3D-printed flexible mesh supports customization of prosthetic and implantable medical devices ow.ly/jgti50vj9UU

In this week’s #MedtechMinute column: New penile implant endowed with "authenticity" and research on translating brain signals into words spells hope for patients with paralysis-related speech loss ow.ly/S8Sg50vlnDD

How is America’s trade war with China undermining the medical device industry? medical-technology.h5mag.com/medical_techno…

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New 3D printer from German startup #Kumovis has build chamber that can be converted into a cleanroom; suited for printing patient-specific implants and other medical devices ow.ly/8Ylv50vsS9Z

#MedtechMinute In this week’s roundup of medtech-related news: The U.S. medical community draws fire as it engages in gun-violence debate and how China tariffs are crippling the medical manufacturing supply chain ow.ly/SZiw50vsSja

Medtech companies with business ties in China are not panicking . . . yet ow.ly/GVsJ50vxIUl

World's smallest polymer #stent could fit in fetal organs ow.ly/7HKr50vF1ov

Special K: Medical injection molding takes center stage at plastics industry’s premier show ow.ly/JRq850vF1rb #K2019

Researchers at Ireland's Athlone Institute of Technology developing high-volume process combining injection molding and 3D printing to mass produce personalized medicine ow.ly/LIjK50vGSDb

Micro channels embedded in plastics and metals can repel water and minimize flow resistance, improving performance of medical, electronic and other devices. Researchers have developed a viable manufacturing process to create these channels ow.ly/SHAK50vJHrm

First polymer-based meniscus implant granted expedited review by #FDA ow.ly/Rdoj50wmbXS @Active_Implants

Nurses on front lines of medical plastics #recycling initiatives ow.ly/5Mxn50xqFq0 @PVCMed

Germany’s fabled IKV plastics processing institute will hold open house during 30th plastics technology seminar in March ow.ly/3GAP50xrKnx

NEW REPORT: Why the Medical Device Tax Should be Repealed by @taxfoundation. Read now➡️ bit.ly/2LD5i3l #EndDeviceTax

Re-imposing medical #devicetax could cost more than 21,000 jobs, claims new report ow.ly/EhAC50xvfZE

Ultra-thin, flexible #RFID labels developed for medical and pharmaceutical products; can be deployed in medical vials and syringes with a small radius of curvature ow.ly/4Q4650xvgyK

W. L. Gore, Mayo Clinic team up to deliver breakthrough medical therapies using patient's own stem cells and bio-absorbable scaffolds; initial project tackles Crohn's disease–related condition ow.ly/xbd150xxzqZ

Finalists for MD+DI 's #medtech company of the year include some very familiar names, one of which may surprise you, along with some startups that make up in innovation what they may lack in name recognition ow.ly/99mS50xyrKL

"After years of working toward a full repeal, PLASTICS is excited to see the hard work of its members pay off with the end of the medical device tax—a measure that would’ve stifled innovation and increased the cost of health care nationwide." -Tony Radoszewski buff.ly/36Rxqrp