Omar has written for several publications prior to MD+DI.He is a former contributor at Bioworld Medtech, an online publication owned by Clarivate.He was a general assignment reporter for the Beaufort ...

5 Animal-Inspired Medtech Breakthroughs. People used to define progress as human beings overcoming nature and creating something superior to what the natural world offers.

The StabiLink MIS Spinal Fixation System, manufactured by Southern Spine LLC (United States), is a less invasive option to pedicle screws for spinal fusion procedures; benefits include smaller ...

Medtech has already seen a strong showing of M&A activity this month, starting with Stryker announcing its intention to buy Inari Medical in a deal valued at $4.9 billion.Next came Boston Scientific ...

As consumer demands and design requirements evolve, traditional injection molding technologies struggle to keep pace, limiting design freedom and compromising production efficiency. This comprehensive ...

Ensuring accuracy by force measurement and material testing is a necessary requirement in most every industry, especially orthopaedic and medical parts manufacturing where the highest quality control ...

As medical technology becomes more sophisticated and interconnected, device security threats escalate to pose risks in patient health and privacy. The U.S. FDA has strengthened its cybersecurity ...

Amanda Pedersen is a veteran journalist and award-winning columnist with a passion for helping medical device professionals connect the dots between the medtech news of the day and the bigger picture.

For decades, the standard in mobile heart monitoring was a bulky device with wires and electrodes that connected to the patient. Patients wore these Holter monitors for one day, perhaps two, in order ...

The development and use of automation and control technologies is helping transform the design of medical devices and equipment across designs for applications that span R&D, laboratory processes, ...

Fluid connector technologies are often a user’s primary interface with medtech products. They play an important role in successful fluid management — from providing reliable, leak-free performance to ...

Amanda Pedersen poses with her Jesse H. Neal Awards plaque after winning the "Best Commentary" category with Pedersen's POV. After 18 years of reporting on the medical device and diagnostics industry, ...