Close to 550 orthopedic products received clearances in this hectic year, allowing us to keep this popular monthly 510(k) recap relevant. Here are 10 clearances that I found to be of interest throughout 2020.
While 2020 brought unpredictability, it highlighted numerous opportunities for improvement of processes and technologies with digital tools, additive manufacturing and O.R. platforms.
One thing that the pandemic has taught Cheryl Blanchard, Ph.D., Anika's CEO, is the need to stay aware of how quickly and dramatically the world can change.
Global sales grew +3.8% to $53 billion in 2019. COVID created much uncertainty for the forecast. We’re planning for a disruption to procedure volumes and day-to-day business to last into 2021.
Rule #1 for successful product development is to tie design outputs to user needs. Dale Tempco shares how this step and 8 others helped him decrease product development setbacks throughout his career.
Dozens of startups seek to disrupt the orthopedic atmosphere in the near-term and beyond. We examined five companies from different segments that recently reached the market - or plan to by 2022.
