Health
In and out: Hip surgery in the morning, home by night
(NBC) – Americans are wearing out their joints and requiring total hip replacement surgery at increasingly younger ages — some as early as 40. […]
Year: 2017
3D Printing
3D-Printed Implant Fuses With Bone To Repair Broken Limbs
(IBT) – A newly-developed 3-D printed ceramic implant not only helps mend broken bones, but it turns into natural bone to repair broken parts. […]
Medical Device Tax
Will Trump Listen to AdvaMed’s 11th Hour Tax Plea?
(MD+DI) – In a letter to President Trump, AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker explained why retroactive relief from the impending medical device tax would not fully undo the impact of allowing the tax to be triggered in January. […]
Legal
Synthes Inc. files suit against former employee who left to work for competitor
(PennRecord) – A California man is alleged to be unlawfully soliciting former customers he had while employed by companies in West Chester. […]
Robotics
2018 could see a robotic surgery shake-up
(FierceBiotech) – Since Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci system earned the FDA nod in 2000, the company has enjoyed a sizable head start in the minimally invasive robotic surgery field. […]
3D Printing
What will happen to health technology in 2018?
(BT) – Advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and 3D printing all look set to hit the headlines next year. […]