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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Stryker opens new R&D facility in India
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) this week announced it opened a new research and development facility in India. Dubbed Stryker’s Global Technology Center (SGTC), the 150,000 sq. ft facility will be based at the International Tech Park in Gurgaon and will help accelerate innovation in India. “Innovation is in Stryker’s DNA. SGTC strengthens our ability to innovate and […]
Onkos Surgical to acquire Stryker’s Juvenile Tumour System
Onkos Surgical announced today that it agreed to acquire the Juvenile Tumour System (JTS) from Stryker (NYSE:SYK). Parsippany, New Jersey–based Onkos entered into a definitive agreement with the orthopedic technology giant over the system designed to enable limb stabilization and growth in pediatric patients affected by bone cancers, severe arthropathy, severe trauma, revisions, oncology and […]
Stryker’s spine guidance software wins FDA clearance
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that its Q Guidance System for advanced surgery planning received FDA 510(k) clearance. Kalamazoo, Michigan–based Stryker designed the Q Guidance system for use with its spine guidance software for advanced planning and intraoperative guidance that enables open or percutaneous computer-assisted surgery. Q Guidance offers multiple tracking options, sophisticated software algorithms and […]
Stryker launches dynamic compression system for foot, ankle applications
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it launched its EasyFuse dynamic compression system for its ankle and foot portfolio. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed its EasyFuse dynamic compression system to decrease surgical complexity, provide strong dynamic-compression implants and reduce waste in the operating room. The company created the system using nitinol, a nickel titanium alloy metal known […]
How Stryker includes users for product design in the digital age
Medical device developers and manufacturers like Stryker (NYSE:SYK) are changing how they approach design as digital technology becomes more crucial. Four Stryker executives shared how the Kalamazoo, Michigan–based orthopedic device giant is thinking differently about medical product development and how health care providers and patients will ultimately use them. The DeviceTalks Boston panel of Stryker […]
Stryker leaders talk medtech trends at DeviceTalks Boston: ‘If you’re slow, you’re going to lose’
The first day of DeviceTalks Boston closed with a panel of Stryker (NYSE:SYK) executives discussing new tools, technologies and strategies in medtech. Digital VP Tracy Robertson, Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies President Robert Cohen and Surgical Technologies VP of Digital Innovation Siddarth Satish offered their thoughts on industry trends in healthcare and at the Kalamazoo, […]
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 […]
Stryker faced challenges in Q1 — but it still beat The Street
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) today reported first-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, even in what CEO Kevin Lobo described as a “challenging macroeconomic environment.” “We are encouraged by the steady improvement of surgery volumes and the robust demand for our capital products; however, we expect supply chain challenges to persist for much of the year,” Lobo […]
How Stryker is advancing digital healthcare
Count Stryker among the big medical device companies that have pioneered the transition toward digital, becoming medtech companies offering an array of software and services around their products. The company’s popular Mako robotic surgery systems are more than just the robot when it comes to knee and hip surgeries. There’s the preoperative data modeling and […]
Stryker launches new hip stem that’s compatible with the Mako robot-assisted surgery system
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it launched the Insignia hip stem for total hip and hemiarthroplasty procedures. Presenting at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Stryker introduced the Insignia hip stem for optimizing patient fit and surgeon ease of implantation in muscle-sparing approaches for total hip and hemiarthroplasty procedures. Insignia […]
