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[ August 24, 2023 ] Orthopedic Devices are Reaching a Digital Convergence Digital Orthopedics
[ August 22, 2023 ] Bryan Hanson Named CEO of 3M’s Health Care Business Group Press Release
[ August 22, 2023 ] Jerusalem doctors carry out revolutionary AR robotic spinal surgery Augmented Reality
[ August 3, 2023 ] Augmedics Strengthens AR/AI Portfolio With Planned Acquisition of Surgalign Digital Health Assets Press Release
[ July 27, 2023 ] Proprio Raises $43M Series B Funding to Fuel Commercialization Press Release
[ July 25, 2023 ] EpiBone to Start Clinical Trials for Knee Cartilage Grown in Lab Press Release
[ July 12, 2023 ] Drilling Down to the Potential of Data-driven Care Enabling Technologies
[ July 7, 2023 ] Robot surgeons provide many benefits, but how autonomous should they be? Robotics
[ June 28, 2023 ] Stretchable knee wearable offers insight into improving e-textiles for healthcare Press Release
[ June 27, 2023 ] Augmedics raises $82.5 million to accelerate adoption of augmented reality spine surgery Press Release

New voices at patients’ bedsides: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple

February 6, 2019

(STAT) – At first it was a novelty: Hospitals began using voice assistants to allow patients to order lunch, check medication regimens, and get on-demand medical advice at home. But these devices are now making deeper inroads into patient care. […]

Injuries mount as sales reps for device makers cozy up to surgeons, even in operating rooms

August 11, 2021

(Kaiser Health News) – Cristina Martinez’s spinal operation in Houston was expected to be routine. But after destabilizing her spine, the surgeon discovered the implant he was ready to put in her back was larger than he wanted to use […]
Medical device representatives: The untold story

March 3, 2021

(Modern Healthcare) – The patient was a 77-year old diabetic with an ulcer on her big toe. There was almost no blood flow to the foot, and she was in terrible pain. The vascular surgeon examined the patient. A radiographic scan showed a calcium block in the patient’s leg, in the area around the knee. […]
Support grows for return of medtech reps to hospitals

June 12, 2020

(MassDevice) – Twenty-six more medical and surgical societies and healthcare associations have endorsed guidelines for the safe return of medtech company representatives to healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Why I Chose Precision OS and What I Learned in My First Year Working in Tech

May 16, 2020

As a 25-year veteran from the medical device industry, I am often asked, “How did you get into software?” I have been fortunate to work with some of the biggest medical device companies in the world. […]