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A bionic arm developed at MIT has an app that gives users more control.
Using the technology with apps also opens up other possibilities Tablets, because they have cameras embedded in them, could enable the bionic arm to be used for remotely based rehab pops up. It also opens up the possiblilty of doing game-based rehab. “This could be used if someone moves x number of degrees, the...
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As metal-on-metal hip implants continue to be scrutinized, here's the latest from Jim Dickinson in MD+DI's Washington Wrap-Up:
A review of clinical trials, observational studies, and registries produced limited evidence on comparative effectiveness of various hip implant bearing combinations, according to an open source British Medical Journal report by researchers from CDRH and universities...
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Medical device packaging company DDL is answering industry demand by adding orthopaedic testing to its services (the company previously conducted testing, but capabilities were limited).
The company now has a biaxial tester, which combines tensile and compression with a torque action. In a company release, DDL notes some tests it offers customers:
ASTM F2193, Standard...
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A new range of hydroxyapatite (HA) biomaterials have potential new uses in antimicrobial and osteopromotive coatings. They could also be used in the development of bone cements with altered structural features
Calcium phosphate growth after simulated body fluid immersion.
that include toughness, solubility, and porosity. Developed by Ceram, the materials have different...
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Millstone Medical Outsourcing (Fall River, MA), which provides outsourcing services to manufacturers of orthopaedic medical devices, has hired a new vice president of business development at its Warsaw, IN, location. Thomas C. Lowe will be charged with developing key accounts and supporting the company’s medical device manufacturing customers. Before joining Millstone, Lowe worked for a...
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Zimmer is taking advantage of growth opportunities in Asia by opening a center in Beijing that will focus on R&D programs across the continent. Activities at the R&D site will include collaboration between local engineers and healthcare professionals in the hopes of creating new technologies that specifically address the Asian market. "Investment in local research and...
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A knee simulator performs a wear test on a set of knee implants. Equipped with Virtual Soft Tissue, these wear testing machines help implant manufacturers and researchers evaluate the performance and durability of new implant designs.
Ever wonder how a new prosthetic design will work once implanted? You probably know that a joint simulator is used in this situation. But the next step is...
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Medtronic Spinal has received the 2011 Manufacturing Excellence award for its Warsaw facility from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). The facility, which has more than 650 employees, manufactures spinal implants designed to treat disorders such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and fractures,
AME awarded seven facilities with the honor. It recognizes companies...
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The company anticipates that the site will be up and running by the end of next year, and it will be adding up to 60 jobs to the site by the end of 2013. It made the announcements this week at MD&M Minneapolis.
In what the company says is the first of its kind in the world, Fort Wayne Metals (Fort Wayne, IN) is opening a melt facility that is solely dedicated to...
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Full body imaging allows doctors to see the origin of sagittal imbalance.
Full body imaging using one specific technology is being endorsed by the European Spine Journal as an important method for examining sagittal spinal balance. Developed by EOS imaging, the technology can help a doctor diagnose the origin of sagittal imbalance.
"Sagittal alignment depends on a fragile...
