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[ April 19, 2019 ] ExplORer Surgical, the OS for the OR, Announces $5M Financing Press Release
[ April 18, 2019 ] Augmented Reality: The Future of Medicine Augmented Reality
[ April 15, 2019 ] Israeli Researchers Print 3D Heart Using Patient’s Own Cells 3D Printing
[ April 12, 2019 ] More older adults with joint replacements recover at home, not in rehab facilities Home Health
[ April 11, 2019 ] Feds bust alleged $1.2 billion telemedicine Medicare fraud scheme Legal
[ April 10, 2019 ] Medical robotics startup HistoSonics raises $54M Cancer
[ April 9, 2019 ] Surgery Residents Begin Training in VR Press Release
[ April 8, 2019 ] As Congress Zeroes In On Health Costs, Medical Device Makers Ready Their Story Medical Devices
[ April 6, 2019 ] RepScrubs is trying to cut down on hospital acquired infection risk from med device vendors Medical Devices
[ April 5, 2019 ] The 10 largest orthopedic device companies in the world Medical Devices

Battling Addiction, Pain, and PTSD With Virtual Reality

June 26, 2017

Men’s Journal – Last November, Erin Martucci became the first woman to deliver a child using nothing but virtual reality to ease her pain. It was a Saturday morning at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, New York, and Martucci had been having contractions for more than two hours. […]

These 7 virtual reality companies want to innovate healthcare

April 14, 2017

MassDevice – Virtual reality is no longer just for pilots to simulate flying – or for more realistic gaming experiences. Virtual reality is helping to shape the healthcare industry by offering immersive programs to help train surgeons and students for a variety of surgical procedures. […]

RepScrubs is trying to cut down on hospital acquired infection risk from med device vendors

April 6, 2019

(MedCity News) – Hospital acquired infections are a huge multi-billion dollar problem for providers, with one of the largest risks being surgical site infections. In some cases these issues can be linked to contaminated scrubs. […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes goes after Orthofix, ex-reps in poaching lawsuit

March 27, 2019

(MassDevice) – DePuy Synthes last week sued Orthofix and a pair of former DePuy sales reps, alleging that its rival lured the reps and two other colleagues away so it could poach DePuy clients in Alabama and Texas. […]
Sales Reps May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome In The Operating Room

November 25, 2018

(NPR) – In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s whom — at least for outsiders. Patients getting wheeled in might not realize that salespeople working on commission are frequently present and sometimes even advise the clinical team during surgery. […]
Should Stryker Worry About Zimmer’s New Robotics Offering?

October 30, 2018

(MD+DI) – Zimmer Biomet is expected to launch a robot soon that will compete with Stryker’s Mako Total Knee offering. […]