Medical Device General Discussion

I’m one year in at ethicon - 115k with a car. Couldn’t be happier either!

The entirety of LinkedIn is terrible. It’s basically Facebook for business, rife with frivolous content and blatant self-promotion. At least Mullings posts some relevant and original thoughts occasionally.

In response to problems reported with mesh, the FDA started requiring human testing for some of these products in recent years. The agency held an advisory committee meeting on Feb. 12 to discuss the safety and effectiveness of mesh and how it should be regulated.

Manufacturers by and large have said they don't oppose what the FDA is trying to do, calling the changes reasonable. But they have pushed back against calls to bring regulation of medical devices in line with that of pharmaceuticals.

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The argument that the medical device tax stifles innovation is as persuasive as the argument that limits on drug prices stifle innovation. You either believe that line of reasoning or you don’t. Being from Minnesota or another health care industry state should be irrelevant.

IMRIS recently partnered with Siemens so the company isn't dead. This deal will help IMRIS get their tech out in front of more customers.

Imris and Siemens are expected to announce the strengthened collaboration Monday, under which Imris will support sales of Siemens devices for magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and angiography. Imris, meanwhile, will benefit from increased exposure from Siemens’ extensive sales force across the U.S.

“We have strengthened our long-sta…

Do we really need another one?

Medivis Launches AR Technology Platform for Surgical Applications #AugmentedReality@Medivis_AR | Medtechy https://t.co/DktTwnz861

Spent years in sales, the OR (incl. Robotics) and currently selling devices meeting with docs and the c-suite, in a suite. I hate suites since they’re extremely uncomfortable, high maintenance and what pharma reps wear. Btw, if/when an OR worker goes to a public place in their scrubs it’s highly frowned on given the possibility for blood born path being spread. Think of the blood and all else on your shoes and that soccer mom’s kid on the Starbucks ground. Puddles of blood all over the flo…

There are a couple of intersect ent reps selling this system on the side to make up for lower comp the last couple of years.

I've sincerely never had a chill device job where you can make six figures.

Searching for a unicorn imo.

Like building a wall?

Barks like a dog

Yes, do tell please. I’ve got two that I have worked with in the past that are lazy hacks. JG in Dallas and RB in CO. Both are opportunists and struggle to learn their clients business much less their needs

Wow, I haven't heard of this story but I get the sense he was more focused on BDSM than doing surgery so the local reps may not even know him.

How about this CEO stop threatening sales reps that report these issues to the company. Let’s change the protocol. Rep reports the incident to the regulatory agency then the agency contacts the company to make sure there has been follow up. Eliminate the the CEO filtering process