October 2016 | Volume 1


Many articles generalize design controls, but few provide direct application. Let's look at the milestones of a design process, from design request to purchase order, using Finite Element Analysis.

Researchers at The University of New South Wales have developed a fusion device designed to stabilize the spine in single-level posterolateral fusion...in a new way.




These ten companies have received their first FDA 510(k) clearances. Learn who they are and what they're bringing to the operating table.


First total shoulder procedures and the first U.S. knee revision procedure have now been performed using ExactechGPS, a Guided Personalized Surgery system combining pre-op planning with intra-op real-time computer assistance. 

At six months, newly-generated tissue was observed with histologic appearance of a tendon, suggesting functional loading of the newly-generated host tissue.
From the archives:

A strategic planning process (SPP) provides a systematic way of mapping the handful of key decisions that an organization must get right in order to survive--and thrive. 
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