Events
AAMI/FDA Announce Infusion Pump Summit
AAMI and FDA have announced a groundbreaking summit aimed at improving the safety of infusion pumps. The summit is scheduled take place Oct. 5-6 at FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. Now is the time to have your voice heard in this unprecedented effort to build a consensus and...
AAMI Honors Medtech Contributors
AAMI awarded nine professionals in the device industry for their contributions to medical technology. See the list below: AAMI Foundation Laufman-Greatbach Prize—Neal E. Fearnot, PhD, founder and president of the MED Institute and Cook Biotech Inc. both based in West...
WEBCAST: Design: Medical Device Portability
Design: Medical Device Portability Increasing portability in medical devices is about making hard choices. There is always a cost for miniaturization, whether it be in functionality, battery life, or just plain old dollars and cents (and we’re talking millions). Pocket-...
MDEA 2010 Gold and Silver Winners Announced
The winning products in this year’s Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition, presented by Canon Communications, received their gold or silver recognition at a ceremony held today during the Medical Design & Manufacturing East (MD&M East) 2010 Conference...
Medical Device Key to Spelling Bee Win
In case our dear readers missed the news, the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner was announced last week. The competition features children from around the nation with jaw-dropping spelling abilities (that would put many editors to shame) being challenged with one of our...
Midwest Biopolymers and Biocomposite Workshop
Iowa State University is hosting the Midwest Biopolymers and Biocomposites Workshop on May 11. The workshop begins at 8 a.m. and concludes at 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union on the Iowa State campus. The workshop brings together researchers and technicians, engineers and designers...
Buzz About the MitraClip
Abbott Lab's MitraClip is in the news today, based on it's new research presented at the American College of Cardiology. The reserach shows that the device, which is approved for use in Europe, may be safer than surgery, and nearly as effective (87.8% success rate over course of a...
Invibio Get Spine Technology Award for PEEK
Invibio Biomaterial Solutions has been named an inaugural recipient of the Spine Technology Award in the category of biomaterials, bestowed in recognition of its innovative PEEK-OPTIMA® family of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) polymers (unfilled, image contrast and reinforced). Invibio...
Sign Up TODAY for the Biomaterials Webcast, May 27
Join industry experts as they explore development trends in biomaterials in this FREE Webcast, "Biomaterials Trends: HACs," hosted by MD&DI. Learn about the latest technologies employed to prevent hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) such as those found at surgical sites and...
Orthopedic Design and Technology Conference
More than 50 national and regional companies are participating in the Nov. 4-6 conference at the Grand Wayne Conference Center in Fort Wayne, TX. The event is hosted by the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership Featured industry speakers include John Devine from Inviobio...