Joint venture: What a new hip or knee really costs (MarketWatch) Patients’ jaws drop when Dr. Steven Schutzer tells them it takes a whole year to heal after knee or hip replacement surgery. Schutzer, director of the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Cen ...[Read More]
Interview with the CEO of TiGenix, maker of the cell-based cartilage repair product ChrondroCelect
Interview with Eduardo Bravo, CEO, TiGenix – Belgium (PharmaBoardRoom) Mr Bravo, in relation to your previous career in big pharma companies, you have recently made a shift into much smaller entities including Cellerix and TiGenix. What motivated you to make such a dramatic and bold shift in y ...[Read More]
Bruin Biometric’s OrthoSonos device detects early state osteoarthritis
BRUIN BIOMETRICS’ DEVICE SHOWS PROMISE FOR EARLY OA DETECTION (Orthopedics This Week) OrthoSonos Website Bruin Biometrics has reported that its OrthoSonos device is showing promising trends in the detection of early stage osteoarthritis (OA). Initial data show that patients with confirmed severe OA ...[Read More]
2 Orthopedists publicly debate the value of National Implant Registries
IMPLANT REGISTRIES FLAWED? MURRAY V. LEWALLEN (Orthopedics This Week) The data proves that registries cannot compare implant designs!” says David Murray. “Going to single surgeon or institutional efforts allow large numbers of patients to be studied very quickly,” says David Lewallen. “What registry ...[Read More]
Bioventus offers money back guarantee for Canadian EXOGEN patients if they do not show healing progression
EXOGEN BONE HEALING: PERFORMANCE GUARANTEED! (Orthopedics This Week) A new version of Exogen, an ultrasound bone healing system made by Bioventus, LLC, is now available in Canada. A medical device that its makers claim helps fractured bones heal is now offered with new compliance features and what B ...[Read More]
CONMED reported to be considering a sales process
CONMED Reported to be Considering a Sales Process (HealthPointCapital) CONMED Corporation is reported to be exploring a sales process, and has been speculated to have already reached out to other medical device companies to assess buyout interest. This decision to consider a sale comes as the compan ...[Read More]
Medline acquires anterior cervical fusion distraction pin technology from Amendia
Medline Acquires Key Spine Surgery Technology from Amendia (press release) To help meet the healthcare industry’s growing demand for comprehensive solutions for cervical spine procedures, Medline Industries, Inc. today announced it has acquired the anterior cervical fusion distraction pin business f ...[Read More]
Are orthopedic surgeons choosing procedures for the best clinical outcome or the best financial outcome?
Are docs ‘Choosing Wisely’? (Chicago Tribune) Too many surgeons operate on fractured collarbones rather than letting them heal with the help of a sling, said Dr. Augusto Sarmiento, a retired surgeon. Challenged to list several questionable procedures that are commonly used in their field ...[Read More]
Wright Medical extremities plans expansion of its facilities
Wright Medical files permit for Arlington expansion (Memphis Business Journal) See all headlines about Wright Medical Wright Medical Group Inc. has pulled a $4.28 million building permit to add a 52,000-square-foot warehouse and office space in Arlington. The Memphis-based extremity medical device m ...[Read More]
Study: Patients are driving more surgery, not Surgeons
STUDY: PATIENTS, NOT SURGEONS, DRIVING DEMAND FOR SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Study: Patients Want MORE Surgery According to a new study, it’s not the doctors that are pushing for surgeries. It’s the patients! Chad Mather, M.D., an attending orthopedic surgeon at Duke University, and a former A ...[Read More]
Decision time for FDA on FzioMed’s Oxiplex anti-adhesive spine gel
FzioMed Announces Date for Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel on Oxiplex® (press release) FzioMed, Inc., a medical device manufacturer specializing in biomaterials, has received notification from FDA that the Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel (MDDRP) will convene and make a decision on th ...[Read More]
59 year old with bi-lateral total knees to walk to the summit of Mt. Everest
ARTIFICIAL KNEE CLIMBER ATTEMPTS EVEREST (Orthopedics This Week) Greg Paul, a 59 year old Utah mountain climber with two artificial knees, will attempt to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in May. If he succeeds he will be the first known climber to attempt to summit Everest with two artificial knees. ...[Read More]
Showdown – ReGen Biologics appeals the case of the rescinded FDA clearance
ReGen Biologics appeals loss to FDA (MassDevice) ReGen Biologics asks a federal appeals court to overturn its loss of a lawsuit filed against the FDA over its Menaflex device, arguing that the federal watchdog agency lacked the authority to rescind its clearance of the knee implant. ReGen Biologics& ...[Read More]
Experts discuss current trends in Orthopedic Implant Coatings
Coatings: Trends and Technologies in Orthopaedic Implants (BoneZone) As orthopaedic implants have evolved, so too have the coatings used to create greater bone integration and thus increase stability and prolong the life of an implant. BONEZONE queried five companies to better understand trends in c ...[Read More]
How Far is “Possible” for Medical Device Risk Management?
How Far is “Possible” for Medical Device Risk Management? (BoneZone) This article reviews a controversial interpretation of the medical device CE Marking requirements with regard to risk management: specifically, reducing risks as far as possible without any room allowed for economic considerations. ...[Read More]
Zimmer Spine is trying to find some momentum with new product releases
ZIMMER SPINE LAUNCHES NO-PROFILE CERVICAL DEVICE (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Spine, Inc. has launched a modular, stand-alone cervical device that, the company says offers secure fixation with no profile. The company is launching the Optio C Anterior Cervical System at the American Association for ...[Read More]
Its a record! An Orthopedist performs 331 surgeries in 31 days
DOCTOR DOES 331 SURGERIES IN 31 DAYS (Orthopedics This Week) Dr. Wadhwa’s Website The name of Manuj Wadhwa, M.D., head of the Department of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali, India, has gone into the Limca Book of Records. His achievement? Performing ...[Read More]
Orthobiologics: A walk through the past 20 years in Orthopedics
Orthobiologics: A New Frontier of Orthopaedics (OrthoPrenuer) The past 20 years of medicine has been defined by an unprecedented rate of expansion and scientific discovery, opening discussions about chronic diseases and treatment protocols that have never before been addressed. Our understanding of ...[Read More]
Massive New Joint Registry has been developed by University of Massachusetts
MASSIVE NEW JOINT REGISTRY ANNOUNCED (Orthopedics This Week) FORCE-TJR website Incredibly Comprehensive Total Joint Registry Consortium Researchers at the University of Massachusetts are working on what is likely the most comprehensive effort to date to develop and implement a total joint research r ...[Read More]
Rotation Medical gains FDA clearance for rotator cuff repair (VIDEO)
Startup’s rotator-cuff fixer gets FDA approval (Video) (BizJournal Twin Cities) Medical-device startup Rotation Medical Inc. has received regulatory approval to sell its technology for repairing small rotator-cuff tears. The Plymouth-based company developed a collagen scaffold that is attached to sh ...[Read More]