Medtech insiders convened at DeviceTalks Boston 2022 in May to discuss device design, innovation and trends shaping the industry now and in the years and decades ahead. Here are some of the most quotable insights from panelists and speakers at our live event. And make sure to save the date — and save your seat […]
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How Avail Medsystems seeks to create a connected OR experience
Much like a normal Starbucks-goer expects the coffee to taste a certain way at any location, Daniel Hawkins wants that type of experience in the operating room. Hawkins is the CEO of Avail Medsystems, a company developing telemedicine equipment that can connect surgeons, interventional specialists and medical device sales reps. Hawkins and the team at […]
How technology is changing the operating room
With all the hype around the use of data, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, the operating room environment is ever-changing. But, how does it translate to what clinicians do in practice, and how will it improve? On the “How technology is changing the OR” panel at DeviceTalks Boston, Proximie CEO Nadine Hachach-Haram posited that […]
Avail Medsystems hires Varian veteran as president
Telemedicine technology developer Avail Medsystems announced today that it appointed Ryan Magnes as its president. Santa Clara, California-based Avail develops an audio and video telepresence platform designed to offer real-time collaboration through interactive broadcasts of live procedures from the operating room. The company said in a news release that Magnes will report to Founder & […]
Taking the fight to COVID-19 – BD, DHL, Novant on delivering, shipping and administering the vaccine
This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast shares the stories of the professionals who are working to get the new COVID-19 vaccines into the hands – and arms – of the front-line fighters and people at greatest risk. Leading off, Elizabeth Woody, SVP of public affairs at BD, explains how the company is preparing for the increasing […]
Stryker ortho head Stiles says reps needed in OR now more than ever
While many medical device companies are seeing operating room doors shut in the face of their sales reps as hospitals strive to minimize contact during the pandemic, in this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, Spencer Stiles, group president of Stryker’s orthopaedic and spine groups, said surgeons are telling the ortho giant quite the opposite — that […]
Explorer says AR, AI will improve surgeon-sales rep connections
Explorer Surgical, one of several companies working to established remote connections between surgeons and advisors located outside the operating room, introduced a suite of audio/video functionality that it says will established “unprecedented” levels of communications. The Chicago-based startup says its platform will include augmented reality. According to a release, the HIPAA-compliant system will allow proxies, […]
Tech bridges gap between sales reps and surgeons
Medtech sales reps often are an essential presence during surgeries. But worries about the spread of the coronavirus and the availability of personal protective equipment have pushed most reps out of the operating rooms, leaving surgeons without a resource to which they’ve grown accustomed. Technology startups are stepping forward to reunite surgeons and sales reps […]
DTW Podcast: Smith+Nephew’s Ortho president, Rhaeos’ big win and Medtronic’s legacy
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, our opening and closing keynote interviews focus on executives from companies at very different stages. Manufacturing and sourcing Skip Kiil took the helm of Smith+Nephew’s (NYSE:SNN) global orthopedics business to transform it. The company’s recent acquisition of Integra LifeSciences’ (NSDQ:IART) extremities business will further that mission. In our closing keynote conversation, […]
Avail grabs $100M to build OR telemed network
Avail Medsystems closed on $100 million for a Series B round to fund the company’s plan to provide free telemedicine equipment that can connect surgeons, interventional specialists and medical device sales reps. In an announcement issued this morning, Avail said the round was led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from 8VC and existing investors. […]
DTW Podcast: New tools helping medtechs overcome COVID19 challenges
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, senior executives from Avail Medsystems and AliveCor detail how their tools are helping medtechs remain in contact with both physicians and patients. In the keynote interview with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Avail Medsystems, says the company’s Procedural Telemedicine system will allow medical device sales representatives to observe more procedures […]
