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The Medical Devices subgroups, designed to encourage in-person networking, seem to be taking off nicely. I've attended get-togethers in New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, and San Jose. Each time, members seem to genuinely appreciate the opportunity to...
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has a seven-point plan to improve patient safety in reprocessing reusable medical devices. The action items are: 1. Gain consensus on “how clean is clean” and on adequate cleaning ...
I looked away for a minute and, before I knew it, the Endovascular Forum had more than 150,000 fans on Facebook. It's unbelievable, really. I haven't seen ANYONE successfully use Facebook in a Business-to-Business (B2B) application. Until now. Enter ...
If you want something done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself. So began Ed Arkans' journey into contract manufacturing. Decades later, San Diego-based ACI Medical still makes its own products – they represent 30 percent of sales – and also m...
Unemployed members write me for help so often I developed a standard reply which included the line, "I have an executive recruiter I trust for medical device industry placements. Would you like an introduction?" Last week my recruiter friend Tamara w...
My conversation with Taiwanese-born Dr. Lin – who emigrated to America on his own at age 16 with his own money, sold a keypad patent to Philips in the early 90s, and now embarks on his latest innovation – was nothing short of fascinating. I'm really ...
Second only to "I need a job," the most frequent request I get managing this 145,000-member(!) group is, "My company needs distribution." Last month I went to HIDA ... that's the Health Industry Distributor's Association's annual conference (see http...
