Medtech Matters

In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, the founder and CEO of Proximie. Her firm enables clinicians to collaborate from anywhere in the world. The solutions is hardware agnostic and enables connections in remote regions with low internet functionality. Specifically, the following questions are addressed.  
  

• Can you please tell us about your company and what it’s doing to the traditional surgical environment?
• Does your company provide all the hardware and software components to enable the connection?
• Is the hardware and software required on both ends?
• One unique thing I noticed about your technology is that it operates on weaker internet connections. Why was that an important factor and important to you?
• What’s the reaction from surgeons to the system? 

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In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Liane Teplitsky, vice president and worldwide general manager of robotics at Zimmer Biomet. She provides some background on how we arrived at where we are today, what’s driving the robotic surgery movement, what the latest with the company’s Rosa system is, and what’s ahead. Specifically, we pose the following questions to him.  
  

• What’s the latest with Zimmer Biomet and the Rosa system?
• Why have robotic surgical technologies exploded in the orthopedic space?
• What’s been the overall reception by surgeons to these systems?
• How is data informatics playing a role in robotic surgical systems?
• With the incorporation of AI and machine learning, are we at the early stages of physician-assisted surgeries, where the robot is doing more of the procedure and the surgeon is supervising? 

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In this Medtech Matters podcast episode of Mike on Medtech with Mike Drues, president of Vascular Sciences, we discuss a number of the priorities Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), has mentioned in recent presentations. The agency had also laid out several priorities in a document a few years ago to be acted upon from 2018 through 2020, which has now been extended to 2021. Specifically, we address a number of questions, including:

• What are the important priorities for CDRH in 2021?
  • Tracking of submissions and electronic templates
  • Decentralized clinical trials with CDER and CBER
  • Feedback from patients through new Collaborative Communities forum
  • Digital Health Center of Excellence
• How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact these priorities and CDRH operations moving forward?
• What’s been the impact on non-COVID devices? Are new devices still being developed or being reviewed by the agency?
• What about the impact of politics and the new incoming administration?

Listen to this episode and see what you think of communication with the FDA and if there are methods you could use which you aren’t. If you’d like to share thoughts, ask questions, or have a suggestion for a future topic for us to cover, please reach out to me at [email protected] and we’ll see if we want to address your ideas/inquiries/suggestions in a future episode.

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In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Dr. Jesse Wheeler, head of MedTech and Analytics at Draper, a not-for-profit engineering innovation company. He explains what organization does and how its projects can help to improve medical devices. His latest project involves the development of an ECG sensing technology that does not require contact with the patient. Specifically, we pose the following questions to him.  
  

• First can you tell us a little about Draper and what you do?
• I understand you’re developing a noncontact sensor to replace traditional ECG technology. How does it work and why could it be a better alternative?
• Beyond the hospital, where could technology such as this enable ECG monitoring?
• Are there additional applications possible leveraging this technology?
• What are the obstacles remaining to getting this technology to market? 

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In this Medtech Matters podcast episode of Mike on Medtech with Mike Drues, president of Vascular Sciences, we discuss a variety of ways in which medical device manufacturers communicate with the FDA. Mike provides best practices he’s used and also shares stories from his own experience interacting with the agency for real-world projects. Specifically, we address a number of questions, including:

• Let’s review the more common or well-understood methods of communicating with the FDA.
  • Regulatory submission
  • Response to inspection or 483
  • Pre-sub meeting
  • Social media
  • Letter to file
• What other methods are there outside of those?
• How has communication been handled during the pandemic?
• Can you share best practices when communicating with the FDA? Dos and don’ts?
• What ways would you like to see established for communication with the FDA?

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In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Joe Mullings, chairman and CEO of The Mullings Group—a talent acquisition firm focused on medtech—and host of the web series TrueFuture. As someone who works with leading medtech manufacturers and travels the world to explore regions where new medtech is being developed, Mullings was able to provide an interesting viewpoint on what’s got him excited and how lessons learned from the pandemic could help the industry. Specifically, we pose the following questions to him.  
  

• Through your various ventures, you’re exposed to quite a bit of emerging medtech. What has you most excited and why?
• How are these new technologies impacting the types of people the medtech industry is hiring?
• Are you getting interest for medtech talent from non-traditional industry players? With the pandemic, we saw companies like GM and Tesla partnering with medical device firms to produce critical products. Are these same types of companies seeking to incorporate medtech into their products?
• In your fourth season of True Future, you visit Israel, which has been an emerging hub for medtech R&D for some time now. What interesting things did you find there?
• You’re also moderating a panel at ICI’s Global Digital Summit on the Virtualization of Care. What does that mean and how will it impact today’s healthcare space? 

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In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Bruce Lichorowic, President and CEO of Galen Robotics. The company is developing a robotic surgical system, like other medical device manufacturers, but has interesting plans on how it will roll it out to the market. The system will not require a capital investment from hospitals. Specifically, we pose the following questions to him.  
  

• There are a number of medtech companies developing or marketing robotic surgical solutions. What makes the Galen Robotics system unique?
• Is neurosurgery an emerging area for robotic surgery?
• What is digital surgery as a service?
• What has been the feedback from hospitals and surgeons regarding digital surgery as a service?
• What’s the timeframe for you launch of this service? 

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In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Kevin Goodwin, CEO of EchoNous. The company offers a portable, point-of-care ultrasound solution that provides real-time views of the heart, lungs, and abdomen. With significant computing power driving it, but only weighing eight ounces, the technology provides a stark contrast to traditional cart-based systems. Specifically, we pose the following questions to him.  
  

• Please tell me about EchoNous and what makes your ultrasound technologies unique?
• Why is point-of-care ultrasound so important for healthcare, especially right now during the pandemic?
• What have been the challenges in developing this type of ultrasound system?
• What impact does AI have on the system and the level of care it enables?
• What’s next for EchoNous? 

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In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Mark Toland, who was previously the CEO of Corindus, and Rick Anderson, who was formerly the WorldWide Franchise Chairman at J&J. They are now both on the board at Cardiologs. They talk about what interested them in the company, the important role cardiovascular diagnostics play in the battle against heart disease, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the device performance. Specifically, we pose the following questions to them.  
  

• What is Cardiologs and what attracted you to the organization?
• What does this influx of AI-powered technologies mean for healthcare?
• Are the challenges associated with reimbursement when it comes to AI-based technologies being addressed?
• What challenges are still inhibiting the growth of this technology segment?
• What is the response from caregivers and physicians? Are they ready to adopt AI-based technologies? 

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In this episode of Medtech Matters, a podcast focused on the medical device manufacturing industry and the factors impacting it, we speak with Dr. Sham Dholakia, senior VP of medical affairs and clinical operations at CareDx. Dr. Dholakia talks about the technologies his company provides to best match donated organs with the patients who so desperately need them. Since current methods detect problems with an organ match after the transplant, CareDX is trying to proactively prevent this from occurring. Specifically, we pose the following questions to him.  
  

• What is CareDx and what is the technology you offer?
• What are the challenges with transplants and how does your technology address them?
• What have been the challenges in the development of your technology?
• What are the “smart” aspects of your technology? 

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