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7/2 - 1sourcesupplies introduces AIM, a proprietary, web-based inventory management program for industrial manufacturing facilities that manages inventory utilizing barcode scanner technology. 1sourcesupplies offers their inventory management system (AIM) to manufacturers whose goals are to increase productivity, decrease costs and improve inventory control.
6/18 - Millstone Medical Outsourcing added both a washer/disinfector and an autoclave sterilizer to enhance capacity, reduce kit turn time and provide for system redundancy. When used with Millstone's current equipment, these additions may dramatically increase production volume and speed. Millstone provides advanced inspection, clean room packaging, loaner kit processing and distribution services to medical device manufacturers worldwide.
6/17 - Westlake Plastics is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Harvey Stein, as a Medical and Life Sciences consultant. Mr. Stein comes to Westlake Plastics with an impressive background and is a recognized industry technical expert on Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE). He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, an M.B.A. from the University of Houston and is a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
6/16 - STEUTE introduced their range of “medical-grade” foot controls for medical device OEMs. STEUTE’s units are expressly designed to address the complete functional, ergonomic and aesthetic needs of the medical OEM’s application. Typical applications include x-ray equipment, laser surgery devices, ultrasonic systems, surgical microscopes, positioning tables, bone saws, high-frequency surgical equipment, dental systems, and arthroscopic surgical systems.
6/16 - Boston Centerless has worked collaboratively with its supply base to reduce costs for many of the materials it supplies in light of the current market conditions. Boston Centerless will pass along these savings to its customers.
This Month's Feature Articles |
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Shirley Engelhardt
in BONEZONE
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Orthopaedics—An Industry for
All of Time.
When I began my “career” in orthopaedics in the late 1980s, global
sales of hip and knee replacement products had just reached $1
billion. (They topped $11 billion last year.) Back then, spinal products
generated barely $100 million. (Last year they brought in
more than $6 billion.) We didn’t pay much attention to the nascent
markets for arthroscopy, iologics and fracture repair – we had
enough business on the joint replacement side, with the market
enjoying growth in excess of ... |
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From Dream to Reality:
The Re-emergence of the
Arthroscopically-placed Unicompartment
Knee Replacement.
It was in January 1991 when I watched with great fascination as Dick Caspari demonstrated his arthroscopic technique for unicompartment
knee (UKA) replacement at the Metcalf
Arthroscopy course. Knee arthroscopy was in its growth phase in
which each year, improvements in implants and instrumentation
meant that new procedures could be successfully completed with
the ... |
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Julie Vetalice
in ORTHOKNOW
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1Q09: Hard Times Ain’t Quit, and We Ain’t Quit.
A fast glance at the first batch of 1Q09 earnings
shows spine companies doing quite well (Alphatec,
NuVasive and TranS1) and even some nice results
from a biologics company or two. Others admit that
slowdowns are finally affecting revenue. A few
report that hospital hesitancy to invest in new capital
equipment remains, but can’t last.
Nearly every
device company with a knee admitted a touch of
the procedure volume ... |
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