Each week Device Nation brings you ideas and stories from the frontlines of device sales, along with compelling interviews from icons in the world of medicine!!
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Each week Device Nation brings you ideas and stories from the frontlines of device sales, along with compelling interviews from icons in the world of medicine!!
- Episodes
- 137
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- 2020 – 2026
- Latest
- Oct 2026
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Set your watch to CST, Device Nation goes "Beyond Clean" with Hank Balch!
Send us a text Device Nation cracks open a few trays with a real Sultan Of Sterile Processing, Hank Balch, and guess what....Zero holes!!! We talk about the amazing journey that led him to his current role as Founder and President "Beyond C…
Orthopaedic Oncologist and Industry Leader: Dr. Cynthia Emory MD, MBA!
Send us a text Dr. Cynthia Emory, board certified orthopaedic oncologist, treats soft tissue sarcomas, bone sarcomas, metastatic bone disease, lymphoma and myeloma of the bone. She is a professor and the chair of the Department of Orthopaed…
2025 Device Nation National Sales Meeting!
Send us a text Fundamental to EVERY National Sales Meeting is casting vision, getting everyone inspired and excited for the upcoming year! Device Nation has sought out and solicited the thoughts of Reps, Surgeons and Industry Leaders to do …
Medical Device Reps Podcast: Dr. Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde!
Send us a text "Tis' the Season" to head up to Ontario for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde!We talk about socialized medicine, enabling tech, Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank, hockey (of course), VR training, even …
The "Godfather of Joint Infection" Dr. J. Parvisi!
Send us a text Device Nation sits down for a conversation with an absolute legend in our space, Dr. J. Parvisi, world-renowned orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and educator! Newly-minted Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Acibadem University…
Complex Arthroplasty Rep from Melbourne, Australia....Chad Everard!!
Send us a Text Message. Device Nation heads Down Under for an inspiring conversation with a real "Bonzer of a Box-Opener", Chad Everard. You do not want to miss this episode, make sure to check out the video links below!We talk about his in…
2025 Incoming AAHKS President, Dr. Michael Meneghini!
Send us a Text Message. A conversation with Dr. Michael Meneghini, incoming President of AAHKS! We talk about the bundle (or is it a boulder?), functional alignment, enabling technology in the OR, the Dual-Pivot Knee, partnering with hospit…
Fresh Tracks: ASC Offsite Sterile Processing!
Device Nation is committed to bringing you BMP's (Beyond Metal and Plastic) to get you ahead of the changes this year!On this episode you will learn:-How offsite sterile processing will change everything...for everybody-Why many reps and su…
2024 AAHKS President, Dr. James "Hutch" Huddleston!
Device Nation sits down for a most inspiring conversation with Dr. James "Hutch" Huddleston, current President of AAHKS. We talk about his amazing career, his experiences lobbying on behalf of surgeons, IQR, the future of joint reconstructi…
Monetize your device idea, monetize your talent...PITCHSINK!!
Multiple streams of revenue are the future in our industry. What if one of those streams was YOU? Pitchsink is where ideas meet talent, so if you have an idea, if you have a talent, monetization could very well be in your future!!Steven Zaf…
2024 Device Nation...al Sales Meeting!
A big part of every National Sales Meeting is to cast vision and get everyone excited for the upcoming year. Device Nation has sought out and solicited the thoughts of Reps, Surgeons and Industry Leaders to do just that, asking all this sim…
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Device Nation...al Sales Meeting!
A big part of every National Sales Meeting is to cast vision and get everyone excited for the upcoming year. Device Nation has sought out and solicited the thoughts of Reps, Surgeons and Industry Leaders to do just that, asking all this sim…
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2024 Kickoff National Sales Meeting!
A part of every National National Sales meeting is to cast vision and get everyone excited for the upcoming year. Device Nation has sought out and solicited the thoughts of Reps, Surgeons and Industry Leaders to do just that, asking all thi…
Happy Holidays with Surgeon Santa Dr. Paul Jacob!
Device Nation goes north to Oklahoma City for a most festive conversation with Dr. Paul Jacob. The first known podcast to utilize conversational haptic feedback as we talk about his amazing career, his service to the community, his robotic …
Brown Bag: One Tray EZ Trax Tray with IST CEO Scott Cohen!
The One Tray EZ Tray system is something you should consider as an OEM, Distributor or Rep. I use it all the time now, and can say firsthand it's a winner! In this episode you will learn about:-Why you should care about IFU's-Validations...…
The Genesis of Medially-Stabilized Knees, Hip Resurfacing and more with Mike Tuke!
Device Nation goes back across the pond for a conversation with a name you need to know....Mike Tuke! Mr. Tuke, along with Mike Freeman and Vera Pinskerova, were instrumental in bringing to market what is now a ubiquitous articulation, the …
AAHKS 2023 In Review!
Grapevine, Texas is officially in the rearview mirror!Device Nation shares thoughts from the trip, thoughts from the floor, with quite possibly the least prestigious awards of the entire meeting...."Best Pitch" and "Purple Cow!" We take the…
100th Episode Celebration with Dr. Bill Harris!
Centennial Celebration! 100 episodes is a special milestone, so today we bring a very special guest for a very special audience.....an inspiring conversation with reconstruction legend Dr. Bill Harris!! Introducing him is but another very s…
"Purple Cow" Pontifications with Mr. Derek McMinn and Mr. Ronan Treacey!
Device Nation travels across the pond for a cuppa and a sit down with Consultant Surgeons Derek McMinn and Ronan Treacey! Pioneers in the hip resurfacing procedure, we talk about the BHR, MOM, NIH, Purple Cows and Polymotion! So much respec…
Mentoring session with Ivan Tornos, Chief Operating Officer at Zimmer-Biomet!
A truly inspiring conversation with the COO of Zimmer-Biomet, Ivan Tornos! Truly a successful summiteer of so many mountains in our industry, what can we learn from this accomplished climber to help us in our journey? Nearly 3 decades of su…
Medical Device Rep Podcast: Greg Paul, Summiting Mt. Everest with Bilateral Knee Replacements/Part Two
Part Two of an inspiring conversation with Greg Paul, the only known person to have summited Mt Everest sporting bilateral knee replacements….just an incredible story! You'll learn which implant company has the bragging rights, the storm th…
Brown Bag: Prontosan
Prontosan is a great wound irrigation solution that can potentially take the wound from "clean enough" to "more than enough."JOEI publication: https://journaloei.scholasticahq.com/article/72787-novel-intra-operative-wound-irrigation-solutio…
Medical Device Rep Podcast: Greg Paul, Summiting Mt. Everest with Bilateral Knee Replacements/Part One
You might need supplemental oxygen on hand for this episode as we’re going 30,000 feet up talking with Greg Paul, the only person to have summited Mt Everest, the highest mountain above sea level, with not a microfracture, not a pfj, not a …
Medical Device Rep Podcast: Francesco Siccardi, C.E.O. Medacta International
Device Nations leaves the OR suite and heads for the C-Suite with an inspiring conversation with Francesco Siccardi! We talk about this current role as CEO at Medacta, "bikinis", Geisinger, KA, sphere, even a little guitar! Mr. Siccardi joi…