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Thomas Wallick

30+ years’ experience in Consumer and Life Sciences Industry marketing including Orthopedics and Cardiology.

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Meet The Expert: Elizabeth Anderson, Senior Analyst, Biologics

By Thomas Wallick on 3/26/25 8:00 AM

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Anderson has joined the team at SmartTRAK as Senior Analyst, Biologics. Before joining SmartTRAK, Elizabeth got her start at Healthpoint in Texas and has since worked in various roles with several of the top companies in the biological space, including Smith+Nephew and Organogenesis. 

Meet Elizabeth Anderson:

What is your role with SmartTRAK? My role with SmartTRAK will be as a Senior Analyst for the Biologics module.

What do you like about SmartTRAK? I have been using SmartTrak since the platform started. My favorite feature is the ability to have information relevant to both the commercial and clinical sides of the market in one place. 

What is something special or unique you bring to SmartTRAK subscribers?
The majority of my roles have been responsible for market research and business intelligence. I have extensive experience combining primary and secondary data to get a full picture of the market.

What do you think the biggest promise of medical technology (in your area) is?  In the Biologics space, it isn't easy to choose just one. A lot of research is looking into the ability to impregnate matrices or grafts with growth factors or cell types that a patient may be missing based on their pathophysiology. 

How will it change everything? This would allow clinicians to tailor their tx specifically, giving the patient what is needed to heal. Of course, this hinges on the proper diagnostics, but I think it is where we are headed.

What are your favorite online websites or resources that you check every day? Of course, I stay up to date with SmartTrak and LinkedIn, my go-to sources, but I also monitor the CMS website in this space.

How do you keep your medical device research skills sharp? I keep my skills sharp by attending conferences, reading published clinical studies, and talking to clinicians on the front lines.

What was the last presentation you gave and to who, about what?  My last presentation was a forecast model for a new product launching clinical trials to enter the US market. It was for a US Business Development Director for an OUS manufacturer.

What was the last show you binge-watched? The last show I binge-watched was the limited series American Primeval on Netflix. It is a good story.

What is your life like outside of SmartTRAK?
Outside of SmartTRAK, I run a lot, tend to my senior dog, and try to teach myself new baking skills. I have backed off a lot of the long-distance running but still do a few endurance events.

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Neuromodulation Trends to Watch at NANS 2025

By Thomas Wallick on 1/30/25 12:22 PM

SmartTRAK is attending the upcoming North American Neuromodulation Society meeting (NANS) in Orlando, Florida, and we would love to schedule some time to meet! We can't wait to see all of our colleagues and kick off 2025 at the premier Neuromodulation conference. Our experts will be covering all the developments from the conference, including breaking news on research and surgical advancements.

In preparation for NANS 2025, SmartTRAK's Anne Staylor, VP & GM of Neuro Therapies, gives an update on what's happening in the Neuromodulation Market: what's driving the market, what's limited the market and what she expects to see at the conference. Click the video below to view.


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SmartTRAK's Top Blog Posts of 2024

By Thomas Wallick on 1/21/25 9:30 AM

In 2024, SmartTRAK continued to empower you to Be The Expert in the MedTech industry. As your trusted resource for up-to-date industry insights, we delivered real-time market data, analysis and actionable insights across the orthopedics, wound care, regenerative medicine and neurotherapy markets. Here are SmartTRAK's Top Blog Posts from 2024, offering valuable perspectives from our expert analysts.

  1. Skin Substitute Market Rocked by DOJ Investigations
    SmartTRAK believes the billions of dollars of Medicare abuse already uncovered is the tip of the iceberg in services billed to Medicare via the Physician Fee Schedule.

  2. Medtronic: Making Waves At NANS 2024
    Medtronic executives discuss how the company is making waves in interventional pain, minimally invasive spine and deep brain stimulation in an interview with SmartTRAK at NANS 2024.

  3. Spine Market Movers to Watch in 2024
    SmartTRAK highlights companies to watch as they continue their double-digit growth train with multiple catalysts for expansion in 2024.

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Trends and Developments in Spine Enabling Technologies at NASS 2024

By Thomas Wallick on 9/24/24 9:36 AM

SmartTRAK is attending the upcoming North American Spine Society (NASS) meeting being held Sept. 25-28 in Chicago, Our team can't wait to see all of our colleagues at the premier meeting for the spine market. To help you get ready for the meeting, in the following video, Elise Wolf, SmartTRAK's VP & GM of Orthopedics and Digital, reviews the latest trends and developments in the Spine Enabling Technologies market.



If you would like to see more of what SmartTRAK has to offer in spine coverage, including some of our recent articles on the trends and developments in the Spine Enabling Technologies market, or if you would like to meet with us at NASS 2024 in Chicago,  just click the button below.

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NASS 2024: Bone Replacement Developments to Know Before You Go

By Thomas Wallick on 9/23/24 1:35 PM

SmartTRAK is attending the upcoming North American Spine Society (NASS) meeting being held Sept. 25-28 in Chicago, and we can't wait to see all of our colleagues at the premier meeting for the spine market. To help you get ready for the meeting, Erin Dorgan, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Spine, has recorded this video update with an overview of the bone replacement products and companies to watch at NASS 2024.



If you would like to see more of what SmartTRAK has to offer in spine coverage and the bone replacement market, including some of our recent articles, or meet with us at NASS 2024,  just click the button below.

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NASS 2024: What to Know Before You Go

By Thomas Wallick on 9/17/24 9:35 AM

SmartTRAK is attending the upcoming North American Spine Society (NASS) meeting being held Sept. 25-28 in Chicago, and we can't wait to see all of our colleagues at the premier meeting for the spine market. To help you get ready for the meeting, Erin Dorgan, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Spine, has recorded a video update with the trends, key players and innovations to know before the show.



If you would like to see more of what SmartTRAK has to offer in spine market coverage, including some of our recent articles, or meet with us at NASS 2024,  just click the button below.

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HealthPoint Capital Investor Day 2024: What to Know Before You Go

By Thomas Wallick on 9/9/24 6:16 PM

The 2024 HealtThe 2024 HealthpointCapital Investor Day is taking place on Friday, Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, and SmartTRAK will be there. Elise Wolf, SmartTRAK VP and GM of Orthopedics, has a new video update with everything you need to know before you go.



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AOFAS 2024: What to Know Before You Go

By Thomas Wallick on 9/6/24 12:39 PM

SmartTRAK is attending the upcoming American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Meeting (AOFAS), being held Sept. 11-14  in Vancouver, and we can't wait to see all of our colleagues at the premier meeting for foot and ankle. To help you get ready for the meeting, SmartTRAK's GM of Trauma & Extremities, Natasha Weeks, has recorded a video update with the trends, key players and innovations to know before the show.




If you'd like to meet with Natasha in Vancouver or just read more of SmartTRAK's coverage of the Foot & Ankle market, visit SmartTRAK Foot and Ankle Central.

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ESMINT 2024: Meet with SmartTRAK in Marseille, France

By Thomas Wallick on 8/30/24 11:19 AM

SmartTRAK's Anne Staylor, VP & GM Neuro Therapies, will be attending ESMINT 2024

SmartTRAK is excited to attend the ESMINT Congress 2024, which will be held at the Pharo Congress Center in Marseille, France, September 4-6. Anne Staylor, SmartTRAK VP & GM Neuro Therapies, will be there to cover the latest Neurovascular news and developments. In this Market Snapshot video update, Anne provides the latest research and technologies impacting the market for neuro intervention, including trends to look for at the meeting.



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What's New in Sports Medicine: SmartTRAK at AOSSM 2024

By Thomas Wallick on 7/10/24 9:45 AM

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The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) will hold its annual meeting in Denver, CO, from July 10-17, 2024. This meeting will bring together sports medicine physicians, clinicians and industry professionals and feature the latest research, cutting-edge updates and discussion on the future of sports medicine. SmartTRAK will be there.

Andy Knapik, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Soft Tissue & Arthroscopic Technologies, will be getting the scoop on what’s new at AOSSM and will be available to meet in person at the meeting. If you or your company have important news you’d like to share, or would like to learn more about SmartTRAK, please reach out to Andy at andy.knapik@smarttrak.com.

SmartTRAK has put together highlights of recent news in sports medicine to catch you up on the “news to know” before going to AOSSM 2024. The following is just a small sampling of recent news and SmartTRAK updates from around the world compiled, reviewed and posted in real-time every day by the expert analysts
at SmartTRAK.

New Products:

  • Comparison Techniques For Medium To Massive Posterosuperior Cuff Tears

    Researchers look to prove that both transosseous-equivalent suture-bridge and independent double-row techniques provide comparable clinical results and retear rates for medium to massive posterosuperior RC tears. BMC Musculoskelet Disord

  • FNA mgmt highlighted five full launches YTD in 2024 in the high growth forefoot, minimally invasive and soft tissue markets including Grappler Knotless Anchor, Bridgeline Adaptive Tape, Mister Tendon Harvester, FJ200 Power Console and Burr System and PRECISION MIS Bunion System.

  •  Stryker launches Citrefix Suture Anchor System

    Stryker announced the launch of Citrefix, a suture anchor system for foot and ankle procedures. The new system uses Citregen, a bioresorbable material designed to mimic the chemistry and structure of native bone. SmarTRAK reported on the Citrefix 510(k) approval in Feb 2021.

Patents:

  •  Tissue Repair Devices and Methods

    US Patent “Tap-in bone anchor with expanding ring” was issued describing devices that can wrap around elongate tissue and are capable of supporting the tissue or keeping two severed ends in close proximity to one another. 12023030

  •  CONMED's US Patent Application "MENISCAL TRANSPLANT SYSTEM" was published relating to a meniscal transplant workstation and accompanying tools for preparing a meniscal transplant and tibial surface and mounting the transplant to a tibia. 20240207068

  • JNJ DePuy Synthes was issued US Patent “Methods And Devices For Repairing Meniscal Tissue” describing a suture anchor w/ an expanding ring that provides additional locking force for the device in bone. 12016545

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