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Future of surgery
We are transforming the surgical experience by unlocking the full potential of medical technologies, enabling those dedicated to surgery to transform the lives of those who need it most. From renewing vision, supporting heart health, restoring mobility and facilitating surgeries in operating rooms around the world every day, we are redefining healing and helping people feel whole again.
Innovating in healthcare
Terra Kremer, Ph.D., is on a mission to create self-sterilizing surgical tools
Since its launch, Johnson & Johnson has focused on helping make surgeries safer. Learn how this analytical microbiologist and her team are continuing in that tradition with a digital app that aims to change the way medical devices are designed and sterilized.
How robots are helping personalize knee replacement surgery
Learn the latest about this common procedure and how Johnson & Johnson is innovating to improve patient outcomes.
How surgery can harness the power of data to transform healthcare delivery
Data can help enhance clinical outcomes, improve efficiency in the operating room and personalize patient care—so long as it’s optimally collected and wisely used. Here, experts dive into its potential to elevate global standards of care.
“The surgical devices I design for Johnson & Johnson can help speed healing and save lives”
Candice Otrembiak’s work combines her love of science with her natural problem-solving skills. The result: high-tech devices that help make medical procedures more efficient for surgeons and safer for patients.
What if bariatric surgery were easier to perform—and recover from?
Learn how new technology from Johnson & Johnson aims to be a game-changer not only for patients but for surgeons, too.
Could we be on our way to eliminating the most common type of hospital-acquired infection?
Enabling improved surgical site infection prevention strategies hinges on developing a standardized approach to capturing the scope and incidence of postoperative complications. That’s exactly what Johnson & Johnson MedTech is working toward with the Global Surgical Site Outcomes Initiative.
An eye for innovation: helping surgeons see more during spinal operations
With a unique disposable camera the size of a pinkie finger, Eric Buehlmann and his team pioneered a better—and easier—way for doctors to perform back procedures.
What’s the right indication for cement versus cementless implants?
Surgeon expertise and patient-specific factors will continue to lead decision-making, but cementless implants are gaining traction in the operating room—and for good reason.
“Lung cancer wasn’t even on my radar. Then I was diagnosed.”
The disease is often detected late—which can have fatal consequences. But thanks to innovations in diagnostic tools, there’s a way to catch lung cancer earlier. Here’s how early detection saved one woman’s life.
INHANCE™ Shoulder System: A new option for reverse shoulder replacement surgery
Learn how Johnson & Johnson MedTech is innovating to help improve outcomes with this complex procedure.
Artificial intelligence is helping revolutionize healthcare as we know it
Advancing drug discovery. Helping treatments reach patients faster. Diversifying clinical trials. For Artificial Intelligence Day, here’s a look at how Johnson & Johnson is harnessing AI to help create a healthier world.
Reconnecting the meaning of these two simple words: Health&Care
Johnson & Johnson is restoring the true meaning of healthcare by developing advanced treatments and smarter and less invasive solutions for today’s most complex diseases.
“I’m a scientist dedicated to bringing eye-health innovations to the world”
Meet Xiao-Yu Song, Global Head of Research & Development for Vision at Johnson & Johnson, who leads a talented team that creates cutting-edge products addressing vision problems through all stages of life.