Supply Chain

CVS Health Corp. is making an at-home hemodialysis device and plans to conduct its first clinical trial this year, MarketWatch reports.

Using technology to automate supply chain management helps healthcare organizations — including ASCs — devote more time to patients and boost the bottom line, according to four supply chain experts from McKesson and Supplylogix.

A Monroe, N.Y.-based man pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to secure a contract between his employer — a medical device company— and a metallurgical technology company, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Boston Scientific acquired Securus Medical Group for up to $50 million, WB Journal reports.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon John Sperling, MD, completed the first surgery where Zimmer Biomet's Comprehensive Augmented Baseplate was used Jan. 3.

Vero Solutions compiled an infographic on how much revenue companies in the manufacturing industry make compared to how many employees they have.

Although 3D printing isn't yet fully capable of making functional parts in addition to prototypes, the current technology can benefit doctors and biomedical engineers, according to Machine Design Senior Editor Stephan Mraz.

While most frontline clinicians see inventory management as either "complicated" or a "necessary evil," more than two-thirds of organizations reported experiencing a delayed case due to inventory shortage, according to a Cardinal Health survey of surgical staff and hospital supply…

Stryker aims to replace cord-and-console setups for extremities procedures with its F1 Small Bone Power System, a tool with five motors and two gripping styles.

The FDA expanded Johnson & Johnson's Acclarent Aera Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation System's indication to now allow treatment in patients as young as 18 years old.