SI-Bone inc participated in the NASS 2014 annual convention of spine surgeons at the Moscone Convention Center from Nov 12-14. SI-Bone located in San Jose California is a privately held company that has created a significant market niche in treating severe sacro-iliac bone pain with it’s iFuse™ system.
Invuity, inc introduced its Eigr™ illumination technology at NASS 2014 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco November 12-15. This new illumination technology, Eigr™ Waveguide enhances the visibility of small and dark spaces for enhanced surgical safety and efficiency.
Liquids that grow human bone? Sounds crazy but they are now commonly used in all sorts of Orthopedic applications. Two weeks ago the FDA approved another product called Augment from Biomimetics. Here is a story of innovation, FDA approvals, and investment…
I’ve run into some pretty powerful innovators that deserve recognition. Kevin Sneed is one of them. Dr. Sneed, Health Dean and Professor at the College of Pharmacy of USF (University of Southern Florida, Tampa) describes the pharmacy of the future they created.
HealthXL is a partnership of 11 of the biggest corporations in healthcare, including Cleveland Clinic, IBM and Janssen Healthcare Innovation, to name a few. They have “audacious” goals of solving some of the biggest problems in the industry.
The program is “Neil Harbisson: What’s It Like To Hear Color?” It is the amazing tale of a color blind young man that gains the ability to take his creative skills to an unprecedented level through medical innovation.
When you work in any specialized field, you’re bound to see trends over time. Working with health startups is no exception – I work with them every day and I’m definitely seeing some trends. One that has popped up on my radar lately are companies that are creating tools for patients to self-educate after they […]
We met with Skip Fleshman, Partner at Asset Management Ventures at the Connected Health Symposium in San Diego. We asked him about trends in venture capital funding. Here is our interview..
Team Wristify (http://www.embrlabs.com) has developed a bracelet that allows you to instantly heat or cool yourself.
Team Open Bionics is developing a 3D-printed prosthetic with the functionalities of a high-end device, but for a much lower cost.