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Medical Device Companies Could Be Hurt By Chinese Tariffs

US medtech firms, including GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and the thriving Minnesota-based medtech sector, are concerned that tariffs on Chinese products proposed by President Trump could significantly affect their business, according to two reports released this week. GE Healthcare executives are worried that...

May 15, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

First-in-World Robot-Assisted Spinal Surgery Performed by Penn Neurosurgeons and Otolaryngologists

Noah Pernikoff is back to his life in New York City after becoming the first patient in the world to undergo a complex three-part, robotic-assisted surgery. The robotic arms made it possible for the multidisciplinary team at Penn to successfully...

May 10, 2018

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

First Jellyfish-based biologics manufacturer receives funding

Jellagen, a pioneer in marine biotechnologies based in Wales, has closed a £3.8m funding round led by Newable Private Investing, the Development Bank of Wales, and Angel Investors. Newable Private Investing is one of the UK’s leading private investment groups,...

May 4, 2018

Orthopedics and Spine

Medtronic’s New 3D Printed Technique to Enhance Surface Textures for Spinal Surgery Implants

DUBLIN and NEW ORLEANS – May 1, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced the launch of a titanium 3D printed platform – TiONIC(TM) Technology – that enables more complex designs and integrated surface technologies for spine surgery implants. The...

May 2, 2018

Orthopedics and Spine

Former Stryker Engineer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribe

Daniel Lawrynowicz, a former Stryker Corporation engineering director, pled guilty on April 3, 2018 to accepting a $75,000 bribe for steering business to a New York metallurgy firm. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), Lawrynowicz, 48, pleaded guilty before...

May 1, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

World’s first total penis and scrotum transplant performed at Johns Hopkins

Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. Some servicemen also return with debilitating hidden injuries—the loss of all or part of their genitals. The Johns Hopkins...

April 24, 2018

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Graphene spikes on implants can kill harmful bacteria

A tiny layer of graphene flakes becomes a deadly weapon and kills bacteria, stopping infections during procedures such as implant surgery. This is the findings of new research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, recently published in the scientific journal...

April 24, 2018

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

FDA Demands Medical Devices to up their Security!

  The US Food & Drug Administration plans to ask Congress for more funding and regulatory powers to improve its approach towards medical device safety, including on the cybersecurity front. An FDA document released this week reveals several of the...

April 20, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Miniature Human Brains Implanted in Mice Skulls Grow for Months

The mice behaved just like others of their kind, as far as scientists could tell, and they also looked the same — except for the human mini brain that had been implanted into each rodent’s own cortex, made visible by...

April 18, 2018