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Minnetronix Medical
April 21, 2022
Minnetronix Medical

Overcoming Challenges in Bringing Optical Systems to the Medical Device Market

By Matt Adams

On the journey to full-scale production for medical devices incorporating optics, a series of steps early in the process can make all the difference for successfully launching new products and introducing next-generation upgrades. This article discusses four considerations for a successful product launch.

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FDA
March 9, 2022
FDA

FDA’s Final Guidance Pushes Companies to be Recall Ready

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

The agency is urging manufacturers to not only have recall policies in place before a recall is necessary, but to also act quickly in initiating a recall when public health is at risk.

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Joris van der Heijden, StarFish Medical
February 3, 2022
Joris van der Heijden, StarFish Medical
MEDdesign

The Last Major Technical Hurdle for Personalized Medicine:  Manufacturability

By Joris van der Heijden, Ph.D.

Although the future is exciting, it also poses real challenges. More collaborative initiatives need to take place between drug manufacturers and developers of manufacturing equipment and consumables.

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Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical
January 21, 2022
Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical
Ameing for Asia

Medical 3-D Printing Update in Asia

By Ames Gross

Increasing demand for custom surgical implants and growing investment in R&D will help the sector experience significant growth over the next five years.

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December 2, 2015

Medtech Companies Improve Compliance, but Unprepared for Disaster

Medical device companies have upped their game in product security and regulatory compliance, but they might not be ready for a catastrophic event.

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Mark Quinlan, UPS
November 12, 2015
Mark Quinlan, UPS

Embrace Regulations, Improve Patients’ Lives

A Q&A on how device companies can respond to supply chain risks and regulations.

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Evolution of Medtronic pacemakers, Maastricht
October 20, 2015
Evolution of Medtronic pacemakers, Maastricht

Medtronic’s European Research Center Focuses on Innovation for Survival

The company’s Bakken Research Centre in the Netherlands is centrally located for technology development and collaboration with physicians.

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October 6, 2015

Does Your Supply Chain Challenge the Status Quo?

Regulations, cost pressures drive medical device companies to innovate.

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Josh Cannon, UPS, Optimizing supply chain inventory
September 9, 2015
Josh Cannon, UPS, Optimizing supply chain inventory

Optimizing Inventory Management for Medical Devices

Josh Cannon explains how technology can improve visibility throughout the supply chain.

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August 17, 2015

Top Procurement Strategies to Enhance Profitability

Follow these contract manufacturing tips to boost margins and cut time to market.

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June 6, 2025

Trump Administration set to demonstrate point-of-care technology to help prevent IV fluid shortages

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

Two locations selected to demonstrate Caspian, an automated, point-of-care, sterile saline manufacturing system that may help prevent or mitigate intravenous (IV) fluid shortages in the United States.

May 12, 2025

FDA Announces Expanded Use of Unannounced Inspections at Foreign Manufacturing Facilities

By MedTech Intelligence Staff
FDA

The FDA conducts approximately 12,000 domestic inspections and 3,000 foreign inspections each year in more than 90 countries. U.S. manufacturers undergo frequent, unannounced inspections, foreign firms have often had weeks to prepare, undermining the integrity of the oversight process.

April 9, 2025

Tariff Tsunami Hits U.S. Healthcare: Double-Digit Penalties Spark Cost Surge and Supply Chain Crisis, Black Book Warns

MedTech Economy

Black Book's ad hoc survey of 200 healthcare executives reveals real-time disruptions, cost inflation, and stalled innovation as Trump-era tariffs expand across key healthcare imports.

April 9, 2025

MedTech Industry Groups Coalesce on Tariff Exemption

By MedTech Intelligence Staff
Tariffs

Industry groups hoping to lessen impacts of Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" plans on medical products and MedTech development sent letter to the U.S. Trade Representative.

January 21, 2025

Public Health Impact of Medical Device Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

By Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D.

The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health issued a statement on medical device supply chain vulnerabilities, the public health impact they have on patient care, the FDA’s actions to prevent and mitigate potential shortages, and solutions to strengthen the domestic supply chain and address these vulnerabilities.

December 5, 2024

Viewpoint: Trump tariffs to directly impact prices of majority of US medical devices

By Aidan Robertson
Viewpoints on MedTech

"Tariffs may have negative consequences for a continually growing market due to an aging population and the increasing prevalence of long-term illnesses. Companies will be forced to increase prices to make up for losses incurred by the proposed tariffs which may cause supply chain disruptions."

November 20, 2024

No Longer “Forever Chemicals”

By Dr. Christina Reufsteck
PFAS

Because of the environmental and health risks that PFAS ─ per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ─ pose, they are subject to a potential ban across the European Union. Such a ban would introduce a need for medical device manufacturers to identify and discontinue the sale of products containing PFAS, while also developing safe and effective alternatives. How will suppliers across the EU approach the impending shift away from these “forever chemicals”?

March 5, 2024

MedAccred Program Makes Qualified Manufacturers List Publicly Available

By MedTech Intelligence Staff
MedAccred Logo

Medtech stakeholders can now search for MedAccred accredited suppliers. Accredited companies included in the QML have achieved MedAccred Accreditation after meeting stringent critical process audit requirements set by MedAccred OEM Subscribers, which include Baxter, BD, Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Philips, Roche Diagnostics, and Stryker.

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