List of Trauma Startups
Accelalox Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) developing an orally delivered small molecule thereapy to accelerate bone fracture healing, funded by management and Angel investors, Julia O’Connor (CEO) http://www.accelalox.com/
Acute Innovations (Portland, OR) spinoff from Acumed, plating and cable systems for rib fractures and sternum closure
http://www.acuteinnovations.com
DGIMed Ortho (Minneapolis, MN)
http://dgimedortho.com/
Disc-O-Tech (Israel) developing carbon fiber low-modulus plates and nails
http://nmb-med.com/
[ACQUIRED]
ExtraOrtho (Memphis, TN) acquired by Zimmer Nov2011 for undisclosed amount, fka QFx until May 2009, QFx Damage Control System created by engineer Michael Mullaney, it is a new type of clamp that connects the pins to the external rods in Ex-Fix systems, the clamp can rotate in many directions, making it easier for the surgeon to connect a rod to the pins, which may be sticking out of the patient’s body at different angles
Funding in 2009
http://www.extraortho.com/
FlexFix, LLC (Logan, UT) focused on commercializing its proprietary implantable “flexible-to-rigid” technologies in the orthopedic and spine markets, the assets were acquired from NovaLign
FXDevices (Boca Raton, FL)
http://fxdevices.com/
[ACQUIRED]
Hand Innovations (Miami) A one product company acquired by DePuy in 2006 for $75M. The Distal Volar Radius (DVR) plate changed the standard of surgical treatment from dorsal fixation to volar fixation. 50,000 plates were implanted by 2006. Founded by Dr. Jorge Orbay
IlluminOss Medical, Inc. (East Providence, RI)
http://www.illuminoss.com/
Intelligent Orthopaedics, Ltd. (UK)
http://www.intelligent-orthopaedics.co.uk
Merlot OrthopediX (Cleveland, OH) founded in 2004, spun out of Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2005, focused on bone-anchoring plates invented by Izador Lieberman, M.D., of Cleveland Clinic for application in spine and trauma, currently lead by Paul Erikson
http://merlotorthopedix.com/
[ASSETS ACQUIRED]
NovaLign Orthopaedics, Inc. (Memphis,TN)
Sonoma acquires assets Feb 2011
Skeletal Dynamics (Miami) Second Extremities company founded by Dr. Jorge Orbay. His first company, Hand Innovations, was acquired by DePuy. Products include Align Radial Head system, Geminus volar plate for distal radius, and IMplate wrist arthodesis nail
http://www.skeletaldynamics.com
Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA)
Raised $22M in Series D Feb 2011. Glen Coleman is CEO, Charles Nelson is CTO and founder
http://www.sonomaorthopedics.com/
Suspension Orthopaedic Solutions (Annapolis, MD) products address difficult-to-treat injuries while simultaneously providing surgeon-friendly alternatives to existing solutions for all targeted injuries: The Suspension™ Clavicle Fracture Fixation Systems and the Suspension™ AC Joint Injury Repair System both designed to address injuries to the Shoulder Suspensory Complex.
http://suspensionorthopaedicsolutions.com
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