One of my favorite topics about the medical device industry and technology in general is innovation. Rebecca's post last week discussed the Medical Innovation Summit - "Innovative to the Bone" hosted by the Cleveland Clinic. Although I was unable to attend the event, I did find an interesting article that discussed the current status of innovation as well as what the future looks like in this area.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 11/12/12 5:18 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] medical device, Innovation, Cleveland Clinic
Read More »Last week, Regulatory and Quality Solutions participated in Cleveland Clinic’s 10th Annual Medical Innovation Summit – “Innovative to the Bone”! Each year, the Summit highlights different areas of specialization, with this year focusing on orthopaedics. It was our first year participating in the Summit, which brought together more than 1,100 executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and clinicians from around the world October 29th – October 31st.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 11/9/12 4:00 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] Innovative to the Bone, RQS, Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2013, Medical Innovation Summit, 2012 Medical Innovation Summit, Cleveland Clinic, Top 10 Innovations
Read More »Our neighbors located up the street from our Cleveland, OH location, at the Cleveland Clinic, have recently helped develop horse power into a whole new meaning. A Cleveland Clinic researcher found that one reason horses are more efficient at walking and running than humans, is because of the extremely long tendons in their legs. The Cleveland Clinic researcher then took the horse’s anatomy and applied it to help develop an orthosis device, fittingly called Kickstart, which helps patients with impaired walking. The technology behind Kickstart was licensed to Cadence Biomedical and hit the market in September.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 10/11/12 5:30 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] Kickstart, Veteran's Affairs, medical device, orthosis, Cleveland Clinic, Cadence Biomedical
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