COVID-19 has tested all orthopedic business models. Orchid Orthopedic Solutions' CEO shares the supply chain impact, recovery projections and opportunities to strengthen relationships.
The push for Advanced Manufacturing could benefit orthopedics, especially the proliferation of 3D printing, as well as the desire to enhance automated, intelligent and efficient manufacturing processes.
The cage is designed to more closely mimic the properties of biological tissue, and the material offers an alternative for spinal fusion and potential disc replacement.
Orthopedic startups focused on enabling technology and new materials made MedTech Innovator's 2020 Cohort, including 7D Surgical, 8chili, Hyalex Orthopaedics and OXOS Medical.
A panel discussion during the AM Medical Virtual Summit hosted by ASME reviewed key considerations for developing a quality system, validating and verifying processes and working with FDA.
As the pendulum swings away from traditional material solutions, OsteoFab PEKK provides orthopedic device companies with a robust alternative for craniomaxillofacial, spine and sports medicine products.
Any design change is itself a design effort, and all design efforts must conform completely with the Design Control requirements under the entire 21 CFR Part 820.30 rule.
Purchasing professionals would benefit from learning engineering orientation, process orientation—a better understanding of how things work and information should flow. Critical thinking. Problem solving.