When it comes to advances in medical device technology, the cardiology category has consistently led the way. 2018 promises to continue to deliver. These are some of the trends and advances that we’ve noticed. Stent market once again in fluxBioresorbable stents were once hailed as the future of coronary stent technology. However, clinical trial data […]
Medical Device Industry Trends: Advances in Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery is one of the few fields of medicine covered in both medical journals and fashion magazines. So, how do you separate the facts from the hype? Here is our list of the latest innovations and trends in the plastic surgery industry that will be making an impact in 2018. Breast augmentation still number […]
Medical Device Industry Trends: Advances in Orthopedics
Improving patient care has to be at the heart of any medtech innovation and is ideally the cornerstone of any medical device marketing strategy. The WHO has determined that any innovation in orthopedics that does not reduce long-term failure rates by at least 50% isn’t worth using—making it crystal clear that if it’s better for […]
Why does gender-specific medical device research matter?
Knowledge is power. Over the past several years, great strides have been made in making research gender-specific. This has resulted in a drop in women’s deaths from heart disease, but it is still the number 1 killer of US women. This Friday is National Wear Red Day, a promotion by the American Heart Association to […]
Working in a virtual world
New technologies are providing opportunities for completely changing the business worlds that our companies operate in. The Matchstick Group is no exception and in fact, we rely on technologies like video conferencing via Skype, file sharing via DropBox and YouSendIt, and project management systems like BaseCamp to operate virtually in a much more efficient manner. This saves us money on overhead […]
3D Printing and What it Could Mean for the Medical Device Industry
The rise of 3D printing technology has opened up exciting new opportunities and possibilities for medicine, particularly in the medical device space. Some early game changing instances have already been reported this year, as a 3-D printed medical device was used earlier this year to save an infant’s life. In late May, 6-month-old Kaiba Gionfriddo […]
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