CLEVELAND — Every year around this time Cleveland Clinic releases the Top Ten list of medical innovations for the coming year. The unveiling of the Top 10 medical innovations expected to have a significant impact on healthcare in the coming year has become a highly anticipated event at the annual Medical Innovations Summit. As in past years, these up-and-coming technologies were revealed during a video presentation and by a panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians.
Last month, I had the opportunity to witness something extraordinary. No, not the first presidential debate between President Obama and Governor Romney ... that's a discussion for another time blog. What I saw that was so intriguing occurred at the Georgia Life Sciences Summit held here in Atlanta. I got the chance to see three college students present a technology that could significantly change the quality of life for paralyzed patients. What I'm speaking about is Lingcast's (a start-up firm based out of Atlanta) Tongue Driven System (TDS). The device utilizes an tongue-computer interface that uses magnetic sensors to wirelessly...
CLEVELAND — Taking the stage Tuesday afternoon, Omar Ishrak, Medtronic's (Minneapolis) chairman/CEO spoke to a packed crowd during the penultimate day of Cleveland Clinic's 2012 Medical Innovation Summit.
Ishrak took the helm of the med-tech giant last May (Medical Device Daily, May 12, 2011).
Ishrak pointed out those playing in the med-tech space need to realize some of the challenges and some of the issues that surround the industry.
CLEVELAND — In what has been billed as his first public speaking engagement at a conference since he became president/CEO of Stryker (Kalamazoo, Michigan), Kevin Lobo took center stage Monday night during Cleveland Clinic's 2012 Medical Innovation Summit, to give an outlook on the orthopedic's space and the company he now leads.
