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[ May 19, 2023 ] Smith+Nephew helps personalize robotically-enabled surgery with AI-powered planning software and data visualization platform Press Release
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Johns Hopkins Performs Its First Augmented Reality Surgeries in Patients

February 18, 2021

Johns Hopkins neurosurgeons have performed the institution’s first augmented reality surgeries in living patients. During the first procedure on June 8, 2020, the physicians placed six screws in a patient’s spine for spinal fusion surgery to fuse three vertebrae in order to relieve the patient’s chronic, debilitating back pain. […]

3D-Printed Implants Create Buzz at Annual Spine Meeting

October 3, 2019

(MD+DI) – DePuy Synthes launched a new portfolio at the North American Spine Society meeting that includes 3D-printed titanium interbody implants for spinal fusion. Globus Medical also introduced a new family of 3D-printed implants that is expected to help the company close an important competitive gap. […]

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. […]

Johns Hopkins Performs Its First Augmented Reality Surgeries in Patients

3D-Printed Implants Create Buzz at Annual Spine Meeting

3D printing with bacteria-loaded ink produces bone-like composites

Smith+Nephew & leading HealthTech – Proximie – partner to deliver advanced robotics surgery training

Four Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Benefit Robotic Surgery

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

Medical device representatives: The untold story

Support grows for return of medtech reps to hospitals

Why I Chose Precision OS and What I Learned in My First Year Working in Tech