Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies (ODTMag)
This is the fifth year, as part of our Top Company Report issue, that Orthopedic Design & Technology has profiled small and midsize emerging growth firms positioning themselves alongside (perhaps with the goal of overtaking or being acquired by) larger market leaders. This year’s installment provides an overview of four orthopedic companies vying for rank, digests their technologies, examines their sectors and what’s kept them busy during the past year.
IlluminOss Medical
Leadership:• Dirk Kuyper, President & CEO• Robert Rabiner, Founder & Chief Technology Officer• Gene DiPoto, Sr. VP of Research & Development• Beth Money, Director of OperationsSector: Fracture RepairLocation: East Providence, R.I. Online: www.illuminoss.comUltimate fighting is a tough sport: The kneebars, the joint locks, the heel hooks, and double-leg takedowns—among various other defensive moves—can cause some rather gruesome injuries. During a particularly brutal night in December 2008, Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Corey Hill fractured his tibia and fibula from a low kick by Dale Hartt; Razak ”The Razor” Al-Hassan disloc...
