The big names in the orthopedic sector in the U.S. are familiar and many are clustered in Warsaw, Indiana, but Switzerland has its own cluster of firms working this space. Among these is Medartis (Basel), which has zeroed in on innovative devices used to fix broken joints in the hands and feet and nearby anatomical locations. While the company is interested in building a reputation, its plan is to use a series of low-profile devices to build a high-profile brand. (Medical Device Daily)

WASHINGTON – This year's edition of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics offered a host of sessions addressing clinical trial design and data, but one of the more thought-provoking sessions may have been the session addressing the meaning of the term "statistical significance," a very different animal than the even more rubbery term "clinical significance." (Medical Device Daily)

WASHINGTON – This year's edition of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics offered an FDA town hall meeting as it did last year, but one difference was that Bill Maisel, MD, formerly of the Medical Device Safety Institute (Boston) made his public debut as an official at the agency's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. (Medical Device Daily)