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If you're a refractive surgeon, your biggest competitor is not your neighbor down the street. It's indifference and lack of awareness. I receive google news alerts on a variety of topics and this one in Forbes caught me by surprise yesterday morning. How is it possible that 𝟮𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, we are still addressing the basic questions about LASIK? This is an unfortunate example of how we as an industry (surgeons, manufacturers and other stakeholders) have done a terrible job of educating the public on the benefits of vision correction procedures. Together, we can do better. Full article: https://lnkd.in/drm32jhm #ophthalpreneurs #privatepractice #leadership #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist #refractivesurgery #lensreplacement #personalizedvision

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Did you know that with BlackArmor® implants by icotec, surgeons and oncologists are able to catch a recurrence 3 months/1 imaging cycle sooner than with traditional titanium implants? In a study out of Ohio State, their multi-disciplinary spine tumor team hypothesizes that earlier intervention can reduce recurrent symptoms, avoid unnecessary revision surgeries, and allow for changes to radiation therapy or systemic therapy to facilitate improved patient outcomes.   Learn more in this publication in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Impact of instrumentation material on local recurrence: a case-matched series using carbon fiber-PEEK vs. titanium: https://rdcu.be/dZRwh.   #BlackArmor #Oncology #SpinalSurgery #MedicalInnovation #NeuroOncology #PatientCare #STS #icotec

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Simply the best and smallest/thinnest SCS battery on the market. Inceptiv automatically senses and responds every 20 ms to the patients ECAP’s. That is five times faster than the blink of an eye. 1.5 & 3T compatiable! Patients no longer have to worry about being over/under dosed and receiving suboptimal therapy. In addition, Inceptiv can deliver multiple different HD wave forms that our competion can’t! What is not to like? #mdtemployee #gamechanger #overdrivetechnology

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See how the new BIS™ Advance monitor empowers you with precision in anesthesia dosing. The ERAS® (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) society guidelines recommend BISTM technology as part of the protocol to help enhance patient recovery after surgery.(1-4) https://lnkd.in/gqZX46P2 Product usage represented may not be approved or cleared in all markets. The BIS™ monitoring system should not be used as the sole basis for diagnosis or therapy and is intended only as an adjunct in patient assessment. Reliance on the BIS™ monitoring system alone for intraoperative anesthetic management is not recommended. #MedtronicEmployee 1. Guidelines - ERAS™* Society. ERAS™* Society. https://lnkd.in/gJaGwhTs. Published 2022. Accessed September 27, 2022. 2. Nimmo AF, Absalom AR, Bagshaw O, et al. Guidelines for the safe practice of total intravenous anaesthesia(TIVA): Joint Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the Society for Intravenous Anaesthesia.Anaesthesia. 2019;74(2):211-224. doi:10.1111/anae.14428 3.Stenberg E, Dos Reis FalcãoLF, O'Kane M, et al. Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jan 4]. World J Surg. 2022;10.1007/s00268-021-06394-9. doi:10.1007/s00268-021-06394-9 4.Gustafsson UO, Scott MJ, HubnerM, et al. Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018. World J Surg. 2019;43(3):659-695. doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4844-y

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The BEST two ways to get up from the ground after a fall. In the video, Doug Weiss DPT mentions that falls are the primary reason for hospitalization and admission to nursing homes for people aged 65 and above. He introduces two methods to help seniors self-rescue when they fall and there is no one around to assist them. You can learn more about these two methods by watching the detailed demonstration in the following video: https://lnkd.in/g52Kp3cM In summary, both of these methods involve utilizing objects around oneself to bring youself off the ground. #fallingdown #Elderly

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The Ortho Perspective - Conversations around the topics that matter in orthopedics. Our team at ASCdx is privileged to offer industry representatives a platform for sharing their unique perspective. 💡 ➤ On this episode Stu Brandon talks with Brent Bartholomew President at Ortho Development Corporation We're grateful to Brent for taking time to share his vision for the future of orthopedics and medical device sales. 🔹 Link to the episode in the comments. 👇 #orthopedics #orthopedicsurgeon #ascdx #ODEV

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𝑰 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒖 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑫𝒆𝑷𝒖𝒚... -It had a nice ring to it -It was easy for people to remember 𝗕𝗨𝗧... I had pigeonholed myself into only selling DePuy Synthes products in a small geography in NW Illinois❗❗❗ Our industry continues to change. Our customers' wants and needs continue to change. The companies we all work with and for continue to change. -Some change is good -Some change is bad 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑫𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒐 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆❓ We have taken a unique position in our industry... 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀... -Multiple geographies -Multiple companies The way we do it is not for everyone on the industry side. The way we do it is not for every #orthopedicsurgeon or facility. Where it is a fit, it is a great option for all involved.

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#StarkeyEdgeAI is redefining the hearing aid industry. With advancements in accelerometers for fall detection and vestibular diagnostics for fall prevention, it's important to continue to educate audiologists and hearing professionals about the technology Starkey Hearing can offer — as they play a critical role in providing professional service, accurate fittings and maintenance to achieve optimal hearing outcomes for users. I encourage you to listen to the #HearingMatters episode with Douglas Beck, Au.D., F-AAA, CCC-A and Brandon Sawalich to learn more about our innovative technology. Watch the full episode at the link in the comments. #AudPeeps #HearingHealth

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The ongoing conversation by many...... What are the plans that the large strategics like Medtronic, Stryker, and Johnson & Johnson have ahead? Tom Salemi asks Steve Bell and I about it during one of our recent sits. It is a tough call. The variables in play such as how much more good money do you toss at less than optimal money already spent? Who will be first out of JNJ and Medtronic to have the courage to run parallel efforts to their existing programs? How much did the hundreds of millions of dollars miss on the Mobius / Cardan purchase ding Stryker and make them take a very diligent acquisition thesis that they play by and put them in the overly cautious category? Will anyone acquire a soft tissue system pre-clearance, with development being done by OUS teams, and attempt to integrate those platforms to the U.S.?

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𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑶𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝑪𝑳❓ This debate has been going on for longer than my 30 years in the industry... Has the change in patient demographics changed how you manage the PCL❓ As an industry rep and talking with surgeons, I have observed that the average patient today is... 🔹 Younger 🔹 Higher BMI 🔹 More Active How do you manage the PCL❓ 🔹Retain the PCL with traditional CR Implants 🔹Retain the PCL with Ultra Congruent/Anterior Lipped Implants 🔹Retain with Medial Congruent/Stabilized Implants 🔹Retain with True Medial Pivot Implants 🔹Retain with Lateral Pivot Implants 🔹Retain with Rotating Platform Implants 🔹Sacrifice with PS Implants 🔹Sacrifice with Ultra Congruent/Anterior Lipped Implants 🔹Sacrifice with True Medial Pivot Implants 🔹Sacrifice with Lateral Pivot Implants 🔹Sacrifice with Rotating Platform Implants

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The #orthopedic Industry Is Full Of Opportunities Disguised As Problems❗ Look at all of the changes that have happened over the years in product design and surgical techniques and the business side of #orthopedics. All of these changes are an attempt to solve problems. We live in an imperfect world and there will always be problems to solve. THREE-STEP PROCESS TO TURN PROBLEMS INTO OPPORTUNITIES as described by John Maxwell 🔷 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 Don't avoid problems; attack them. Use caution, but find them and take them to someone with experience in that area. We learn to solve problems by pursuing them. 🔷 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 Come up with a system. Take time to discover the real issue; find out what others have done; have your team study options; prioritize solutions and try one. 🔷  𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 Find others who complement your weaknesses, especially if you aren't a good problem solver. Diverse thinking allows you to solve a variety of problems. 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁. What opportunities do you see as an Orthopedic Surgeon or Ortho Rep❓

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Great information enclosed if you are considering making a major investment in your business.

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If you want to see elegant leadership at work, listen to this podcast. Kudos to Scott and Ivan for showing the way.

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Hearing loss and tinnitus are the leading service-related injuries affecting U.S. Veterans. And they're not alone: Over 740 million adults worldwide feel the effects of tinnitus. Our #StarkeyEdgeAI hearing aids have a tinnitus management solution that can help provide much-needed customizable and adaptable relief for those with this common condition. #ProtectYourHearing #Tinnitus #VeteransDay

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Behind every diagnosis Is technology you can trust. Here's Midwest Ortho's Story. At Midwest Orthopedic Center, imaging precision is non-negotiable. When their team needed clearer bone detail to improve evaluations and patient care, they turned to the Samsung GC85A. The result? A radiography system they can rely on every day for accurate, detailed imaging that supports confident diagnoses and better outcomes. Watch the full video to see how Midwest Ortho is delivering care with clarity and trust: https://lnkd.in/dbthfFiE #HealthcareTechnology #OrthopedicImaging #Radiology

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𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It Does." ~William James How do you embody the belief that your actions make a difference in the medical device industry? Share an example or insight below and inspire others to make an impact too! #MotivationMonday, #LisaSasso, #MedicalDeviceIndustry, #CareerImpact, #MakingADifference, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IndustryInfluence, #InspireOthers, #CoachingSuccess, #BelieveInYourself

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Rigid Sternal Fixation and Enhanced Recovery for Opioid-Free Analgesia After Cardiac Surgery

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🚑➡️🏥 From ERs to primary care, POCUS is transforming diagnostics—bridging gaps in cost, training, and access. If your docs aren’t using it yet, they’ll soon be behind the curve. Let’s get them up to speed! 🚀 #POCUS #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalTech #PrimaryCare #FutureOfMedicine #ButterflyNetwork

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