by Jill Hoffman | Oct 29, 2013 | Medical Devices
Most people in need of medical devices don’t stop to think about the environment. But that’s not stopping some medtech manufacturers from implementing policies to make their operations more sustainable. Arlington, Virginia-based MackMedical, which provides injection...
by Jill Hoffman | Oct 16, 2013 | Medical Devices
While many people take it for granted, the ability of the modern medical establishment to diagnose diseases and disorders is astounding. In addition to medical expertise, doctors rely on numerous medical devices for diagnostic testing. Some of the most familiar...
by Jill Hoffman | Oct 8, 2013 | Medical Devices
Millions of people love to jog, ski, play tennis, football, soccer and take part in x-extreme sports. Perhaps this is why so many suffer tennis elbow, runner’s knee, bone fractures, torn rotator cuffs and countless other orthopedic aliments. Orthopedics is a branch of...
by Jill Hoffman | Sep 24, 2013 | Medical Devices
The founding fathers of the United States were Renaissance Men. In addition to creating the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, several of them were also inventors. George Washington invented a 16-sided barn to thresh grain cleanly and efficiently....
by Jill Hoffman | Sep 4, 2013 | Medical Devices
With nearly 1.4 billion people, China is the most populous nation on earth. And the number of middle class Chinese now stands at 474 million—more than the entire population of the United States. Naturally, this makes China one of the world’s fastest growing markets...
by Jill Hoffman | Aug 21, 2013 | Medical Devices
In 1650, a German Jesuit named Athanasius Kircher invented the ear trumpet, a funnel-shaped device to collect sound waves and direct them into the ears of nearly deaf patients. Medical technology has come a long way since then, and today medtech devices include robots...
