuloplasty ring
  LivaNova recently announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Memo 4D semi-rigid mitral annuloplasty ring. Memo 4D is the next generation of devices in the company’s Memo device family. It comes in a wide range of ring sizes from 24 to 42mm, allowing for more patients with mitral regurgitation to get treatment. […]
• 5 things medtech manufacturing executives learned from their dads
  Sometimes working for your dad seems like destiny, but taking over the family business wasn’t always the plan. There are many second- and third-generation medtech manufacturers run by executives following in their dads’ footsteps. Here’s what they learned.  Eric Crainich, president and owner of Design Standards (Charlestown, N.H.), was told from a young age that […]
• These nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood
  Researchers at the University of California at San Diego have created tiny ultrasound-powered nanorobots that are designed to swim through blood and remove bacteria and toxins. The UCSD researchers built the nanorobots using gold nanowires coated with a hybrid of platelet and red blood cell membranes. The hybrid coating meant the nanorobots can perform two […]
• Mack Molding investing millions into N.C., Vermont facilities
  Mack Molding (Arlington, Vt.) recently announced that it is hiring and investing millions of dollars at its Statesville, N.C. facility and its three Vermont locations. “The resurgence of manufacturing in the United States is strong, and Mack has been aggressive in ensuring we are well-positioned to seize the opportunity presented to us,” Jeff Somple, Mack’s president, […]
• Medtech stories we missed this week: June 15, 2018
  From Cytosorbents opening a new U.S. manufacturing facility to DyAnsys received FDA clearance for a wearable to treat opioid withdrawals, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Cytosorbents opens new U.S. manufacturing facility CytoSorbents announced in a June 12 press release that it has opened a new […]
• Keystone Electronics touts UL recognized, quick-fit terminals
  Keystone Electronics is touting its UL recognized, male and female, PCB quick-fit terminals, as well as its male rivet mount quick-fit terminals. The quick-fit terminals are designed to withstand repeated mating cycles. The PCB mountable terminals have a Sturdi-Mount design that increases its mounting strength and stability by maintaining the terminal’s perpendicularity to PCBs during […]