Justin Barad

Justin Barad is a board eligible pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. He did his fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery program and his residency at UCLA. He is also the Founder and CEO of Osso VR, a clinically validated surgical simulation platform. His interests include Virtual/Augmented Reality, robotics, surgical navigation and 3D Printing/Scanning, He is always looking to discuss the latest and greatest in medtech. He has been writing for Medgadget about medical technology since 2006 and also has several research publications and presentations.

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January 20th, 2017 The premiere medical technology start-up competition has just announced they are accepting applications for their next batch of world changing companies. Medgadget had the chance to be present at the last MedTech innovator finals held at AdvaMed in Minneapolis this past October, which was clearly the highlight of the entire conference....
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January 12th, 2017 Philips today announced a rather interesting new breakthrough navigation technology meant for minimally invasive spine surgery for use in their "hybrid ORs." The ORs themselves are specialized for procedures like spine surgery and contain an integrated fluoroscopy unit with 3D reconstructions like that seen in technologies like the...
Orthopedic Surgery

December 5th, 2016 During the final phases of a total knee replacement surgeons will sometimes opt to inject some long acting anesthetic around the knee to decrease post-operative pain and improve mobility. Data regarding the efficacy of these injections is a little equivocal, but believers state this is because of variability in injection technique, and...
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October 26th, 2016 It was early in the morning at the Medtech Innovator finals at Advamed 2016 in Minneapolis, but you wouldn't have guessed it given the way everyone was perched precariously on the edge of their seats. The tension in the room was palpable as four tremendously compelling early stage medical technology companies fought for the coveted...
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September 14th, 2016 AppliedVR is an exciting company that is using virtual reality to treat pain and anxiety in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The VR applications are designed by a multidisciplinary team for maximum therapeutic effect. Applied VR runs on the Gear VR and has two applications currently, Pain RelieVR and Anxiety RelieVR. Both...
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July 14th, 2016 Microsoft's Hololens has been getting a tremendous amount of attention over the past few years. Hype has been steadily accelerating about the technological, financial, and social potential for augmented reality, especially given the recent frenzy surrounding Pokemon Go. To clarify, while "mixed reality" is probably a more accurate term...
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July 6th, 2016 MedTech Innovator, the medtech industry's annual start-up competition and virtual accelerator, has just announced their 20 semi-finalists. 430 companies from around the globe applied for these coveted spots, and were reviewed by 90 reviewers from 50 different companies. These ground-breaking semi-finalists will undergo a four month...
Reproductive Medicine

January 11th, 2016 A German carpenter, Clemens Bimek, frustrated with the current state of options for male contraception, has boldly taken matters into his own hands. He has developed an implantable valve, the Bimek SLV, that can adjust the flow of semen with a simple switch, theoretically providing fully reversible birth control for men. He...
Ob/Gyn

January 5th, 2016 Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction in the medical device world.  Spanish company Babypod has recently announced the availability of an intravaginal speaker system for developing fetuses.  There has recently been increasing interest in the effects of exposing fetuses to music and other sounds during pregnancy.  A study in the...
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October 30th, 2015 It is only a matter of time before augmented reality becomes a critical and useful tool in the operating room.  Surgeons will eventually be able to use holographic displays like Microsoft's Hololens or Google's Magic Leap for localizing tumors, highlighting specific anatomy, as a way for instructors to help guide trainees, and for other...
Diagnostics

October 27th, 2015 The buzz surrounding virtual reality is reaching a fevered pitch since the successful Kickstarter campaign for the Oculus Rift headset in 2012.  Developers and hardware manufacturers are experimenting with a myriad of different application to see how this new paradigm can be applied to entertainment, training, marketing, medicine, and...
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