The Bioncare Night-Wrap Delivers Non-Invasive Knee Therapy While You Sleep

Now Patients Living With Osteoarthritis of the Knee Can “Dream” Their Way to Better Knees with the BioniCare® Night-Wrap (Press Release)

KCI Uses Favorable V.A.C. Court Ruling to Stop Smith and Nephew From Selling in Their Backyard

KCI Obtains Injunction against Smith & Nephew in United Kingdom (Press Release)

Mixed Financial Results in 2Q for Med Device Companies

Mixed Bag for Device Makers (WSJournal)

FDA Panel Is Split on Medtronic’S PMA for Amplify

FDA Panel Splits On Benefits, Risks Of Medtronic Spine Device (WSJournal)

HSS Redefines Flat Foot Surgery With Reconstruct of the Deltoid Ligament

New Flat Foot Surgery (Orthopedics This Week)

Chinese Trauma/spine Company, Kanghui, Files for a $75M IPO

Orthopedic implant provider China Kanghui files for a $75 million IPO (WSJournal) Kanghui’s gross sales were $29M over the last 12 months.  NYSE ticker will be KH.

VIDEO: Dr. Kevin Stone Talks About the Bio-Future of Joint Replacement

VIDEO:   Dr. Kevin Stone talks about the bio-future of joint  replacement (6 min. TED talk) Trends to watch in Orthopedic Surgery

So Far in 2010, 16 Orthopedic Startups Have Raised a Total of $215M

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Millennium Research Group Predicts Competition for VCFs Is Coming From Orthovita and Cook Medical

Medtronic Spinal & Biologics’ Reign in the US Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment Market Threatened as New Players Emerge (Millennium Research Group Press Release)

Kaiser Permanente’S Study Shows That a National Joint Registry Can Enhance Patient Safety, Quality of Care, and Cost-Effectiveness

National joint replacement registry can influence optimal techniques, evaluate revision risk (OrthoSuperSite)

Zimmer Making a Larger Presence in China With Acquisition of a Beijing Joint Replacement Company for $51M

Zimmer to take over Beijing Montagne to expand China market (China Knowledge)

AxioMed Spine Raises $14.5M for a US Pivotal Study for the Freedom Lumbar Disc

AxioMed Spine Corporation Raises $14.5 Million (company Press Release)

Innovative New Knee Surgery Has Patients Walking Mere Two Hours Post-Op

Innovative new knee surgery has patients walking mere two hours post-op (NYDaily News)

Hip Arthroscopy Works for the Young Patient for Labral Tears or Femoral Acetabular Impingement

New study finds arthroscopic hip surgery may fully restore function in athletes (Rush University Medical Center)

Orthopaedic Synergy Raises $2.73M of Its $4M Offering

Orthopaedic Synergy raised US $2.73MM in its $4MM mixed-securities offering (Boston CityBizList) Orthopaedic Synergy is a the coalition of Eztec, Praxim and Omni. http://orthopaedicsynergy.com

Repairing ACL Tears in Kids Is Better in the Long Run According to New Study

 Athletes undergoing tissue transplant surgery for knee damage have bright future (AOSSM)

Surgix, a Computer Assisted Surgery Company, Raises $3.1M

Computer assisted surgery co Surgix raises $3.1m (Globes Online) Computer assisted surgery developer Surgix Ltd. has raised $3.1 million at a company value of $11 million.  The financing is in two equal installments: the first at the closing, and the second in 12 months, contingent on meeting certain milestones. Maayan Ventures Ltd. (TASE:MAYN) has committed [...]

NuOrtho’S Ceruleua RF Cartilage Probe Receives 510(k) Clearance

NuOrtho Surgical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance (Press Release) Ceruleau™, is a 3.5 mm arthroscopic radio frequency (RF) electrosurgical probe made for the treatment of soft tissues, particularly fibrillated articular cartilage.

UK to Carry Out a Stem Cell Arthritis Trial by Reimplanting Mesenchymal Cells and Chondrocytes

Stem cell trial for osteoarthritis launched (InPharm)

DePuy Launches SIGMA Partial Knee Replacement in Europe

First Complete Surgical System Specifically Designed to Treat Progressive Osteoarthritis of the Knee is Launched in Europe (Sys-Con)

BioMimetic Therapeutics to Raise Over $50M in Stock Sale Ahead of Their Expected PMA Clearance of the Augment Bone Graft

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Commencement of Public Offering of Common Stock (Press Release)

China Develops an MIS Spine Surgery Robot and Tests It Clinically in Chongqing

World’s first minimally invasive spine surgery robot put into trial in China (People’s Daily Online)

Fracture Repair Startup Vivorte, Receives $200K in Early Stage Funding

Vivorte LLC gets funds to make device for hips – Business First of Louisville Vivorte, a Louisville KY startup, is developing a small device would be implanted in the hip of patients through a hole less than a half-inch in diameter. It is intended for patients who have experienced certain bone fractures or have osteoporosis.

Expansion, 280 jobs in Biomet plan (journalgazette.net) Biomet Inc. plans to invest $26 million in an expansion that will create about 280 new jobs, Kosciusko County officials said Friday.

Unpredictable 510(k) Pathway Is Undermining Innovation and Patient Care

Predictability Competes with Confidence in 510(k) Revamp (MDDI Online)

DFine, a Startup Treating Vertebral Fractures, Closes $36M in Funding

DFine, Inc. Announces Close of $36 Million Funding (Press Release) DFine, Inc. Announces Close of $36 Million Funding

Bio2Tech, a New Boston Spinoff Biomaterials Company, Receives $1.1M in Funding

Bio2 Technologies Grabs $1.1M (Xconomy)

The InMotion Orthopedic Research Center in Memphis Is Restructuring and Reducing Staff

InMotion restructuring, reducing staff (Memphis Business Journal)

Get Ready for “O.R. Green teams” – NY Times Highlights the Garbage Problem in Health Care

In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste (NYTimes)

FDA Is Slowing Down Approvals for Orthopedic Devices

Data suggests orthodpedic firms should worry most about FDA changes (MedCityNews) In orthopedics and surgical instruments,  510(k )approvals for orthopedic devices fell nearly 14 percent last years.  It took the FDA 21 more days to clear an orthopedic device (120 days vs. 99 days).

Lawsuits Mounting Over DePuy Hip

Will other Metal-on-Metal hips get caught up in the frenzy? Lawsuits Mounting Over DePuy Hip (Orthopedics This Week) First DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Lawsuit Filed in the US (PRWeb)

Coastal Orthopedics Illustrates the Trend of Younger Patients Receiving Total Hips

Advancements in total hip replacement procedure make young patients opt for surgery (The Medical News) minimally invasive surgical techniques shorter recovery times improved prosthesis materials more natural movement greater range of motion Trends to Watch in Orthopedic Medicine

Del Palma Orthopedics Raises $1.4M for it’S Trigger Finger Procedure Kit

Del Palma Orthopedics raised US $1.4MM in equity (Med City News) Del Palma is part of the new Indiana med device incubator…  The OrthoVation Center, a Fort Wayne orthopedic incubator, is opened with four startups

Paradigm Spine Has New Headquarters in Memphis

Memphis stands out in Paradigm Spine’s U.S. marketing plans (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Doctor vs. Device Manufacturer: A Case Study in What Not to Do

      Doctor vs. device manufacturer: A case study in what not to do (OrthoSuperSite) Zimmer and Dr. Richard Berger (Rush) are in a public divorce battle over NexGen CR-Flex Knee results Surgeon vs. Knee Maker: Who’s Rejecting Whom? (NYTimes)

February 22, 2012

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