This Week Last Year in Medtech: Dec. 11-17This Week Last Year in Medtech: Dec. 11-17

IBM Think Tank Pushes for Brain-Computer Interface Safeguards

As with many other emerging technologies, brain-computer interface technology requires the right safeguards to protect consumers and ensure privacy, according to an IBM think tank.

Can This New Tech Reduce the Need for Skin Biopsies?

A new process applies virtual histology to intact unbiopsied tissue and may provide a new avenue for rapid diagnosis of malignant skin tumors.

FDA Reclassifies Surgical Staplers and Staples

What does reclassification mean for biocompatibility evaluation of these now Class II medical devices?

Biggest Medtech Wins in 2021

As another incredibly challenging year comes to a close, we celebrate the medical device sectors, technologies, and trends that became silver linings in 2021.

Biggest Medtech Losses in 2021

These were the challenges that defined 2021 for many in the medtech industry.

Robotic Surgery: Who Will Be the Next Top Dog?

The competitive stakes in robotic surgery have never been higher as medical device companies try to disrupt the market that Intuitive Surgical pioneered more than two decades ago.