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[ November 21, 2020 ] ExplORer Surgical Launches Secure Video Conferencing to the OR and Procedure Suites for Remote Case Support Press Release
[ November 21, 2020 ] BREAKING: Johnson & Johnson finally unveils its new robot-assisted surgery system Digital Surgery
[ November 14, 2020 ] Stryker completes acquisition of Wright Medical Press Release
[ November 14, 2020 ] Zimmer Biomet shares early data on Apple Watch app for recovery after knee surgery Digital Health
[ November 7, 2020 ] Stryker to Shed Assets to Get FTC Blessing for Wright Deal Business
[ November 7, 2020 ] Virtually Scrubbing in to the OR from Anywhere in the World Augmented Reality
[ November 7, 2020 ] Stryker, NuVasive, Globus forge on with surgical robots through COVID-19 COVID-19
[ October 31, 2020 ] Intuitive Launches $100 Million Venture Capital Fund Press Release
[ October 24, 2020 ] Smith+Nephew announces remote Physical Therapy (PT) functionality; expanding its ARIA Care Management Platform for ASCs Press Release
[ October 24, 2020 ] Should You Put Off Joint Surgery During COVID-19? Business

How VR could break America’s opioid addiction

May 3, 2017

Mosaic – Can virtual reality really soothe pain? Jo Marchant meets the doctors who say yes, and who hope this is a solution for the country consuming 80% of the world’s opioid supply: the United States of America. […]

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. […]
Medtechs adapt to new sales reality amid halt on elective surgeries, hospitals’ financial stress

April 10, 2020

(MEDTECH DIVE) – One by one, medtech companies have warned investors that a temporary pause on elective procedures — the bread and butter for many device maker and hospital balance sheets alike — render best-laid 2020 forecasts obsolete. […]
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. […]