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- Additive Ortho wins FDA clearance for 3D-printed bunion correction system
- Orthopedics: A Bright Spot for Value-Based Care
- How to cut the Total Hip Replacement stay from 3 days to 0 days
- ConforMIS to launch 3D-printed hips based on patient-specific technology
- SI-BONE goes 3D with their new iFuse implant
- Startup to watch: Mazor Robotics is going through a bazaar episode
- Go US first! may be your best new strategy
- Stryker invests in 3D printing with help from GE Additive
- WANTED: Regulatory Manager at startup in Austin
- Trice Medical pulls in funding from a key strategic to fuel commercialization
- The race to acquire Medical Device Startups
- You can buy a great little Total Joint company this month
- Seattle startup launches app that helps patients with home PT exercises
- AMB Surgical raises seed capital for the Flyte Automated Growing Rod
- Conventus Orthopaedics pulls in $20M to commercialize fracture repair in upper extremity
- The Unsung Hero of the Ortho Industry – the Rep
- Trump wants to double device user fees for manufacturers
- FDA says “NO” to the new robot system from Globus Medical
- TrumpCare may cut Orthopedic volumes by 1.2%
- Metal-on-Metal hip lawsuits are fading away
- Researchers are 3D printing the meniscus out of hydrogels
- Better to recover at home after TKA or THA
- Study: Metaphyseal sleeves improve early results in revision total knee replacement
- More layoffs coming at Medtronic Spine in Memphis
- Pro-industry Venture Capitalist is now heading up the FDA
- “Strapping” fixation without screws is cleared in Europe
- Study: standing TKA alignment is NOT a predictor of dynamic alignment
- Spine surgeon wins patent suit against Medtronic for “reckless copying” of designs
- Study: 30% of THA patients and 45% of TKA patents will need the other side replaced
- FDA clears the first 3D plates for general use in the lower extremity
- DePuy Synthes acquires 3D tissue printing technology
- Patients can hear their implants
- Treace Medical patents novel Lapiplasty® System and Surgical Procedure
- Amendia acquires Spinal Elements
- VIDEO: Students invent sensing shoes for patients with peripheral neuropathy
- 1,000 total hip procedures completed with the intellijoint HIP system
- Distribution Opportunity – Biologics
- The Ortho industry asks the FDA for 7 wishes
- CyMedica launches trial of E-Vive knee surgery rehab device
- FDA clears a new 3D Printed Unicompartmental Knee System
- FDA clears NuVasive’s CoRoent Interbody System for 4 levels!
- FDA clears extremity implant from Utah startup
- Restructuring planned at Stryker Instruments
- Saline Injections for the knee may actually be “therapeutic”
- Finally, a disc implant that is viewable on MRI!
- Corin’s innovative solution for total hip surgery without the robot
- The shift away from metals in Orthopedics
- 2017 may be the tipping point for robotics use in knees and hips
- How J&J plans to win knee business without a robot
- FDA clears Intellijoint’s anterior hip low cost navigation system
- Lessons learned from the Metal-on-Metal Hip fiasco
- 1st U.S. Cases of Pedicle ‘Smart Screws’ completed
- Zimmer Biomet will launch robot-assisted total knees in 2018
- Stryker launches expensive Mako robot for knee replacement in cost-conscious era
- FOR SALE: New growth plate fixation product
- FOR SALE: Low cost implant company with hip and knee systems
- Orthopedic surgical sophistication through single-use disposable instrumentation
- 6 Questions with Curt Wiedenhoefer, an old friend who is bringing wearable patient monitoring to total joints
- Analyst: Uptake for robotic knee procedures will depend more on marketing than evidence
- The Medial-Pivot knee system is a winner in long term clinical results
- FOR SALE: a proximal humerus plating system
- Medtronic wins temporary reprieve in ex-rep’s whistleblower suit
- FDA triggers Zimmer Biomet recall of Reverse Shoulder due to high fracture rate
- Wenzel Spine acquires OsteoMed’s spine assets
- Tiger’s List of Hot Startups (just my opinion)
- The Medical Tourism trend is on the move in Orthopedics
- STUDY: No Way to Predict Risk in Joint Replacements
- The Artificial Meniscus, a “game-changer” for early OA, is being tested in US clinical trials
- POD Spine Surgeon Sabit Gets 20 Years in Prison
- Zimmer Biomet launches something new outside the US, a subchondroplasty procedure for bone marrow lesions
- A peek into serial entrepreneur Randy Theken’s new venture, NextStep
- A Q&A with Bioventus about their biologics business
- Baseball’s next miracle surgery
- Exactech sells off spine business and restructures
- ChoiceSpine acquires Exactech’s spine assets
- So far… Zimmer 3, Patients 0 in lawsuits over the NexGen Flex total knee
- A “Smart” Patch could detect early OA in knees
- The 100% biology total knee replacement, the BioKnee
- Nick Deeter starts OrthoPediatrics 2.0
- Why Is It So Hard to Innovate at Big Medical Device Companies?
- Study: The InSpace biodegradable balloon works well for massive rotator cuff tears
- The Bone Glue category could grow to $1B for fracture fixation
- DePuy Synthes acquires the assets of Interventional Spine
- Study: Stem cells proven to reduce arthritic pain in bad knees
- The UK government and patients are benefiting from “low-risk” generic hip replacements
- Study: Running lowers inflammation in knees
- The story of Titan Spine and their secret sauce of nano-textured surfaces
- Startup completes trials of a ‘living bandage’ seeded with stem cells for meniscus repair
- OrthoStreams – Top 10 in Medical Devices on LinkedIn
- Keep your eye on Trice Medical!
- Axiomed is Raising Interest from Silicon Valley
- 5 Trends to watch with the top 10 Orthopedic Companies
- VIDEO: Trauma Startup is using airbag technology to prevent hip fractures
- Medtronic formally jumps into the total joint segment with a total knee replacement and program
- An Illinois startup is revolutionizing cast design
- Bones from hip replacement transplants give new life
- OFFER: Free career advice for engineers in orthopedics
- Paper: a review of corrosion in spine implants
- Infographic: How Tech is Disturbing the Traditional Healthcare Market
- Cerapedics wins the best new technology award at NASS
