How Smart are Your Design Inputs?
A medical device expert shares tips for creating clear and objective design inputs.
R&D
How Are Engineers Actually Using VR for Human Factors Review?
A design engineer speaking at MD&M Minneapolis demonstrates how virtual reality technology can play a meaningful role in product development.
What Can Medtech Do with Medicare Data via Blue Button 2.0?
A new initiative at CMS gives medtech companies access to four years of Medicare data.
How to Get to Market Quickly, Without Driving Your Team Crazy
An R&D expert will share tips for getting a product to market quickly without letting project stress drive a wedge between you and your co-workers.
How a Design Tweak Triggered a CPAP-Related Product Recall
A design change involving replacement parts for a commonly used CPAP mask has triggered a Class I recall for Compass Health.
Pfizer Is Keeping Details of New 'Rescue Pen' Low Key, for Now
Antares Pharma has agreed to help Pfizer develop a combination drug-device rescue pen using Antares' QuickShot device.
Is This the Turning of the Tide for Renal Denervation?
FDA gave ReCor Medical the green light to run a pivotal study of its ultrasound-based renal denervation system for the treatment of hypertension.
A Silver Bullet in Reducing Infections?
Two recent studies have found a significant decrease in the occurrence of infections when Silverlon antimicrobial wound dressings are used.
Nominate Young Medtech Pioneers for Our 2018 Rising Stars List
We want to raise the profile of the young people doing groundbreaking work in the medical device and diagnostic industry. Do you know any industry innovators under the age of 30? Tell us who should make the 2018 list! Email nominations to [email protected] with the subject line: Medtech's...
Your Design Validation Questions, Answered
An expert from Boston Scientific shares insights to help you understand your users and answers questions from industry peers on design validation.
Turning Surgeons Into Innovators Without Taking Them Out of the OR
A University of California, San Francisco program provides the infrastructure for surgeons to innovate.
Will Medtech Rise to FDA's Challenge in the War on Opioid Abuse?
FDA is calling on innovators to develop medical devices, digital health technologies, and diagnostic tests capable of addressing the opioid epidemic.
It Turns Out Stapler Choice Matters in Lung Cancer Surgery
A recent study highlights the benefits of using powered staplers, rather than manual staplers, during lung-removal surgery.
Is Verily Making a Blood Collection Device Involving 'Exploding' Micro-Needles?
Google's sister company, Verily, is reportedly working on a wearable that could potentially collect blood using a system of exploding microneedles and magnets. The project has not been publicly announced yet and is still years away from commercialization.
Medtech to Thanos: We Have a Better Way to Save the Universe
The recent box office hit Avengers: Infinity War inspired us to explore the main villain's motivation for wiping out half the universe. Could medical technology solve these global problems in a more ethical way?
Is InVivo's Neuro-Spinal Scaffold Back on Track After Halted Trial?
InVivo Therapeutics presented complete six-month results from its INSPIRE study, which was temporarily halted after three patients died during the study last year.