QMED article from Sep.30, 2013 at: http://www.qmed.com/mpmn/medtechpulse/how-materials-testing-can-assure-quality-stent-manufacturing From the article: Comprised of biocompatible metal or biodegradable polymers, stents bear a complex geometry, enabling them to act as… Read More »How Material Testing can Assure Quality in Stent Manufacturing
The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, NV is famous for being “the” place to debut exciting new technology. The 2014 CES appears to live… Read More »CES 2014 (Consumer Electronics Show) Highlights Some Impressive Inventions
Much of the development around bioabsorbable stents and other bioabsorbable implants have focused on a polymer, PLLA (poly-L-lactic acid) as the base material. Some new… Read More »Is Zinc the Perfect Material for Use in Bioabsorbable Stents?
Even the Chairman of the Federal Reserve sometimes seriously understates reality: From the IMPO Magazine at: http://www.impomag.com/news/2014/01/bernanke-likens-08-financial-crisis-car-crash?et_cid=3715337&et_rid=54744345&type=cta WASHINGTON (AP) — In his final public appearance… Read More »Understatement time: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Likens 2008 Financial Crisis To Car Crash
Smart phones and similar devices have very valuable patents and high-stakes patent litigation. There are also high stakes in medical devices. Read about this jury… Read More »Medical Device Patent Case: Jury Rules Medtronic Willfully Infringed TAVI Heart Valve Patent from Edwards Lifesciences
A colleague pointed me to this very interesting article in the Dec 31, 2013 Washington Post written by Brian Fung. The article highlights some of… Read More »The Effect of Congress’ 1998 Extension of Copyright Protection