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A most inspiring conversation with Orthopedic Surgeon and Rep Champion, Dr. Brian Blackwood! Dr. Blackwood practices in Boulder, Colorado and is leading the charge on social media, fighting the good fight on behalf of OR Device Reps.

In this episode we talk:

• Robotic Joint Replacement
• Medial Pivot
• Credentialing
• Repscrubs
• How to be a better Box-Opener

......and so much more!!

Dr. Brian Blackwood is Boulder's first fellowship-trained hip and knee replacement specialist, and is a nationally renowned robotic-assisted Joint Surgeon, having trained hundreds of other providers in this technique.

Dr. Blackwood has now performed 5,000 of these cases, which is the most by any surgeon in Colorado, the Rocky Mountains, and is in the top 0.1% nationwide. Adding to his accolades, Dr. Blackwood has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2024 & 2025!

We introduce the Device Nation audience to an awesome company worthy of consideration....Kinex Medical!

Kinex has 40+ years in the industry, providing post-operative rehab products across 40 states. They have an extensive network of contracts, totaling more than 350 insurance providers and work with multiple suppliers for equipment to meet the needs of the physician customer.

They even designed their own Continous Passive Motion (CPM) machine to run off of a tablet device, allowing capture of important rehab data!

Connect with confidence at devicenation@kinexmedical.com to learn more!

Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-blackwood-131907234/

Clinic: https://www.bouldercentre.com

Kinex Medical: https://kinexmedical.com/

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What a privilege, a conversation with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Jon Minter!

We talk about his work at Save a Warrior, robotic surgery, infection, 1.5 knees, his time with Dr. Larry Dorr, disasterplasties, Mad magazine....and so much more!!

Dr. Minter served on active duty in the US Army during the height of the Cold War in West Germany and in particular West Berlin. He was Chief of Emergency Services and Ambulatory Patient Care for the Berlin MEDDAC. Dr. Minter also provided direct medical support for a covert (recently declassified) Special Operations Unit in Berlin, the Physical Security Support Element. In addition, he provided emergency medical training and support for the USMLM (United States Military Liaison Mission) which was co-located in West Berlin and in former East German Potsdam.

Following his active duty service he became an Orthopedic surgeon, currently working in Alpharetta, Georgia. His interest in Save A Warrior was borne out of a strong desire to offer more to veterans than what surgery could accomplish. Simply put, he wanted to be a part of a team with the chief object of healing the wounded heart.

His family has a long lineage of service in both the military and first responder categories. He has been married to his wife for over 33 years and has three children in which he is intensely proud.

Clinic Link: https://sportsmedicine.northside.com/providers/orthopedic-sports-surgery/jon-e-minter

Your Best Life: Perfectionism—The Bane of Happiness https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11999-015-4279-9.pdf

Save a Warrior Foundation: https://saveawarrior.org/board-of-directors/dr-jon-minter/

Donate here: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/GNlTXA?vid=1k12n4

JOEI Bioburden Paper: https://journaloei.scholasticahq.com/article/133635-retained-bioburden-does-not-pose-contamination-risk-after-a-full-sterile-processing-cycle

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In this episode you will learn:

1. Why super glue triggers contact dermatitis
2. The benefits of silk fibroin for wounds
3. Why my Mom hates staples
4. What Ortho can learn from Plastics regarding marketing
5. What happened to Michael Jackson's nose
6. Why the subject of Buttock augmentation is EVEN on the show!

...and so much more!

This is a special episode, as it's so informative on so many different topics. Make sure to listen to the end, as I share my personal experience with this product in MY bag!

Contact them today at: devicenation@sylke.com

Learn more here: https://www.sylke.com/

RUSH paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40349859/

Arthroplasty Today: https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(25)00055-X/fulltext

Modern Aesthetics: https://modernaesthetics.com/news/meet-sylke-the-first-wound-dressing-made-of-pure-hypoallergenic-silk-fibroin

Aesthetic Surgery Journal: https://academic.oup.com/asjopenforum/article/doi/10.1093/asjof/ojad071/7238111?login=false

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