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SmartTRAK Attending ISC 2018 in Los Angeles CA

By Anne Staylor on 1/22/18 9:00 AM

SmartTRAK is excited to be attending #ISC 2018 - International Stroke Conference, January 24-26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The International Stroke Conference is the world’s premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease.

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High Frequency SCS for Upper Limb and Neck Pain: An Interview with Kas Amirdelfan, MD

By Anne Staylor on 1/18/18 11:33 AM

Kas Amirdelfan, MD talked with SmartTRAK at the ASRA 2017 Annual Meeting regarding preliminary 12 month results from the SENZA-ULN study

Kas Amirdelfan, MD, principle investigator of the SENZA-Upper Limb and Neck (ULN) study, spoke with SmartTRAK's Anne Staylor at the recent American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) annual meeting in Lake Buena Vista, FL regarding preliminary 12 month results from SENZA-ULN, the unmet clinical need for chronic intractable ULN pain, factors affecting physician adoption for this indication and what’s next for this research. (See ASRA Poster 4194.) 

A transcript of SmartTRAK’s interview with Dr. Amirdelfan is below or click on the following video to view the interview recorded live at ASRA 2017. (13:23 minutes.)

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Who's Next? Emerging European Wound Care Products

By Susan Paquette on 1/17/18 11:39 AM

EWMA 2017, held in Amsterdam,  provided a unique and interesting look at the European Advanced Wound Care market - showcasing products approved for the European market but not yet launched in the US. Europe has always been a breeding ground for innovative medical devices, and has long served as a gateway for companies looking to bring new devices to the US. While some of these companies have no desire to enter the US market, many look to the US market with high expectations. It is the largest medical device market in the world, with one language and one regulatory and reimbursement system, and is much less complicated than the European market where distribution partnerships and regulatory approvals are sometimes needed for each country.

To read more about Advanced Wound Care growth for the US and EU and high tech advanced wound care products emerging from Europe that could be competing in the US market, please click to download the
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SmartTRAK Attending NANS 2018

By Anne Staylor on 1/8/18 6:32 PM

 

SmartTRAK is excited to be attending NANS 2018 - the North American Neuromodulation Society's 21st Annual Meeting meeting on Jan 11-14, 2018 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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DKOU Spotlight: AgNovos Healthcare: Minimally Invasive Injectable Technique for Stabilizing Osteoporotic Hips

By Sharon O'Reilly on 11/28/17 3:58 PM

SmartTRAK's President & CEO Sharon O'Reilly attended DKOU2017, the German Congress of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, in Berlin Oct. 24-27, 2017 and uncovered several new and innovative orthopedic, trauma and spine technologies on the exhibit floor.

This week, the SmartTRAK blog is featuring video interviews from DKOU highlighting new companies and products emerging from Europe.

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Leanna Caron, EVP & CCO and Dr. James Howe, Founder & CMO - AgNovos Healthcare: A minimally invasive injectable technique for stabilizing osteoporotic hips 

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DKOU Spotlight: Joline's Quattroplasty - Reducing Vertebral Compression Fractures

By Sharon O'Reilly on 11/26/17 3:23 PM

SmartTRAK's President & CEO Sharon O'Reilly attended DKOU2017, the German Congress of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, in Berlin Oct. 24-27, 2017 and uncovered several new and innovative orthopedic, trauma and spine technologies on the exhibit floor.

This week, the SmartTRAK blog is featuring video interviews from DKOU highlighting new companies and products emerging from Europe.

Next up ...

Peter Kohlbecher, Director, Sales & Marketing of Joline GMBH - Quattroplasty: a novel four balloon technique for reducing vertebral compression fractures

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SmartTRAK Attending ASRA 2017 Pain Medicine Meeting

By Anne Staylor on 11/13/17 10:28 PM

SmartTRAK is excited to be attending ASRA- the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine  on Nov 16-18, 2017 in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

The importance of pain medicine providers has never been more apparent...

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The Future of NeuroInterventional Surgery: A SmartTRAK Interview with Don Frei, MD

By Anne Staylor on 11/9/17 7:01 PM

Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) President Donald F. Frei, MD talked with SmartTRAK at the SNIS 14th Annual Meeting regarding the future of neurointerventional surgery. 

Don Frei, MD, President of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), discusses key studies, trends, and technologies affecting the market for mechanical thrombectomy devices in an interview with SmartTRAK at the SNIS 14th Annual Meeting July 24-27, 2017 in Colorado Springs, CO.

A transcript of SmartTRAK’s interview with Don Frei, MD, is below. To listen to the audio interview recorded live at SNIS 2017, click here

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Join BioMedGPS for a Gathering of Spine and Ortho Industry Executives at NASS

By Sharon O'Reilly on 10/17/17 6:15 PM

Co-sponsored by: Capital One Healthcare, Kinsella Group and BioMedGPS

Cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served at the Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar, just steps away from the Orange County Convention Center. The spacious patio is a perfect location for an evening of networking under the stars.

The evening will include a short panel discussion titled From the OR to the OEM: A Perspective, led by Don Urbanowicz, Principal, Urbanowicz Consulting, LLC.

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Smarttrak Interview: Dr. David Armstrong on Fat Grafting for Reducing Diabetic Foot Ulcer  Recurrence

By Susan Paquette on 9/14/17 9:00 AM

Reducing the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) or increasing ulcer free days is critical for patients with diabetes, as recurrence rates are 40% at one year, 66% at three years, and 75% at five years. At the DF Con meeting in Houston in March, BioMedGPS interviewed David G. Armstrong, DMP, MD, PhD, regarding his research on the use of fat grafting as a means to reduce recurrence of DFUs. Today, fat grafting is being rapidly adopted in plastic and reconstructive surgery, but is now being explored for care of the diabetic foot.

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