In this special podcast from Medtech Insight, editor Reed Miller talked to Andrie Leday, the US vice president for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) at Johnson & Johnson/DePuy Synthes. Leday's group is dedicated to creating a new "ecosystem" around DePuy Synthes' broad range of orthopedic implants and tools to meet the demand of an aging population.
The shift of orthopedic surgeries from hospitals to outpatient centers has accelerated in the last decade and is not likely to slow down soon, so orthopedic companies have to adapt to the demanding outpatient market segment.
“We're focused on the growth and clinical success of ASCs,” Andrie Leday, the US vice president for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) at Johnson & Johnson/DePuy Synthes, told Medtech...
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Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, about 6,100 ASCs perform an estimated 30 million procedures across a range of specialties in the US each year. Orthopedic surgery is...